Infrastructure Architect

Methods

Senior Infrastructure Architect at Methods, leading the assessment of enterprise technology environments in the defense sector. Collaborating with specialist teams and delivering architecture recommendations.

Posted 7/20/2026full-timeStevenage • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading infrastructure architecture initiatives, coordinating technical specialists, and producing comprehensive design artifacts throughout the project lifecycle. Proficient in performance analysis, capacity planning, and evidence-based decision-making within complex enterprise environments.

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Senior Infrastructure Architect ExperienceInfrastructure Discovery and Dependency MappingPerformance Analysis and MonitoringTechnical Leadership and CoordinationSC Clearance

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Hard Skills

Infrastructure ArchitectureVMwareStorage SolutionsDatabase ManagementNetwork SecurityDisaster RecoveryCapacity PlanningEvidence-Based Decision-MakingRoot-Cause AnalysisTechnical Governance

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingCollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Virtualisation ToolsMonitoring ToolsBackup Solutions

Certifications & Qualifications

SC Clearance

Industry Keywords

Enterprise EnvironmentTechnical WorkshopsArchitecture OutputsImprovement Roadmap

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

FirewallsVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience as a Senior or Lead Infrastructure Architect in a complex enterprise environment.
Broad knowledge of compute, VMware, physical infrastructure, storage, databases, networks, firewalls and security services.
Strong experience of infrastructure discovery, current-state architecture and dependency mapping.
Practical understanding of performance analysis, monitoring, capacity, availability, backup and disaster recovery.
Ability to lead technical specialists and coordinate multiple infrastructure workstreams.
Strong problem-solving, root-cause analysis and evidence-based decision-making skills.
Creation of all design artifacts, used through the project lifecycle
SC Clearance

Benefits

Comp & perks

Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience
Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society
Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership
A supportive and collaborative environment.
Development access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme and training
Wellness 24/7 Confidential employee assistance programme
Social – Breakfast Tuesdays, Thirsty Thursdays and Pizza on the last Thursday of each month as well as commitment to charitable causes
Time off 25 days a year
Pension Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution
Discretionary Company Bonus based on company and individual performance
Life Assurance of 4 times base salary
Private Medical Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)
Worldwide Travel Insurance which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included)