Senior Cloud & Network Infrastructure Engineer

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions seeking a Senior Cloud & Network Infrastructure Engineer to work within their Group IT team, supporting the design, security, and operation of internal IT platforms.

Requirements

• Networking and security architecture (LAN/WAN design, routing, switching, VPN, hybrid cloud networking)
• Enterprise firewalls and secure connectivity (Palo Alto, Fortinet, or similar)
• Experience with Zero Trust / ZTNA principles and secure remote access solutions
• Azure Cloud Platform (IaaS / PaaS, networking, RBAC, Policy, Backup, Monitoring)
• Azure networking (VPN, Load Balancer, Application Gateway, Firewall, Private Endpoints, Front Door)
• Microsoft Windows platforms (Server / Endpoint management, Intune, SCCM, DNS, security features, authentication)
• Active Directory / Entra ID (on-premises and cloud, SAML, Conditional Access, RBAC, PIM, Identity Governance)
• Infrastructure as Code / automation (ARM, Bicep, PowerShell, scripting, or similar)
• Microsoft 365 (Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, Intune, Defender, E5 security technologies)
• SIEM / Security monitoring platforms (Azure Sentinel, Defender, or similar)
• Systems monitoring and alerting (Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, PRTG, SCCM, or similar)
• Centralised backup platforms (Azure Backup, Commvault, or similar)
• Experience supporting governance / compliance frameworks (ISO 27001, Cyber Essentials, NIST, or similar)
• Experience working in environments with multiple regions / tenants / business units

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Personalised Career Development
• Flexible working
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Enhanced family friendly benefits
• Pension scheme
• Access to private health
• Well-being, and insurance schemes