Infrastructure Architect

Johnson Matthey; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sustainable technologies company in Kuala Lumpur seeks an Infrastructure Architect to shape global infrastructure and operations strategy. The role involves leading cloud, database, and data center strategies while ensuring compliance and driving continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have substantial technical experience, strong stakeholder management skills, and a broad infrastructure expertise. Inclusive culture and flexibility in working patterns are part of the company's values. Early application is advised.

Qualifications

• Strong technical foundation with readiness for architecture role.
• Broad infrastructure expertise in various technologies.
• IT security knowledge for solution design.

Responsibilities

• Lead cloud, database, and data center strategies.
• Drive continuous improvement through options analysis.
• Maintain architecture artefacts and compliance.

Skills

Technical foundation (5–10 years)

Infrastructure expertise: virtualization, compute, storage

Cloud (Azure) experience

Database knowledge (SQL/Oracle)

IT security knowledge

Technical leadership experience

Stakeholder management

Understanding of OT environments

Job description

World-changing careers, enabled by Johnson Matthey.

With over 200 years of history, join us and help accelerate the transition to net zero.

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.

The role:

As Infrastructure Architect, you will help drive our goals by:

• 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.

Key skills that will help you succeed in this role:

• 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).

At JM, an inclusive culture is integral to our values and ambitions for the future. We are committed to ensuring that everyone can bring their full self to work and thrive in their career. Welcoming everyone to JM, regardless of their unique characteristics, experiences or thoughts allows us to bring many different voices and experiences together to tackle the world's biggest challenges. Being truly inclusive means that all colleagues feel valued for their differences, views and contributions, and feel a sense of belonging at JM.

Johnson Matthey is open for discussion on part time, job share and flexible working patterns

Closing date for applications: This job advertisement will be posted for a minimum of 2 weeks, early application is advised

For any queries or should you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application please contact [e-mail].

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