Must be located within a 1 hour drive of Aberdeen as this role will require a degree of onsite work at customers.
Fast growing technology consultancy specialising in the energy sector, based in the UK
Must be able to demonstrate evidence of your skills in implementing and supporting on-premises Microsoft Windows servers, networking infrastructure and security appliances
Must be able to demonstrate evidence of your skills in implementing and supporting Azure cloud environments including hybrid cloud/on-premises environments including identity
Must be able to demonstrate evidence of your skills in implementing and supporting Microsoft 365 environments including hybrid identity, Intune, MS Defender, Exchange, Teams and SharrePoint Online
Desirable to have certifications in either Azure or AWS cloud platforms
Experience working in consultancy is a bonus
Experience working in Energy including Oil & Gas is a bonus
Who We Are
Hypercube Consulting is the leading technology partner for the energy sector, specialising in cutting-edge cloud and AI solutions. We’re building a world-class team of experts with deep domain knowledge in all things energy.
To get a better understanding of how we think and some of the ways we work, check out our founder’s blog here:
First of all – we’re adaptable and interested in a mix of people to make the best team. We’re currently looking for someone that has a lot of of on-premises and cloud infrastructure experience in Azure and M365 and who can demonstrate how they have implemented on-premises and cloud-based solutions.
This is an early hire for a young, fast growing consultancy. We’re looking for someone that is adaptable and driven that wants to grow with our business and have a strong say in how we shape the company. Perhaps you work in internal IT in the oil and gas or wider energy sector but you want a new challenge in a fast paced environment working with leading edge technologies across a varied customer base. This allows you to rapidly develop both technical skills and commercial awareness skills that comes from working in a leading consultancy and allows you to climb the IT career ladder and the rewards this can bring.
Work with our expert cloud, data and analytics consultants and engineers to help customers deliver more value from their data.
This will be a key role in the technical and delivery teams and will guide the ongoing technology strategy and roadmap goals of our customers.
Day-to-day work will involve project delivery and collaborating with stakeholders across our internal and customer teams. Technical work will include building, testing, deploying, maintaining, packaging, and explaining both on-premises infrastructure solutions and cloud solutions for our customers – built with modern tools across the open source and cloud platform landscape.
You’ll have to get stuck into the end-to-end deployment of hybrid and cloud native infrastructure solutions from automated end user device deployment using Microsoft Intune, Cisco Meraki cloud managed networking deployments, Fortigate on-premises and cloud based security appliances and server deployments both on-premises and in the cloud.
You will get the chance to have input into the designs of new customer solutions working with senior engineers and cloud architects that will help transfer their knowledge to you so you can develop these skills and progress your career. It is a great environment to develop in and we pride ourselves on developing better engineers and consultants to the benefit of yourself and our customers.
Accountabilities
Develop technical ability across several cloud services.
Follow best practices on on-premises and cloud deployment and support.
Ensure system performance, uptime, security, and scalability of solutions.
Develop and implement technical efforts to design, build, and deploy cloud solutions infrastructure at the direction of senior and principal cloud engineers.
Troubleshoot incidents, find root cause, fix, and document problems, and implement preventive measures.
Document all work completed to company standards and looking for continuous improvement to the processes.
Design small parts of a cloud platform and/or on-premises infrastructure solution and understand how they combine with others to form a complete system.
Provide technical advice and input to technical decisions which affect your team and the wider project.
Provide correct estimates for your work within your areas of technical ability.
Contribution to Hypercube’s blog and other outreach efforts.
Helping to grow both our internal knowledge and skillsets as we scale.
Undertake all mandatory company training within the timescales provided.
Technical Skills & Experience
We understand that this list is extensive – please apply if you fit some or only part of it we’re flexible and are mostly looking for bright people who can adapt as the role grows. We want to see the broadest range of possible candidates from a diverse mix of backgrounds. Technical skills are only part of the equation.
Ideally, you will have hands-on experience with the following in a previous role:
Infrastructure Management: Maintain and optimise on-premises infrastructure, including servers, storage, networking, and virtualization (VMware/Hyper-V).
Networking: Experience with networking installation and support (VPNs, firewalls, load balancers, VLANs, SD-WAN).
Cloud Integration: Design, implement, and manage hybrid cloud solutions leveraging Microsoft Azure (IaaS, PaaS, networking, security).
Microsoft 365 Administration: Oversee and optimise Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, and security configurations.
Security & Compliance: Implement best practices for security, identity management (Entra ID, ADFS, MFA), and compliance frameworks.
Automation & Scripting: Utilise PowerShell, Terraform, or ARM templates to automate deployments and system configurations.
Disaster Recovery & Backup: Ensure robust DR strategies using Azure Site Recovery, Veeam, or other backup solutions.
Monitoring & Troubleshooting: Proactively monitor system performance, resolve incidents, and optimise IT operations.
Collaboration & Support: Work closely with IT teams, vendors, and stakeholders to deliver high-availability infrastructure solutions.
Additional experience with the following would be beneficial but not essential:
5+ years of experience in IT infrastructure engineering within enterprise environments
AWS cloud installation and support in a multi-cloud environment.
Other desirable skills and experience
Ability to act as an adaptable, collaborative member of a growing cloud, data and AI consultancy
Building projects or sharing knowledge in public – whether that be contributing to open source, blogging, YouTube, content creation, speaking at events, or similar.
Experience translating difficult business questions and designs of data solutions into action
Analysis/requirements gathering, solution design, and implementation of cloud infrastructure solutions
Experience in collaborating in multi-disciplinary teams, including software engineers, DevOps and engineering teams, data scientists etc.
Experience in working with data and AI systems in a production cloud environment
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal – able to translate complex technical subject matter into easily understood presentations and written documentation for mixed technical audiences.
What’s in it for you?
Hypercube is a young, growing data and analytics consultancy that aims to bring in the best possible talent to solve the most interesting challenges for our customers. We’re willing to do what it takes to secure the best possible people. We want to build a world-class team.
You’ll be one of the earliest hires for our organisation and, therefore, will have a huge impact on the culture and how it is shaped. You’ll have the chance to influence decisions in a fast-paced start-up and grow with the organisation.
You’ll have direct access to our existing team of experienced data and analytics leaders and their wider network.
You’ll also be helped to grow your own brand as you contribute to the outward-facing aspects of this business.
* Pension
* Performance related bonus
* Enhanced Maternity/Paternity
* Events and community
* Private health insurance
* Health cash plan
* EV leasing scheme
* Training and events budget
Diversity & Inclusion
Hypercube is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment, which reflects our broader society. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy/maternity, race, nationality, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Finally, we would consider part-time, condensed hours, job-share, and other flexible arrangements to secure the absolute best people. If in doubt, please ask, and we’ll see how to make it work.
Ready to Apply?
If this sounds like you — or you meet some but not all of the requirements — we would love to hear from you. Please apply via our careers page or reach out directly. We look forward to discovering how your experience can help shape our mission to transform data and AI in the energy sector!
N.B. We are currently not able to sponsor visas.
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