Sword Group in Glasgow is looking for a Senior UX Designer to embed user-centered design principles within complex energy and infrastructure projects. You will lead the UX process from research to prototyping, working closely with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have proven UX experience in enterprise settings, a strong grasp of UX methodologies, and proficiency in prototyping tools. A competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package are offered, with a focus on professional development and a flexible working environment.
10/05/2026
Full time
Sword Group in Glasgow is looking for a Senior UX Designer to embed user-centered design principles within complex energy and infrastructure projects. You will lead the UX process from research to prototyping, working closely with various stakeholders. The ideal candidate should have proven UX experience in enterprise settings, a strong grasp of UX methodologies, and proficiency in prototyping tools. A competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package are offered, with a focus on professional development and a flexible working environment.
Sword Group in Glasgow is looking for a detail-oriented PMO Analyst who will strengthen governance and operational assurance through data analysis and effective reporting. Responsibilities include tracking regulatory updates, managing compliance timelines, and interpreting regulatory guidance. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills, experience with regulatory environments, and advanced proficiency in Excel. The role promotes a flexible working culture and offers comprehensive benefits to support professional development.
10/05/2026
Full time
Sword Group in Glasgow is looking for a detail-oriented PMO Analyst who will strengthen governance and operational assurance through data analysis and effective reporting. Responsibilities include tracking regulatory updates, managing compliance timelines, and interpreting regulatory guidance. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills, experience with regulatory environments, and advanced proficiency in Excel. The role promotes a flexible working culture and offers comprehensive benefits to support professional development.
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. We are seeking a detail-oriented PMO Analyst to play a key role in strengthening governance, controls, and operational assurance across the organisation. This role focuses on data analysis, high-quality documentation, and PMO best practices, supporting effective decision-making and ensuring compliance with internal standards and external regulatory requirements. Working closely with project, programme, and operational teams, the PMO Analyst will help maintain robust controls, accurate reporting, and consistent processes that enable the business to operate efficiently and with confidence. As a PMO Analyst , you will: Track and summarise regulatory updates, industry standards, and legislative changes. Manage timelines and responsibility matrices for each report. Support the preparation, coordination and delivery of regulatory reports, returns and associated presentations in line with regulatory requirements and internal governance standards. Review and interpret regulatory guidance, policies and communications, translating requirements into clear reporting actions Engage with a broad range of internal stakeholders to gather, validate and track inputs required for regulatory submissions. Assist in impact assessments related to regulatory changes. Prepare reports, dashboards, and metrics for management review. Facilitate stakeholder workshops and meetings to gather key information for report submissions Identify patterns, gaps, or potential compliance risks through data insights. Ensure documentation is current, consistent, and accurate. Proactively chase outstanding actions and inputs, maintaining clear tracking of progress, dependencies and risks. Facilitate and support workshops and working sessions to clarify requirements, capture information and resolve gaps or inconsistencies. Draft and quality check sections of regulatory reports and presentations to ensure accuracy, consistency and clarity. Identify issues, risks or gaps in information early and escape appropriately, proposing practical solutions where possible. Support continuous improvement of reporting templates, processes and stakeholder engagement approaches. Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to handle large datasets. Excellent written communication and detailed report-writing capability. Experience in a utilities, energy, or regulated environment is desirable High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to identify data discrepancies. Strong facilitation skills-able to coordinate cross-functional groups and pull together key reports Advanced proficiency in Excel and working knowledge of data tools (Power BI, SQL advantageous). Ability to interpret regulatory guidance, frameworks, and licence obligations. Desirable knowledge of the UK energy market and regulatory environment. Desirable experience in risk management, auditing, or compliance monitoring. Cyber Resilience experience would be beneficial Experience working with multiple stakeholders and coordinating inputs across different teams. Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines. Confident communicator, able to engage professionally with stakeholders and follow up on actions. High attention to detail and a strong focus on accuracy and quality. Experience facilitating or supporting workshops and structured group discussions. 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.
10/05/2026
Full time
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. We are seeking a detail-oriented PMO Analyst to play a key role in strengthening governance, controls, and operational assurance across the organisation. This role focuses on data analysis, high-quality documentation, and PMO best practices, supporting effective decision-making and ensuring compliance with internal standards and external regulatory requirements. Working closely with project, programme, and operational teams, the PMO Analyst will help maintain robust controls, accurate reporting, and consistent processes that enable the business to operate efficiently and with confidence. As a PMO Analyst , you will: Track and summarise regulatory updates, industry standards, and legislative changes. Manage timelines and responsibility matrices for each report. Support the preparation, coordination and delivery of regulatory reports, returns and associated presentations in line with regulatory requirements and internal governance standards. Review and interpret regulatory guidance, policies and communications, translating requirements into clear reporting actions Engage with a broad range of internal stakeholders to gather, validate and track inputs required for regulatory submissions. Assist in impact assessments related to regulatory changes. Prepare reports, dashboards, and metrics for management review. Facilitate stakeholder workshops and meetings to gather key information for report submissions Identify patterns, gaps, or potential compliance risks through data insights. Ensure documentation is current, consistent, and accurate. Proactively chase outstanding actions and inputs, maintaining clear tracking of progress, dependencies and risks. Facilitate and support workshops and working sessions to clarify requirements, capture information and resolve gaps or inconsistencies. Draft and quality check sections of regulatory reports and presentations to ensure accuracy, consistency and clarity. Identify issues, risks or gaps in information early and escape appropriately, proposing practical solutions where possible. Support continuous improvement of reporting templates, processes and stakeholder engagement approaches. Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to handle large datasets. Excellent written communication and detailed report-writing capability. Experience in a utilities, energy, or regulated environment is desirable High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and ability to identify data discrepancies. Strong facilitation skills-able to coordinate cross-functional groups and pull together key reports Advanced proficiency in Excel and working knowledge of data tools (Power BI, SQL advantageous). Ability to interpret regulatory guidance, frameworks, and licence obligations. Desirable knowledge of the UK energy market and regulatory environment. Desirable experience in risk management, auditing, or compliance monitoring. Cyber Resilience experience would be beneficial Experience working with multiple stakeholders and coordinating inputs across different teams. Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines. Confident communicator, able to engage professionally with stakeholders and follow up on actions. High attention to detail and a strong focus on accuracy and quality. Experience facilitating or supporting workshops and structured group discussions. 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.
