Microsoft 365 Solution Architect (EDRMS)

Salary: £70,000 - 110,000 per year

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 and labels, sensitivity labelling, data loss prevention, 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.
• Desirable: enterprise document and records management system (EDRMS) implementation experience.
• Desirable: experience supporting large-scale migration and unstructured data transformation programmes.
• Desirable: knowledge of Microsoft 365 compliance and governance best practice.
• Desirable: experience working within Central Government, Healthcare, Public Sector or other highly regulated environments.
• Desirable: familiarity with information governance, privacy and records management frameworks.
• Desirable: Microsoft architecture or Microsoft 365 certifications.

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, 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.

Technologies:

• Architect
• Embedded
• Support
• Microsoft 365
• Security
• SharePoint
• Office 365

More:

We are Methods, established in 1990 and working with central government departments and agencies to improve and safeguard public-facing services across the UK. We use digital thinking and a customer-centric approach to deliver what is right for our clients, and we work collaboratively to share skills, solve problems and learn from mistakes. In this strategic Microsoft 365 Solution Architect role, you will provide architectural leadership for a major Enterprise Document and Records Management System programme, working with Information Governance, Records Management, Security, Business Analysis, Migration and Change teams. We offer a supportive and collaborative environment, flexible working including home working and part time, development opportunities through LinkedIn Learning and training, wellness support, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, volunteering days, pension, life assurance, private medical insurance, worldwide travel insurance, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, and travel benefits. We also foster a social workplace and support charitable causes.

last updated 35 week of 2026