Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving transformational 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:
1. Consult with project team and customers to conceptualise, design, cost, enhance and develop server and infrastructure systems to create efficient business systems to meet business needs following industry best practice and effectively present design concepts and solutions to all levels
2. Deliver, Test, maintain and secure (including data security) all network and OT including installations, upgrades, patches and documentation, while ensuring high availability of customer systems and infrastructure
3. Ensure that customers data is fully protected in the event of a disaster or other event, by creating, implementing and maintaining backup and other recovery systems, while following and keeping relevant procedures up-to-date
4. Respond to user/customer requests for changes to systems and infrastructure to meet business needs, following ITIL change principles or equivalent methodology
5. Identify, analyse and resolve the most complex issues, acting as an SME and training members of the team
Requirements
Here’s what the role looks like:
• Ability to operate in highly complex environments
• Strong network, OT, server and related infrastructure systems experience
• Experience of physical hands on build and configuration of networking and associated equipment, OTN and OT.
• Extensive IT/OT experience or equivalent
• Ability to operate in highly complex environments
• Able to adapt easily to changing circumstances
• Excellent communication and report writing skills
• Project management experience
• Strong business / industry awareness
• Awareness of ITIL or equivalent change management principle
• Mentoring of junior staff
Benefits
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.
If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments.