Cloud & Platform Engineer (Linux)

We are looking for an experienced Cloud & Platform Engineer to take a leading role in shaping, managing, and evolving our clients cloud and infrastructure services. Working across both Azure and Linux environments, you will be responsible for delivering secure, resilient, and high-performing platforms that support critical business operations.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where you will drive cloud modernisation, automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), FinOps, observability, and platform governance. You’ll work closely with architects, internal teams, and managed service providers to improve reliability, optimise cloud expenditure, enhance security, and ensure robust disaster recovery capabilities.

The successful candidate will bring strong expertise in Linux administration, cloud infrastructure, automation, container technologies, and enterprise platform operations, with experience supporting both Windows and Linux environments. You will also play a key role in mentoring engineers, leading continuous improvement initiatives, and ensuring platform services remain secure, scalable, and aligned with business and cyber security objectives., 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.

• Minimum of 5 years of dedicated hands-on cloud engineering experience, demonstrating progressive responsibility.

• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Azure is required; experience with AWS is a significant plus.

• Proven experience with FinOps, IaC, configuration management, and modern CI/CD platforms.

• Strong proficiency with CI/CD workflows.

• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and problem-solving abilities.

• A proactive drive to set and uphold technical standards and mentor others.

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent practical work experience.

• Self-motivated and pro-active with a willingness to go the extra mile to achieve important goals

• Proven experience as a subject matter expert in operational infrastructure support and maintenance (including own and cloud data centres) in the oil and gas sector or equivalent, covering systems such server, storage, back-up & recovery, SaaS, PaaS, IaaS and security services

• Commitment to staying up to date with emerging technologies and industry best practices.

Preferred:

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification is preferred. Comparable AWS certifications are also valued.

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.