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: As the Senior UX Designer, you will embed user centred design principles across complex energy and infrastructure programmes, ensuring digital solutions are grounded in genuine user needs and deliver measurable value. Working within multidisciplinary delivery teams, you will lead the end-to-end UX process - from discovery and research through to low and mid fidelity prototyping and validation. You will collaborate closely with service owners, business analysts, developers and product leads to translate research insights into actionable design decisions that improve usability and effectiveness. As the Senior UX Designer, you will: Conduct user research including interviews, workshops, observation and usability testing Create user personas, journey maps and service blueprints to reflect behaviours and pain points Translate research findings into clear, actionable insights that shape delivery direction Plan and facilitate design sprints, iterative prototyping and validation activities Analyse usability results and feed improvements back into live programmes Support the definition and refinement of business and user requirements Promote adherence to accessibility standards, usability best practice and governance processes Contribute to the ongoing development of the organisation's User Experience Framework Provide UX expertise across multiple projects and programmes We're seeking an experienced UX professional who is confident operating in structured, enterprise environments and comfortable working across multiple stakeholders. You will bring: Proven experience as a UX Designer in complex organisational settings Strong understanding of UX methodologies across discovery, research and validation Experience running workshops, design sprints and usability testing Ability to produce high-quality UX artefacts such as personas, journey maps and service blueprints Proficiency in prototyping tools (e.g. Figma, Axure, Adobe XD or equivalent) Knowledge of accessibility standards and usability principles Excellent facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills A collaborative, inquisitive mindset with the confidence to challenge assumptions A structured, detail oriented approach to documentation and governance 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 are 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. 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.
10/05/2026
Full time
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: As the Senior UX Designer, you will embed user centred design principles across complex energy and infrastructure programmes, ensuring digital solutions are grounded in genuine user needs and deliver measurable value. Working within multidisciplinary delivery teams, you will lead the end-to-end UX process - from discovery and research through to low and mid fidelity prototyping and validation. You will collaborate closely with service owners, business analysts, developers and product leads to translate research insights into actionable design decisions that improve usability and effectiveness. As the Senior UX Designer, you will: Conduct user research including interviews, workshops, observation and usability testing Create user personas, journey maps and service blueprints to reflect behaviours and pain points Translate research findings into clear, actionable insights that shape delivery direction Plan and facilitate design sprints, iterative prototyping and validation activities Analyse usability results and feed improvements back into live programmes Support the definition and refinement of business and user requirements Promote adherence to accessibility standards, usability best practice and governance processes Contribute to the ongoing development of the organisation's User Experience Framework Provide UX expertise across multiple projects and programmes We're seeking an experienced UX professional who is confident operating in structured, enterprise environments and comfortable working across multiple stakeholders. You will bring: Proven experience as a UX Designer in complex organisational settings Strong understanding of UX methodologies across discovery, research and validation Experience running workshops, design sprints and usability testing Ability to produce high-quality UX artefacts such as personas, journey maps and service blueprints Proficiency in prototyping tools (e.g. Figma, Axure, Adobe XD or equivalent) Knowledge of accessibility standards and usability principles Excellent facilitation and stakeholder engagement skills A collaborative, inquisitive mindset with the confidence to challenge assumptions A structured, detail oriented approach to documentation and governance 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 are 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. 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.
A leading technology provider in Aberdeen City is seeking a highly skilled Network Engineer to deliver critical national infrastructure. The role involves leading projects from design through implementation, troubleshooting complex network issues, and mentoring junior team members. Ideal candidates will have CCNP certification and extensive knowledge of network security principles. The position offers a competitive salary and a fantastic benefits package, including flexible working arrangements and personalized career development opportunities.
09/05/2026
Full time
A leading technology provider in Aberdeen City is seeking a highly skilled Network Engineer to deliver critical national infrastructure. The role involves leading projects from design through implementation, troubleshooting complex network issues, and mentoring junior team members. Ideal candidates will have CCNP certification and extensive knowledge of network security principles. The position offers a competitive salary and a fantastic benefits package, including flexible working arrangements and personalized career development opportunities.
Sword Group is seeking an experienced Lead ServiceNow Developer in Aberdeen City to take ownership of design, development, and implementation of ServiceNow solutions. This senior role involves providing technical leadership, mentoring the development team, and ensuring delivery of scalable and maintainable solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in ServiceNow, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and a dedication to continuous improvement within a diverse and inclusive workplace.
