Sword Group
Energy, Public and Finance Sectors
WintelEngineer
“Wintel Engineer at Sword Group. Skills: Microsoft infrastructure, Wintel platforms, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, AD CS, SCCM, SCOM, Remote Desktop Services, Windows Server, Citrix, VMware, PowerShell. Design and deliver Microsoft infrastructure solutions with a emphasis on project delivery rather than BAU support. Produce low-level designs, build guides, implementation plans, migration plans, and handover documentation”
What You'll Achieve.
driving transformational change for our clients; achieve our clients' objectives; design and delivery of secure, resilient, and scalable Microsoft infrastructure solutions; support business growth, security, and operational resilience; de-risk delivery; validate designs; ensure alignment to agreed standards and governance
Industry & Context.
solve complex business problems; troubleshooting and diagnostic capability across complex infrastructure environments
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
enterprise Wintel background, hands-on experience across enterprise Microsoft infrastructure and Wintel platforms, Good knowledge of Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, AD CS, SCCM, SCOM, WSUS, SQL Server and Remote Desktop Services, Experience with Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops or similar technologies, understanding of Windows Server administration, hardening, patching, monitoring, and lifecycle management, Good PowerShell and general automation skills, Ability to produce high-quality technical documentation and support structured project delivery, troubleshooting and diagnostic capability across complex infrastructure environments, Comfortable working directly with large enterprise or blue-chip customers
Nice to Have
Microsoft certifications such as MCSE, MCITP, MCSA, MCTS, or relevant Azure certifications, Citrix certifications such as CCA or CCP, VMware VCP, Citrix, VMware, or related platform certifications, Experience in regulated or critical infrastructure environments such as energy, oil and gas, defence, or Operational Technology, Working knowledge of VMware and general networking concepts, Experience in regulated or critical infrastructure sectors
What You'll Do.
Design and deliver Microsoft infrastructure solutions with a emphasis on project delivery rather than BAU support
Produce low-level designs
and handover documentation
and optimise core services including Active Directory
and Remote Desktop Services
Support the delivery of desktop and application platforms including Citrix and RDS environments
Build and support Windows Server platforms and core infrastructure services
and resilience features
Contribute to the design and implementation of PKI and certificate-based services using AD CS
Undertake hands-on build
and troubleshooting to de-risk delivery and validate designs
Support controlled change execution and produce accurate as-built and support documentation
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work closely with architects, project managers, security teams, network engineers, and customer stakeholders to ensure alignment to agreed standards and governance
Communication Scope
working directly with senior stakeholders; working directly with blue-chip customers
Process & Methodology
project delivery, structured project delivery, project lifecycle
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