Methods

Architect

• Lead mobilisation, discovery planning and technical governance.
• Coordinate specialists across application, compute, virtualisation, storage, database, network, security and service operations.
• Document the current estate, architecture, dependencies and critical data flows.
• Establish an end-to-end performance baseline and lead evidence-based investigation of service issues.
• Facilitate technical workshops and align internal teams, partners and suppliers around agreed findings.
• Produce clear architecture outputs, recommendations and a prioritised improvement roadmap.
• Creation of all design artifacts, used through the project lifecycle
• Technical Owner for the project transformation and remediation phases

Infrastructure Architect

Backend Engineer

• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve live system defects and production incidents in line with SLAs.
• Analyse logs, metrics, and traces to identify root causes of complex technical issues.
• Design, develop, and deploy stable, well-tested fixes using Java and related frameworks.
• Collaborate with 2nd Line (AMS) Operations, QA, and Feature Teams as appropriate to triage and prioritise defects.
• Implement hotfixes and patches to production environments safely, following change management protocols.
• Support post-incident reviews, contributing to preventative actions and service improvement.
• Maintain clear documentation of incident investigations, defect resolutions, and code changes.
• Monitor system health and performance using existing observability and alerting tools.
• Contribute to improving the reliability and maintainability of backend systems and services.
• Provide technical expertise and mentoring in diagnosing and resolving backend issues.

BE Java Developer

Security Operations

• Lead the day-to-day operation of the Security Operations Centre, ensuring high-quality security monitoring, incident response and threat detection services.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and coaching to SOC Analysts, supporting their development and driving consistent investigation standards.
• Act as the senior escalation point for complex or high-priority security incidents, providing technical oversight and coordinating response activities.
• Oversee incident investigations using Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Entra ID, ensuring incidents are accurately prioritised, investigated and resolved.
• Drive continuous improvement across SOC processes, detection engineering, automation, playbooks and operational procedures to enhance service quality and efficiency.
• Monitor SOC performance against KPIs and SLAs, producing operational reporting and identifying opportunities to improve service delivery.
• Build strong relationships with customers and internal stakeholders, providing technical guidance and contributing to service reviews and operational governance.
• Support onboarding of new security technologies, telemetry sources and Microsoft security capabilities, ensuring they are effectively integrated into SOC operations.
• Promote operational excellence by identifying gaps in tooling, processes or detection coverage and implementing practical improvements.
• Contribute to the ongoing maturity of the SOC, ensuring services remain proactive, resilient and aligned with evolving cyber threats.

SOC Operations Team Lead

Manager

• Ensuring that the contracted scope of support for designated Customers is clear and understood
• Engaging with designated Customers on a day-to-day basis, acting as a key point of contact for queries, requests and escalations
• Ensuring there is an understanding of the needs and priorities for their designated Customers and effectively communicating that internally
• Delivery of a high-quality service and high levels of customer satisfaction with our provision – avoiding or minimise complaints about service delivery
• Take ownership and act as a Customer liaison between designated Customers and support team, responding to items or escalating as necessary
• Ensure contracts are delivering within the scope for the designated Customers(s)
• Monitor contracted and agreed Service Quality measures such as SLAs, KPIs or CSATs to evidence high quality of service delivery
• Contribute to SLA Breach Monitoring and applying appropriate interventions to avoid breaches where needed
• Prepare for and attend the Monthly Service Reviews, capturing actions and items relevant to Service Delivery
• Identify and monitor service risks to identify potential issues before taking corrective action to remove or mitigate
• Flag anticipated increases or decreases of Demand with the account Management Team
• Contribute to internal discussions supporting the department-wide continuous improvement strategy
• Manage and monitor Customer-specific Continuous Service Improvement initiatives for designated Customers
• If data is available, work with the team to monitor and identify negative CSAT scores/feedback, highlighting to account Management Team when this occurs
• Collaborate effectively with the Account Management Team to achieve the best outcomes for the business
• Maintain awareness and consider the balance of cost, quality and customer experience when delivering Managed Services
• Build and maintain effective professional relationships as required within the team, with Customers, and with third parties involved in service operations
• Any other duties as and when required commensurate with organisational position

Service Delivery Manager

General

• Manage and educate students in a non-classroom setting
• Design and implement lesson plans at varying academic levels
• Establish academic goals and milestones with students
• Document and communicate progress reports
• Provide constructive feedback for students

Educator

• Lead the technical architecture of SharePoint platforms within a hybrid environment combining on-prem infrastructure and Microsoft 365 services
• Define architecture patterns for SharePoint, document management, collaboration platforms, and integration services
• Produce high-quality architecture artefacts including high-level designs, detailed technical designs, and implementation roadmaps
• Ensure SharePoint solutions align with enterprise architecture principles, security standards, and operational requirements
• Architect integrations between SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Azure services, and AWS-hosted applications
• Design solutions for identity, authentication, and access management leveraging technologies such as Azure AD / Entra ID and federated identity
• Support the adoption of modern collaboration capabilities while maintaining compatibility with legacy on-prem environments
• Provide technical leadership for migration, upgrade, and transformation initiatives
• Define and maintain SharePoint governance models, including site architecture, data classification, retention policies, and permissions structures
• Ensure collaboration platforms meet security, compliance, and data protection requirements
• Work with cyber security and risk teams to embed secure-by-design architecture principles
• Provide architectural leadership and technical assurance across delivery teams
• Review solution designs and implementation approaches to ensure alignment with architectural standards
• Engage with stakeholders across infrastructure, security, and application teams to deliver integrated solutions
• Act as the technical authority for SharePoint platforms within the organisation

Technical Architect, SharePoint

• Play a role in migrating and rebuilding core architecture in Java Spring Boot
• Design and optimize technical connectors for various global channels
• Rebuild the catalog publication flow addressing technical complexities
• Collaborate on transferring complex Legacy business rules into dedicated BCP assets
• Ensure accurate Real Time synchronization of stock and price updates

Back-end Developer – Java, Spring Boot, GCP

• **Overview**** Methods is looking for an experienced Technical Architect with a strong Java and Spring Boot background to support customer-specific delivery workstreams and wider digital transformation projects.
• The role requires hands-on architecture experience across modern service design, integration, cloud-hosted platforms and delivery governance. The successful candidate will help shape robust, maintainable and scalable services, working closely with engineering teams, delivery leads, product stakeholders and enterprise architecture functions to ensure technical decisions align with programme outcomes, GDS expectations and wider organisational standards.