07/05/2026
Full time
Sword Group is seeking an experienced Lead ServiceNow Developer in Aberdeen City to take ownership of design, development, and implementation of ServiceNow solutions. This senior role involves providing technical leadership, mentoring the development team, and ensuring delivery of scalable and maintainable solutions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in ServiceNow, strong stakeholder engagement skills, and a dedication to continuous improvement within a diverse and inclusive workplace.
Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving real transformation 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. We have a newly created opportunity for an experienced and innovative Lead ServiceNow Developer to take technical ownership of the design, development, and implementation of complex ServiceNow solutions. This senior role will lead development best practices, mentor the development team, and ensure delivery of high-quality, scalable, and maintainable solutions aligned to platform standards. The ideal candidate will bring deep ServiceNow expertise, proven delivery experience, and exceptional stakeholder engagement skills to define and deliver the ServiceNow vision and roadmap across ITSM, CSM, ITOM, and other modules. You will combine hands on technical leadership with architectural oversight, ensuring alignment with governance, security, and business requirements in domain separated environments. You will work closely with the Platform Owner to convert strategy, governance and architectural direction into practical technical execution, ensuring all solutions align to platform standards, design patterns and long-term vision. This is a senior technical leadership role within a global organisation transforming its IT service capabilities. You will shape and lead ServiceNow development, influence the technical roadmap, and deliver innovative solutions that drive measurable business value and platform excellence. In this influential role, you will act as a technical authority within the ServiceNow Centre of Excellence (COE), driving continuous improvement, automation, and innovation to support enterprise service transformation. Technical Leadership & Solution Design Provide technical leadership across all ServiceNow development activities, ensuring adherence to coding and platform best practices. Lead solution design sessions, translating complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions. Oversee development and integration work across ITSM, CSM, ITOM, and other modules. Establish and enforce development standards, code review processes, and documentation practices. Collaborate with the Platform Owner to define and deliver the ServiceNow roadmap and architectural vision. Development & Delivery Design, develop, and deploy advanced ServiceNow solutions, including custom applications, integrations, and automation workflows. Manage complex scripting, API integrations, and performance tuning to ensure platform reliability. Work closely with the System Administrators and Developers to coordinate releases, upgrades, and testing. Resolve critical technical issues and support continuous delivery pipelines. Mentoring & Continuous Improvement Mentor and coach developers/admins, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and professional growth. Promote continuous improvement in code quality, reusability, and efficiency. Contribute to the definition of governance, design standards, and automation frameworks. Champion new features, technologies, and ServiceNow innovations that add business value. Key Achievements You'll Drive Deliver enterprise grade ServiceNow solutions that align with architecture and governance standards. Establish development best practices, templates, and reusable components. Enable faster, higher quality releases through automation and CI/CD practices. Enhance platform scalability, maintainability, and user experience. Develop and mentor a high performing ServiceNow development team. Qualifications Extensive experience as a Senior or Lead ServiceNow Developer in an enterprise or MSP environment. Expert level proficiency in ServiceNow development, scripting, and integration (JavaScript, Glide, REST/SOAP APIs). Strong understanding of ServiceNow architecture, data model, and platform capabilities. Experience leading development teams and managing technical delivery in Agile environments. Hands on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git integration, and DevOps tooling. Demonstrated experience leading test teams and establishing ATF as a core testing practice. Skilled at optimising delivery velocity while maintaining strict adherence to platform standards and architectural integrity. Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills. ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA) and Certified Application Developer (CAD) required; CIS certifications (ITSM, ITOM) highly desirable. Experience with enterprise scale ServiceNow implementations and multi module deployments. Knowledge of ITIL, enterprise service management, and automation frameworks. Familiarity with ITOM Discovery, Service Mapping, or CMDB best practices. ITIL Foundation or advanced ServiceNow certifications preferred. Technical leader with a hands on, solution oriented approach. Strategic thinker with a focus on delivery excellence and continuous improvement. Collaborative mentor and strong communicator. Driven by innovation, quality, and operational efficiency. 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. 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.
