Senior Infrastructure Engineer (Contract)

Sword Group; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sword Group in the United Kingdom is seeking a skilled solution architect to lead discovery, design hybrid infrastructure, and develop detailed implementation plans using on‑premise, private cloud and public cloud technologies. You will coordinate deployments across internal teams and vendor partners, translate customer requirements into high‑level designs and drive successful project outcomes.

The role emphasizes virtualization, backup, DR, security, and strong stakeholder management, with

Qualifications

• Experience in designing hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Solid virtualization, backup, DR and security practices.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Pre-sales experience is highly desirable.
• Commercial acumen and industry awareness.

Responsibilities

• Lead discovery to understand client needs and translate them into hybrid infrastructure solutions.
• Develop implementation plans and timelines aligned with project objectives.
• Coordinate with internal and external resources to deliver deployments.
• Collaborate with sales, delivery and vendor teams for successful outcomes.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends and advise customers on digital transformation and AI adoption.

Skills

Communication & stakeholder management

Adaptability & change management

Commercial acumen

Business/industry awareness

Tools

Dell technologies

Nutanix

Cisco

Microsoft Azure

AWS

Job description

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.

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