Server & Storage Design Engineer

Sword Group; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sword Group is seeking an experienced infrastructure engineer to join the Compute & Storage workstream for a major Critical National Infrastructure virtualisation programme. The role covers low-level design authoring through to build and commissioning of a dual-site VMware Cloud Foundation / vSAN platform.

You will operate hands-on with vSphere/vSAN, HPE ProLiant and Rubrik, coordinate with identity and security teams, and produce audit-ready design documentation (LLDs, diagrams, build guides).

Qualifications

• Experience with VMware vSphere and vSAN in production environments.
• Hands-on with HPE ProLiant servers and iLO.
• Familiarity with enterprise backup platforms (Rubrik a plus).
• Experience with Windows Server services (AD, PKI/AD CS, RDS) to coordinate with Identity.
• Ability to author design docs (LLDs, diagrams, build guides) to audit-ready standards.
• Comfort working in regulated, security-conscious environments with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Support low-level design authoring through to build and commissioning of a dual-site VMware Cloud Foundation / vSAN platform.
• Design and review technical design documentation to audit-ready standards.
• Collaborate with customer stakeholders and third-party vendors in a regulated security environment.

Skills

Cluster design

RAID/FTT policy

Encryption configuration

Backup concepts

Active Directory

PKI/AD CS

RDS

Documentation authoring

Stakeholder engagement

Security/compliance

Tools

VMware vSphere

VMware vSAN

HPE ProLiant

iLO

Rubrik

Windows Server

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