07/05/2026
Full time
Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving real transformation 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. We have a newly created opportunity for an experienced and innovative Lead ServiceNow Developer to take technical ownership of the design, development, and implementation of complex ServiceNow solutions. This senior role will lead development best practices, mentor the development team, and ensure delivery of high-quality, scalable, and maintainable solutions aligned to platform standards. The ideal candidate will bring deep ServiceNow expertise, proven delivery experience, and exceptional stakeholder engagement skills to define and deliver the ServiceNow vision and roadmap across ITSM, CSM, ITOM, and other modules. You will combine hands on technical leadership with architectural oversight, ensuring alignment with governance, security, and business requirements in domain separated environments. You will work closely with the Platform Owner to convert strategy, governance and architectural direction into practical technical execution, ensuring all solutions align to platform standards, design patterns and long-term vision. This is a senior technical leadership role within a global organisation transforming its IT service capabilities. You will shape and lead ServiceNow development, influence the technical roadmap, and deliver innovative solutions that drive measurable business value and platform excellence. In this influential role, you will act as a technical authority within the ServiceNow Centre of Excellence (COE), driving continuous improvement, automation, and innovation to support enterprise service transformation. Technical Leadership & Solution Design Provide technical leadership across all ServiceNow development activities, ensuring adherence to coding and platform best practices. Lead solution design sessions, translating complex business requirements into scalable technical solutions. Oversee development and integration work across ITSM, CSM, ITOM, and other modules. Establish and enforce development standards, code review processes, and documentation practices. Collaborate with the Platform Owner to define and deliver the ServiceNow roadmap and architectural vision. Development & Delivery Design, develop, and deploy advanced ServiceNow solutions, including custom applications, integrations, and automation workflows. Manage complex scripting, API integrations, and performance tuning to ensure platform reliability. Work closely with the System Administrators and Developers to coordinate releases, upgrades, and testing. Resolve critical technical issues and support continuous delivery pipelines. Mentoring & Continuous Improvement Mentor and coach developers/admins, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and professional growth. Promote continuous improvement in code quality, reusability, and efficiency. Contribute to the definition of governance, design standards, and automation frameworks. Champion new features, technologies, and ServiceNow innovations that add business value. Key Achievements You'll Drive Deliver enterprise grade ServiceNow solutions that align with architecture and governance standards. Establish development best practices, templates, and reusable components. Enable faster, higher quality releases through automation and CI/CD practices. Enhance platform scalability, maintainability, and user experience. Develop and mentor a high performing ServiceNow development team. Qualifications Extensive experience as a Senior or Lead ServiceNow Developer in an enterprise or MSP environment. Expert level proficiency in ServiceNow development, scripting, and integration (JavaScript, Glide, REST/SOAP APIs). Strong understanding of ServiceNow architecture, data model, and platform capabilities. Experience leading development teams and managing technical delivery in Agile environments. Hands on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git integration, and DevOps tooling. Demonstrated experience leading test teams and establishing ATF as a core testing practice. Skilled at optimising delivery velocity while maintaining strict adherence to platform standards and architectural integrity. Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills. ServiceNow Certified System Administrator (CSA) and Certified Application Developer (CAD) required; CIS certifications (ITSM, ITOM) highly desirable. Experience with enterprise scale ServiceNow implementations and multi module deployments. Knowledge of ITIL, enterprise service management, and automation frameworks. Familiarity with ITOM Discovery, Service Mapping, or CMDB best practices. ITIL Foundation or advanced ServiceNow certifications preferred. Technical leader with a hands on, solution oriented approach. Strategic thinker with a focus on delivery excellence and continuous improvement. Collaborative mentor and strong communicator. Driven by innovation, quality, and operational efficiency. 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. 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.
Sword Group in Glasgow is seeking an Enterprise Architect to shape and govern architecture across a complex portfolio in the energy sector. The role involves balancing strategy with delivery, ensuring solutions align with enterprise standards while supporting multiple projects. Candidates should have proven enterprise architecture experience and familiarity with frameworks like TOGAF. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package including flexible working arrangements, personalized career development, and a fantastic benefits package.
07/05/2026
Full time
Sword Group in Glasgow is seeking an Enterprise Architect to shape and govern architecture across a complex portfolio in the energy sector. The role involves balancing strategy with delivery, ensuring solutions align with enterprise standards while supporting multiple projects. Candidates should have proven enterprise architecture experience and familiarity with frameworks like TOGAF. The position offers a comprehensive benefits package including flexible working arrangements, personalized career development, and a fantastic benefits package.
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 As an Enterprise Architect, you'll play a critical role in shaping and governing enterprise-wide architecture across a complex portfolio of programmes within the energy and utilities sector. This is a strategic yet hands on position, where you'll balance long-term architectural direction with the practical realities of delivery. You'll work across business and technology teams to ensure solutions are aligned with enterprise strategy, secure by design, and capable of operating within highly regulated and operationally critical environments. From influencing roadmaps and defining architectural principles, through to assuring detailed solution designs, your work will directly support safe, scalable, and resilient transformation. Working closely with programme teams, architects, and technical specialists, you'll provide the governance, clarity, and direction needed to enable consistent, high quality delivery across multiple initiatives. As an Enterprise Architect, you will Shape and assure end to end enterprise solution designs across multiple programmes, ensuring alignment with architectural principles and strategic roadmaps. Balance long term strategy with immediate delivery needs, contributing to roadmap evolution and business priorities. Define and maintain architectural guardrails, including principles, standards, and patterns to support secure and scalable delivery. Provide architectural governance, ensuring solutions meet security, operational resilience, and compliance requirements. Collaborate with programme managers, business analysts, service owners, and technical teams to ensure cohesive delivery. Operate across the full system lifecycle, supporting both agile and waterfall delivery approaches. Support procurement activities, including defining technical requirements and evaluating supplier proposals. Govern the use of identity, monitoring, network, and platform technologies in line with enterprise standards. Ensure alignment between business strategy, customer outcomes, and technical delivery. Identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement across architecture and service domains. Engage and influence stakeholders across both technical and non technical areas to build alignment and confidence. Qualifications Proven experience in enterprise or solution architecture, with a track record of delivering secure, scalable solutions. Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks and structured approaches (e.g. TOGAF). Ability to operate at both a strategic and detailed technical level when required. Experience working in complex or regulated environments such as energy, utilities, public sector, or finance. Understanding of Operational Technology environments (e.g. SCADA, control systems, remote operations). Experience with security solutions, networks, virtualization, and real time systems. Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS. Experience supporting procurement processes, including tender specification and supplier evaluation. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and challenge constructively. Experience working across both agile and waterfall delivery models. It would be great if you also had TOGAF certification. Experience with tools such as BizzDesign. Knowledge of Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF). Understanding of OT security principles. Experience working with critical infrastructure or safety critical systems. 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. 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.
