Server & Storage Design Engineer

Sword Services Greece S.A.; Bellshill; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Sword is seeking an experienced infrastructure engineer to join the Compute & Storage workstream for a major Critical National Infrastructure virtualisation programme. You will support Low-Level Design authoring through to build and commissioning of a dual-site VMware Cloud Foundation / vSAN platform.

Responsibilities include hands-on VMware vSphere/vSAN work, HPE ProLiant server management, Rubrik backup expertise, and coordination with identity services in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with VMware vSphere and vSAN, including cluster design and encryption configuration.
• Experience with HPE ProLiant servers, firmware management, and iLO configuration.
• Knowledge of enterprise backup and DR concepts; Rubrik experience is a strong plus.
• Experience with Windows Server infrastructure (AD, PKI/AD CS, RDS) to coordinate with an Identity workstream.
• Ability to author and review design documentation (LLDs, diagrams, build guides, configuration standards).
• Comfortable in regulated, security-conscious environments with stakeholders and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Support Low-Level Design authoring through to build and commissioning of the VMware Cloud Foundation / vSAN platform.
• Collaborate with customer stakeholders and third-party vendors in a security-conscious environment.

Skills

VMware vSphere

VMware vSAN

Encryption

RAID/FTT policy

Active Directory / PKI

RDS

Tools

HPE ProLiant servers

iLO

Rubrik backup

Windows Server infrastructure

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:

We’re looking for an experienced infrastructure engineer to join the Compute & Storage workstream for a major Critical National Infrastructure virtualisation programme, supporting Low-Level Design authoring through to build and commissioning of a dual-site VMware Cloud Foundation / vSAN platform.

• Hands-on production experience with VMware vSphere and vSAN (ideally vSAN ESA specifically), including cluster design, RAID/FTT policy, and encryption configuration
• Experience with HPE ProLiant server hardware — deployment, firmware management, iLO configuration
• Understanding of enterprise backup and DR concepts and hands-on experience with an enterprise backup platform (Rubrik experience specifically is a strong plus)
• Working knowledge of Windows Server infrastructure (Active Directory, PKI/AD CS, RDS) to the extent needed to coordinate with an Identity workstream
• Ability to author and review technical design documentation (LLDs, Diagrams, build guides, configuration standards) to a high, audit-ready standard
• Comfortable working within a regulated, security-conscious environment and able to engage confidently with customer stakeholders and third-party vendors