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About the Role
Provide architectural leadership for a major Enterprise Document and Records Management System (EDRMS) programme, focusing on designing enterprise-scale Microsoft 365 information management solutions. You will define the technical architecture for secure, compliant, and scalable information management across Microsoft 365, working alongside various specialist teams.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and solution design for a Microsoft 365 Enterprise Document and Records Management System (EDRMS).
- Design scalable, secure, and resilient Microsoft 365 solutions supporting enterprise information management.
- Define architecture across SharePoint Online, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Purview, and associated Microsoft 365 services.
- Develop logical and high-level solution designs, architecture documentation, and technical standards.
- Design information architecture including metadata, taxonomy, document classification, and content structures.
- Define approaches for records management, retention policies, sensitivity labels, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), auditing, and compliance.
- Ensure security, privacy, and governance principles are embedded throughout the solution lifecycle.
- Provide architectural governance and technical assurance across design, build, testing, migration, and operational handover.
- Support large-scale migration programmes by defining ingestion, validation, and classification approaches for legacy repositories.
- Work closely with Information Governance, Records Management, Security, Business Analysis, and Change teams to ensure technical solutions meet business and regulatory requirements.
- Contribute to design reviews, architecture boards, and technical decision-making across the programme.
- Mentor technical teams and provide architectural guidance throughout delivery.
Requirements
- Significant experience designing enterprise Microsoft 365 solutions within large, complex organisations.
- Strong expertise in Microsoft 365 architecture, particularly SharePoint Online and Microsoft Teams.
- Experience designing enterprise information management, document management, or records management solutions.
- Strong understanding of Microsoft Purview, including Records Management, Retention Policies & Labels, Sensitivity Labelling, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Audit, and eDiscovery.
- Experience designing information architecture, metadata, and taxonomy models.
- Proven ability to translate governance, compliance, and privacy requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Experience producing High-Level Designs (HLDs), Low-Level Designs (LLDs), architecture decision records, and technical documentation.
- Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience providing technical leadership and architectural governance across large transformation programmes.
- Enterprise Document and Records Management System (EDRMS) implementation experience.
- Experience supporting large-scale migration and unstructured data transformation programmes.
- Knowledge of Microsoft 365 compliance and governance best practice.
- Experience working within Central Government, Healthcare, Public Sector, or other highly regulated environments.
- Familiarity with information governance, privacy, and records management frameworks.
- Microsoft architecture or Microsoft 365 certifications.
Skills
- Microsoft 365
- SharePoint Online
- Microsoft Teams
- Microsoft Purview
- Records Management
- Retention Policies
- Sensitivity Labels
- Data Loss Prevention (DLP)
- Audit
- eDiscovery
- Information Architecture
- Metadata
- Taxonomy
- Governance
- Compliance
- Privacy
- Technical Architecture
- Solution Design
- Stakeholder Management
- Migration
Location
- UK
Work Type
- Full-time
- Flexible Working
- Home working
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- Microsoft architecture or Microsoft 365 certifications
Benefits
- Autonomy to develop and grow skills and experience
- Part of exciting project work making a difference in society
- Strong, inspiring, and thought-provoking leadership
- Supportive and collaborative environment
- Development opportunities (LinkedIn Learning, management development programme, training)
- Wellness (24/7 confidential employee assistance programme)
- Flexible Working (including home working and part time)
- Social events
- 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- Option to buy 10 extra days of leave annually
- 2 paid days per year for volunteering
- Pension (Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution)
- Life Assurance (4 times base salary)
- Private Medical Insurance (non-contributory, spouse and dependants included)
- Worldwide Travel Insurance (non-contributory, spouse and dependants included)
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Travel benefits (season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme)
About the Company
- Methods has partnered with a range of central government departments and agencies since 1990 to transform the UK public sector.
- Their mission is to improve and safeguard public-facing services by applying digital thinking with a citizen-centric approach.
- They differentiate through a human touch and a customer-centric value system, focusing on delivering what is right for clients.
- Methods is passionate about its people, encouraging development of skills and enjoyment in work.
- They are experts in delivering secure, resilient cyber and information services, helping reduce risk and vulnerabilities from cyber-attacks.