07/05/2026
Full time
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 As an Enterprise Architect, you'll play a critical role in shaping and governing enterprise-wide architecture across a complex portfolio of programmes within the energy and utilities sector. This is a strategic yet hands on position, where you'll balance long-term architectural direction with the practical realities of delivery. You'll work across business and technology teams to ensure solutions are aligned with enterprise strategy, secure by design, and capable of operating within highly regulated and operationally critical environments. From influencing roadmaps and defining architectural principles, through to assuring detailed solution designs, your work will directly support safe, scalable, and resilient transformation. Working closely with programme teams, architects, and technical specialists, you'll provide the governance, clarity, and direction needed to enable consistent, high quality delivery across multiple initiatives. As an Enterprise Architect, you will Shape and assure end to end enterprise solution designs across multiple programmes, ensuring alignment with architectural principles and strategic roadmaps. Balance long term strategy with immediate delivery needs, contributing to roadmap evolution and business priorities. Define and maintain architectural guardrails, including principles, standards, and patterns to support secure and scalable delivery. Provide architectural governance, ensuring solutions meet security, operational resilience, and compliance requirements. Collaborate with programme managers, business analysts, service owners, and technical teams to ensure cohesive delivery. Operate across the full system lifecycle, supporting both agile and waterfall delivery approaches. Support procurement activities, including defining technical requirements and evaluating supplier proposals. Govern the use of identity, monitoring, network, and platform technologies in line with enterprise standards. Ensure alignment between business strategy, customer outcomes, and technical delivery. Identify opportunities for innovation and continuous improvement across architecture and service domains. Engage and influence stakeholders across both technical and non technical areas to build alignment and confidence. Qualifications Proven experience in enterprise or solution architecture, with a track record of delivering secure, scalable solutions. Strong understanding of enterprise architecture frameworks and structured approaches (e.g. TOGAF). Ability to operate at both a strategic and detailed technical level when required. Experience working in complex or regulated environments such as energy, utilities, public sector, or finance. Understanding of Operational Technology environments (e.g. SCADA, control systems, remote operations). Experience with security solutions, networks, virtualization, and real time systems. Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure or AWS. Experience supporting procurement processes, including tender specification and supplier evaluation. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence and challenge constructively. Experience working across both agile and waterfall delivery models. It would be great if you also had TOGAF certification. Experience with tools such as BizzDesign. Knowledge of Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF). Understanding of OT security principles. Experience working with critical infrastructure or safety critical systems. 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. 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.
A leading technology solutions provider seeks a Senior Network Engineer to join on a contract basis in Aberdeen. The role involves supporting critical infrastructure, designing, deploying, and troubleshooting network and security solutions. Candidates should have proven experience in senior network roles, strong knowledge of security systems, excellent communication skills, and a passion for continuous improvement. CCNP certification is desirable and a valid driving licence is essential due to travel requirements.
06/05/2026
Full time
A leading technology solutions provider seeks a Senior Network Engineer to join on a contract basis in Aberdeen. The role involves supporting critical infrastructure, designing, deploying, and troubleshooting network and security solutions. Candidates should have proven experience in senior network roles, strong knowledge of security systems, excellent communication skills, and a passion for continuous improvement. CCNP certification is desirable and a valid driving licence is essential due to travel requirements.
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. We are seeking an experienced IT Service Design & Transition Manager to lead the design, integration, and transition of new and changed services into operational support, on IT and OT environments and large scale programme delivery. Responsibilities Develop and maintain service design packages, support models, SLAs/OLAs, and process maps for new or changed services Drive the maturation of service management processes, ensuring they evolve in line with programme needs, governance requirements, and industry best practice Ensure all service requirements-including security, resilience, monitoring, supportability, and regulatory obligations-are fully captured and embedded Align designs with organisational architecture, technical roadmaps, and wider programme outcomes Lead the full service transition lifecycle for major IT and OT programmes-covering planning, readiness assessments, testing, and acceptance into BAU Ensure governance, risk management, and compliance obligations are met (e.g. cyber, regulatory, safety) Build strong relationships across a range of stakeholders working on the variety of programmes Facilitate workshops, design reviews, acceptance gates, and decision making forums Communicate complex service concepts in a clear and accessible manner, bringing people on the journey and securing buy in Manage expectations across diverse stakeholder groups and resolve areas of conflict or ambiguity Qualifications Strong experience in IT Service Design and Service Transition, ideally within regulated, critical national infrastructure, utilities, or energy sectors Proven capability delivering large scale programme transitions with complex stakeholder landscapes Deep knowledge of ITIL v3/v4, including service design, service transition, and operational processes Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills Experience leading people through change-able to bring teams on a journey and secure engagement across technical and non technical groups Strong documentation and governance skills: service definitions, readiness plans, process maps, runbooks, etc. Ability to operate in highly structured environments with rigorous safety, cyber, and regulatory requirements Able to work independently with minimal supervision, taking ownership of deliverables and driving transition activities through to completion Benefits Competitive Salary 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 . Equal Employment Opportunity Statement 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. Your perspective and potential are important to us.
