Lead Infrastructure Engineer

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving real transformation change within our clients.  We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data and business applications.  We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.

About the role:

We are seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to assist our client in implementing various cybersecurity solutions at their locations. The role involves defining a secure gold build for Windows servers—both physical and virtual—overseeing the server build process, and helping to manage the deployment of these servers across all sites.

The Lead Engineer will oversee the planning of infrastructure deployment components for projects within data centers, collaborating closely with Value Stream and Delivery Leads. They will create comprehensive and straightforward roadmaps for the infrastructure aspects of the program, taking ownership of identifying project interdependencies. A strong knowledge of modern virtualisation solutions, including the associated hardware platforms, is essential. Additionally, they will be expected to provide insights on a broad range of infrastructure and platform technologies, with a focus on emerging Cloud Technologies.

• Plan technical elements of deployment plan
• Execute Project Infrastructure tasks
• Supply best practice advice on deployment of Infrastructure components within projects
• Liaise with central technical authorities to verify delivery
• Work in conjunction with Site teams to deploy Infrastructure
• Testing and implementing new systems and infrastructure
• Stakeholder engagement and coordination of onsite teams

Here are the key skills and experience relevant to this role:

• Proven work experience as an Infrastructure Engineer or similar role.
• Microsoft AD Management
• Microsoft Server Build development
• Server Hardware Physical Deployment
• VMWare deployment & management
• Dell VxRail or equivalent Hyper converged Infrastructure management
• Deployment of Backup, Anti-virus, IDS, SIEM technologies
• Hybrid Cloud Migration
• Networking - SD-WAN, Security
• Vendor Management

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.

We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life.  In addition to a Competitive Salary, here's what you can expect as part of our benefits package:

Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.

Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance.  We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.

A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more…..

At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement.  If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience.  We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.

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