Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, dedicated to driving transformational change for our clients. We leverage proven technology, specialist teams, and extensive domain expertise to create robust technical foundations across platforms, data, and business applications. Our mission is fueled by a passion for technology as a means to solve complex business problems and achieve our clients' objectives.
About the role:
Support customers to conduct in-depth discovery to understand current state. Develop comprehensive and customised hybrid infrastructure solutions that address client business needs, leveraging solutions such as on-premise, private cloud, and public cloud technologies. Develop detailed implementation plans and timelines, ensuring alignment with client expectations and project objectives.
Manage the technical implementation of solutions, coordinating with internal and external resources to ensure successful deployment and configuration.
- Lead technical discovery workshops and translate requirements into high- and low-level designs.
- Develop solutions leveraging Dell, Nutanix, Cisco, Microsoft & AWS technologies.
- Collaborate with sales, delivery, and vendor teams to ensure successful project outcomes.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends
- Act as a trusted advisor to customers, guiding their digital transformation & AI Adoption journey.
Requirements
Knowledge & expertise in:
- Hyperconverged infrastructure
- Enterprise compute and storage
- Backup & recovery solutions
- Networking and security
- Cloud platforms
- Experience designing hybrid and multi-cloud environments
- Solid understanding of virtualization, backup, DR, and security best practices.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Pre-sales experience is highly desirable
- Commercial acumen
- Strong Business / Industry Awareness
- Ability to adapt to change
Desirable Certifications
- TOGAF
- Nutanix NCP / NCM
- Dell Technologies
- Cisco Datacentre
- VMware
- Microsoft
- AWS
Skills Required
- Knowledge of hyperconverged infrastructure
- Knowledge of enterprise compute and storage
- Knowledge of backup and recovery solutions
- Knowledge of networking and security
- Knowledge of cloud platforms
- Experience designing hybrid and multi-cloud environments
- Understanding of virtualization, backup, disaster recovery, and security best practices
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Pre-sales experience
- Commercial acumen
- Strong business and industry awareness
- Ability to adapt to change
- TOGAF certification
- Nutanix NCP or NCM certification
- Dell Technologies certification
- Cisco Datacentre certification
- VMware certification
- Microsoft certification
- AWS certification
What We Do
Sword is a leader in data insights, digital transformation and technology services with a substantial reputation in complex IT, business projects and mission critical operations with over 3,000 Technology, Digital specialists working in more than 50 countries to enable the growth of your organisation in the digital age.
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