05/05/2026
Full time
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. We are seeking an experienced IT Service Design & Transition Manager to lead the design, integration, and transition of new and changed services into operational support, on IT and OT environments and large scale programme delivery. Responsibilities Develop and maintain service design packages, support models, SLAs/OLAs, and process maps for new or changed services Drive the maturation of service management processes, ensuring they evolve in line with programme needs, governance requirements, and industry best practice Ensure all service requirements-including security, resilience, monitoring, supportability, and regulatory obligations-are fully captured and embedded Align designs with organisational architecture, technical roadmaps, and wider programme outcomes Lead the full service transition lifecycle for major IT and OT programmes-covering planning, readiness assessments, testing, and acceptance into BAU Ensure governance, risk management, and compliance obligations are met (e.g. cyber, regulatory, safety) Build strong relationships across a range of stakeholders working on the variety of programmes Facilitate workshops, design reviews, acceptance gates, and decision making forums Communicate complex service concepts in a clear and accessible manner, bringing people on the journey and securing buy in Manage expectations across diverse stakeholder groups and resolve areas of conflict or ambiguity Qualifications Strong experience in IT Service Design and Service Transition, ideally within regulated, critical national infrastructure, utilities, or energy sectors Proven capability delivering large scale programme transitions with complex stakeholder landscapes Deep knowledge of ITIL v3/v4, including service design, service transition, and operational processes Excellent stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills Experience leading people through change-able to bring teams on a journey and secure engagement across technical and non technical groups Strong documentation and governance skills: service definitions, readiness plans, process maps, runbooks, etc. Ability to operate in highly structured environments with rigorous safety, cyber, and regulatory requirements Able to work independently with minimal supervision, taking ownership of deliverables and driving transition activities through to completion Benefits Competitive Salary 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 . Equal Employment Opportunity Statement 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. Your perspective and potential are important to us.
Sword Group in Glasgow seeks an experienced IT Service Design & Transition Manager to oversee the design, integration, and transition of services into operational support. The role involves developing service design packages, managing stakeholder expectations, and ensuring compliance with regulatory obligations. Ideal candidates will possess strong ITIL knowledge and proven Stakeholder Management skills. Benefits include a competitive salary, personalized career development, and flexible working arrangements.
05/05/2026
Full time
Sword Group in Glasgow seeks an experienced IT Service Design & Transition Manager to oversee the design, integration, and transition of services into operational support. The role involves developing service design packages, managing stakeholder expectations, and ensuring compliance with regulatory obligations. Ideal candidates will possess strong ITIL knowledge and proven Stakeholder Management skills. Benefits include a competitive salary, personalized career development, and flexible working arrangements.
A technology solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Wintel Engineer to maintain and optimize hybrid Windows Server platforms. The ideal candidate will manage core infrastructure services like Active Directory and troubleshoot connectivity issues. They will implement secure configurations while upholding organizational policies. Along with a competitive salary, the company offers flexible working arrangements and an extensive benefits package, supporting professional development and inclusive workplace culture.
04/05/2026
Full time
A technology solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Wintel Engineer to maintain and optimize hybrid Windows Server platforms. The ideal candidate will manage core infrastructure services like Active Directory and troubleshoot connectivity issues. They will implement secure configurations while upholding organizational policies. Along with a competitive salary, the company offers flexible working arrangements and an extensive benefits package, supporting professional development and inclusive workplace culture.
About the Role The Substation Network Engineer plays a crucial role in ensuring the secure, stable, and resilient operation of substation networks that underpin critical national infrastructure. By combining CCNP level networking expertise, Palo Alto security skills, and practical onsite experience, the role enables safe and reliable operation of protection systems, SCADA communications, and operational telemetry. Effective performance in this role reduces the risk of outages, strengthens substation cyber resilience, supports regulatory and compliance obligations, and ensures continuity of essential services delivered through the power network. Support, configure, and maintain substation network infrastructure, including routing, switching, and firewall technologies, applying CCNP level expertise Implement, test, and optimise Palo Alto firewall solutions within OT and substation environments, ensuring secure segmentation and compliant access control Conduct onsite deployment, commissioning, and maintenance activities within operational substations, following safety protocols and industry standards Troubleshoot complex network issues affecting substation systems, protection equipment, and operational communications, ensuring swift restoration and minimal disruption Support network architecture improvements, ensuring designs align with OT operational requirements, resilience needs, and cybersecurity best practice Maintain accurate and up to date documentation, including network diagrams, configuration baselines, and substation specific asset records Contribute to controlled change processes, performing testing, validation, and safe implementation of updates within live operational environments CCNP (any track) Palo Alto (any) but have onsite industrial experience, ideally substation and bonus if already "cat" certified. 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. 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.
04/05/2026
Full time
About the Role The Substation Network Engineer plays a crucial role in ensuring the secure, stable, and resilient operation of substation networks that underpin critical national infrastructure. By combining CCNP level networking expertise, Palo Alto security skills, and practical onsite experience, the role enables safe and reliable operation of protection systems, SCADA communications, and operational telemetry. Effective performance in this role reduces the risk of outages, strengthens substation cyber resilience, supports regulatory and compliance obligations, and ensures continuity of essential services delivered through the power network. Support, configure, and maintain substation network infrastructure, including routing, switching, and firewall technologies, applying CCNP level expertise Implement, test, and optimise Palo Alto firewall solutions within OT and substation environments, ensuring secure segmentation and compliant access control Conduct onsite deployment, commissioning, and maintenance activities within operational substations, following safety protocols and industry standards Troubleshoot complex network issues affecting substation systems, protection equipment, and operational communications, ensuring swift restoration and minimal disruption Support network architecture improvements, ensuring designs align with OT operational requirements, resilience needs, and cybersecurity best practice Maintain accurate and up to date documentation, including network diagrams, configuration baselines, and substation specific asset records Contribute to controlled change processes, performing testing, validation, and safe implementation of updates within live operational environments CCNP (any track) Palo Alto (any) but have onsite industrial experience, ideally substation and bonus if already "cat" certified. 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. 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.
