Infrastructure Architect, Johnson Matthey
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Chemicals and sustainable technologies company
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Chemicals and sustainable technologies company
1001+ employees
Open for applications
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1001+ employees
Company mission
To create a cleaner and healthier world.
Role
Who you are
- Strong technical foundation (5–10 years) with readiness to step into a first architecture role
- Broad infrastructure expertise across virtualization, compute, storage, cloud (Azure), databases (SQL/Oracle), backup, monitoring, and patching
- IT security knowledge applicable to infrastructure and solution design
- Technical leadership experience on programmes and projects
- Stakeholder management & ability to build consensus across diverse technologies
- Understanding of OT environments (e.g., ISA‑95, OG‑86, IEC 62443)
What the job involves
- As an Infrastructure Architect, you will shape the global infrastructure and operations strategy while leading long‑term roadmaps across cloud, database, and data center capabilities
- This role ensures every domain aligns with the global IT vision, maximizes reuse and interoperability, and delivers measurable business outcomes
- Your work will directly support JM’s mission as a global leader in sustainable technologies, helping to transform energy systems and reduce carbon emissions to create a cleaner, brighter future
- Leads the creation and execution of global cloud, database, and data center strategies aligned to transformation and cost‑optimization goals
- Drives continuous improvement using options analysis to prioritize work based on value, relevance, and future‑fit across the estate
- Maintains a capability‑level view to identify overlaps, gaps, and opportunities for consolidation, innovation, and simplification
- Produces and maintains key architecture artefacts (e.g., As‑Is views, roadmaps, target/reference architectures, HLDs) and represents architecture in governance forums
- Ensures compliance with technical governance, data security, and regulatory requirements, conducting risk analysis and defining mitigation strategies
- Acts as a trusted advisor, facilitating technical discussions, clearly communicating architectures, and promoting reusable architecture assets across technical and non‑technical stakeholders
Application process
- All applications are carefully considered and your details will be stored on our secure Application Management System
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Founded in 1817, UK-based Johnson Matthey has built on over 200 years of experience in chemistry and materials to become a world leader in sustainable technologies. It was responsible for scientific milestones such as producing the first emission control catalyst, greatly reducing vehicle exhaust emissions. From relatively humble beginnings it has since grown into a global business, present in more than 30 countries.
Perhaps a victim of its own success, Johnson Matthey has struggled in recent years with issues related to over-expansion including an unprofitable battery materials division and inefficient management. By reducing its administrative headcount, slimming down to its core business and focusing on emerging green technologies, Johnson Matthey hopes to reduce costs and allow it to compete more effectively against major rivals such as Croda and Ceres.
So far this strategy has paid dividends, with Johnson Matthey returning to the FTSE 100 in late 2022. With its core business booming, it is aiming to focus on research into sustainable catalysts and renewable fuel cell technology which will enable it to increase the 90% of its products that are contributing to a greener economy to 100% by 2040.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Nov 2022
$0.1m
GRANT
Jan 2010
$0.3m
SEED
Total funding: $0.3m
Company benefits
- Bonus
- Excellent pension contributions
- 25 days annual leave (varies for shift-based roles)
Company HQ
Farringdon, London, UK
Leadership
Liam Condon
(CEO, not founder)Prior to joining Johnson Matthey as Chief Executive, held senior management roles in Bayer, most recently President of the Crop Science Division. Previously was Managing Director of Schering China.
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