A leading technology and engineering company in Bellshill seeks a Substation Network Engineer responsible for ensuring the secure and stable operation of substation networks. This role involves configuring and maintaining network infrastructure, troubleshooting issues, and implementing security solutions. The ideal candidate will possess CCNP-level expertise and Palo Alto skills, along with onsite industrial experience, ideally in substations. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including flexible working arrangements and personalized career development opportunities.
04/05/2026
Full time
A leading technology and engineering company in Bellshill seeks a Substation Network Engineer responsible for ensuring the secure and stable operation of substation networks. This role involves configuring and maintaining network infrastructure, troubleshooting issues, and implementing security solutions. The ideal candidate will possess CCNP-level expertise and Palo Alto skills, along with onsite industrial experience, ideally in substations. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package, including flexible working arrangements and personalized career development opportunities.
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: The Wintel Engineer plays a critical role in maintaining the reliability, security, and performance of the organisation's hybrid Windows Server platforms. The role ensures that core identity, compute, and infrastructure services operate consistently and securely, supporting business critical applications and enabling smooth day to day operations. By applying Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Administrator skills, the role strengthens the organisation's hybrid cloud capability, reduces operational risk, and ensures a resilient foundation for both current and future technology services. Administer, support, and optimise hybrid Windows Server environments (on premises and Azure based), applying Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Administrator expertise Manage and maintain core Windows infrastructure services, including Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, certificates, and file/print services Execute server lifecycle tasks such as patching, OS upgrades, performance tuning, backup/restore operations, and capacity management Troubleshoot and resolve complex Windows Server, identity, and hybrid connectivity issues to ensure stability and service continuity Implement and maintain secure configurations aligned with organisational policies and Microsoft best practices Support controlled change processes by preparing, validating, and executing server related changes with minimal business impact Maintain accurate technical documentation, system diagrams, configuration baselines, and operational procedures Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Administrator 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. 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.
04/05/2026
Full time
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: The Wintel Engineer plays a critical role in maintaining the reliability, security, and performance of the organisation's hybrid Windows Server platforms. The role ensures that core identity, compute, and infrastructure services operate consistently and securely, supporting business critical applications and enabling smooth day to day operations. By applying Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Administrator skills, the role strengthens the organisation's hybrid cloud capability, reduces operational risk, and ensures a resilient foundation for both current and future technology services. Administer, support, and optimise hybrid Windows Server environments (on premises and Azure based), applying Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Administrator expertise Manage and maintain core Windows infrastructure services, including Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, certificates, and file/print services Execute server lifecycle tasks such as patching, OS upgrades, performance tuning, backup/restore operations, and capacity management Troubleshoot and resolve complex Windows Server, identity, and hybrid connectivity issues to ensure stability and service continuity Implement and maintain secure configurations aligned with organisational policies and Microsoft best practices Support controlled change processes by preparing, validating, and executing server related changes with minimal business impact Maintain accurate technical documentation, system diagrams, configuration baselines, and operational procedures Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Administrator 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. 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.
A technology solutions provider is seeking an OT Security Engineer in Glasgow to enhance the security of industrial control and automation environments. The role involves implementing security controls, conducting assessments to identify vulnerabilities, and supporting incident response activities. Successful candidates will have an OT background and experience in security control deployment. The position offers a competitive salary, personalized career development, flexible working options, and a robust benefits package.
04/05/2026
Full time
A technology solutions provider is seeking an OT Security Engineer in Glasgow to enhance the security of industrial control and automation environments. The role involves implementing security controls, conducting assessments to identify vulnerabilities, and supporting incident response activities. Successful candidates will have an OT background and experience in security control deployment. The position offers a competitive salary, personalized career development, flexible working options, and a robust benefits package.
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 The OT Security Engineer plays a vital role in strengthening the security posture of industrial control and automation environments. By applying OT domain knowledge and hands on security control experience, the role helps safeguard critical operational systems against cyber threats, reduces risk of disruption, and ensures compliance with security frameworks. Effective performance in this role supports safe, reliable, and resilient OT operations, enabling the organisation to maintain continuity, protect essential assets, and meet regulatory and safety obligations. Support the implementation, testing, and deployment of security controls across Operational Technology (OT) environments, ensuring alignment with industry standards (e.g., ISA/IEC 62443) and organisational security policies Conduct security assessments on OT systems, networks, and assets to identify vulnerabilities, configuration issues, and improvement opportunities Assist in developing and maintaining secure architectures and configurations for industrial systems, including PLCs, SCADA, HMIs, and associated networks Monitor and troubleshoot OT security tooling and technologies, ensuring they operate effectively and integrate seamlessly with operational processes Support incident response activities within OT environments, including containment, evidence gathering, and remediation support Contribute to the development and maintenance of OT security documentation, including diagrams, standards, procedures, and control implementations Work collaboratively with operations, engineering, and cyber teams to ensure security measures are practical, safe, and aligned with operational requirements Optional GICSP / ISA 62443 OT background Experience of testing and deployment of security controls 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 developmental 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. 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.
04/05/2026
Full time
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 The OT Security Engineer plays a vital role in strengthening the security posture of industrial control and automation environments. By applying OT domain knowledge and hands on security control experience, the role helps safeguard critical operational systems against cyber threats, reduces risk of disruption, and ensures compliance with security frameworks. Effective performance in this role supports safe, reliable, and resilient OT operations, enabling the organisation to maintain continuity, protect essential assets, and meet regulatory and safety obligations. Support the implementation, testing, and deployment of security controls across Operational Technology (OT) environments, ensuring alignment with industry standards (e.g., ISA/IEC 62443) and organisational security policies Conduct security assessments on OT systems, networks, and assets to identify vulnerabilities, configuration issues, and improvement opportunities Assist in developing and maintaining secure architectures and configurations for industrial systems, including PLCs, SCADA, HMIs, and associated networks Monitor and troubleshoot OT security tooling and technologies, ensuring they operate effectively and integrate seamlessly with operational processes Support incident response activities within OT environments, including containment, evidence gathering, and remediation support Contribute to the development and maintenance of OT security documentation, including diagrams, standards, procedures, and control implementations Work collaboratively with operations, engineering, and cyber teams to ensure security measures are practical, safe, and aligned with operational requirements Optional GICSP / ISA 62443 OT background Experience of testing and deployment of security controls 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 developmental 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. 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.
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: We're looking for a Senior Network Engineer with deep technical expertise and a passion for solving complex problems to join us on a contract basis. You'll play a pivotal role in our Managed Services team, supporting critical infrastructure and leading the design, deployment, and troubleshooting of network and security solutions. This is a hands on role for someone who thrives in dynamic environments, brings a methodical approach to problem solving, and is confident working across a wide range of technologies. Here's what the role looks like: Provide expert level support to clients and act as a senior escalation point for technical incidents Diagnose and resolve complex network and security related issues Manage change control and risk assessments across managed service environments Implement infrastructure changes and upgrades with precision and minimal disruption Support project engineering activities and contribute to solution design Maintain and improve technical documentation, policies, and procedures Manage vendor escalations and technical case handling Assist the Technical Services Manager with major incident reports, service reviews, and root cause analysis Perform regular maintenance and patching of network and security systems Identify and recommend service improvements and automation opportunities Mentor junior engineers and share technical knowledge Participate in the on call rota to ensure 24/7 support coverage What We're Looking For: Proven experience in senior level network engineering roles Strong understanding of network security, firewalls, VPNs, and monitoring tools Logical and methodical approach to troubleshooting and implementation Excellent communication and documentation skills Ability to lead by example and mentor others Passion for continuous improvement and delivering high quality service Key Skills & Experience: Extensive experience in a similar role, or in a field based / consulting capacity CCNP Certification is desirable A valid driving licence is essential, as travel may be required Strong experience troubleshooting complex enterprise networks and associated technologies Solid understanding of Wide Area Networking technologies and routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP Proficiency with tools like Wireshark and other network troubleshooting utilities Essential Technical Expertise: Experience administering and troubleshooting the following technologies and platforms: Cisco ISR and ASR Routers (2900 / 4000 / 1000ASR) Cisco ASA Firewalls and Cisco FirePOWER / Threat Defence Cisco Nexus Switching (9K) and Catalyst (3850 / 3650 / 2960X / 4500X) and associated technologies including VTP, STP, and VSS Palo Alto Firewalls Beneficial Experience (Not Essential) Cisco Meraki Technologies, including Wireless, Switching, Security (MX), and SD WAN Cisco SD WAN, including vManage, vSmart, and vEdge components, with experience in deployment, administration, and troubleshooting Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Cisco Catalyst Center
03/05/2026
Full time
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: We're looking for a Senior Network Engineer with deep technical expertise and a passion for solving complex problems to join us on a contract basis. You'll play a pivotal role in our Managed Services team, supporting critical infrastructure and leading the design, deployment, and troubleshooting of network and security solutions. This is a hands on role for someone who thrives in dynamic environments, brings a methodical approach to problem solving, and is confident working across a wide range of technologies. Here's what the role looks like: Provide expert level support to clients and act as a senior escalation point for technical incidents Diagnose and resolve complex network and security related issues Manage change control and risk assessments across managed service environments Implement infrastructure changes and upgrades with precision and minimal disruption Support project engineering activities and contribute to solution design Maintain and improve technical documentation, policies, and procedures Manage vendor escalations and technical case handling Assist the Technical Services Manager with major incident reports, service reviews, and root cause analysis Perform regular maintenance and patching of network and security systems Identify and recommend service improvements and automation opportunities Mentor junior engineers and share technical knowledge Participate in the on call rota to ensure 24/7 support coverage What We're Looking For: Proven experience in senior level network engineering roles Strong understanding of network security, firewalls, VPNs, and monitoring tools Logical and methodical approach to troubleshooting and implementation Excellent communication and documentation skills Ability to lead by example and mentor others Passion for continuous improvement and delivering high quality service Key Skills & Experience: Extensive experience in a similar role, or in a field based / consulting capacity CCNP Certification is desirable A valid driving licence is essential, as travel may be required Strong experience troubleshooting complex enterprise networks and associated technologies Solid understanding of Wide Area Networking technologies and routing protocols such as EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP Proficiency with tools like Wireshark and other network troubleshooting utilities Essential Technical Expertise: Experience administering and troubleshooting the following technologies and platforms: Cisco ISR and ASR Routers (2900 / 4000 / 1000ASR) Cisco ASA Firewalls and Cisco FirePOWER / Threat Defence Cisco Nexus Switching (9K) and Catalyst (3850 / 3650 / 2960X / 4500X) and associated technologies including VTP, STP, and VSS Palo Alto Firewalls Beneficial Experience (Not Essential) Cisco Meraki Technologies, including Wireless, Switching, Security (MX), and SD WAN Cisco SD WAN, including vManage, vSmart, and vEdge components, with experience in deployment, administration, and troubleshooting Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) Cisco Catalyst Center