n0hup@relay:~$ ls -l /home/team
Engineering team
Fourteen engineers with about 300 years of combined experience in enterprise IT and industrial telecoms, most of it in oil and gas and other environments where downtime is expensive. Each works under a call sign; full CVs are shared with clients in proposals.
Who we are
The team has operated the IT and telecom estate of a major upstream oil field in the Middle East: 7,000+ users, around 1,000 virtual machines, multiple Active Directory domains, 350+ km of fibre, TETRA radio and IP telephony for 2,000+ subscribers. It has also delivered telecoms for EPC projects in oil, gas, pipelines and Arctic LNG.
- Microsoft core infrastructure: Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, Group Policy, PKI, Exchange and Exchange Online, SCCM/MECM, SCVMM, SQL Server.
- Virtualization, storage and backup: Hyper-V and VMware clusters, Huawei, Dell EMC and HPE storage and SAN fabrics, Veeam, MS DPM and tape libraries.
- Network and security: CCIE-level Cisco campus, wireless, ISE and SD-WAN; Check Point, Darktrace and the Microsoft security stack (Defender, Sentinel, Purview).
- Industrial telecoms: fibre construction, splicing and commissioning; TETRA and marine VHF radio; IP telephony and contact centres; PA/GA; videoconferencing, CCTV and IPTV; telecom design and as-built records.
- Leadership and resilience: IT strategy, operator transitions, disaster recovery, ITIL-based operations, SLA recovery and monitoring.
Profiles
Operator
Infrastructure & cloud
PH4NTOM
RLY-04
Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Virtualization & Cloud
18 years in the field
[[ VIEW PROFILE ]]Network & security
Industrial telecoms
Team at a glance
| Call sign | Role | Years | Core strengths | Key certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N0HUP RLY-01 | Principal & Programme Director | 33 | IT strategy, transformation, security architecture, DR, programme and vendor management | PMP, MCP Systems Engineer, ITIL |
| MAINFRAME RLY-02 | Principal Infrastructure Architect | 29 | Microsoft platform architecture, Exchange, SharePoint, SQL, System Center, HA clusters | MCSE Productivity, MCSE Cloud Platform & Infrastructure, MCSE Communication, MCSE SharePoint, MCSA SQL 2016 |
| R4DAR RLY-03 | Lead Infrastructure Engineer | 29 | Data-center operations, HPE/EMC storage, backup, Check Point and Huawei security, Cisco networking | MCSE Productivity, MCSE Cloud Platform & Infrastructure, ITIL Foundation, Huawei HCIA-Storage |
| PH4NTOM RLY-04 | Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Virtualization & Cloud | 18 | Hyper-V/VMware HA, SCVMM/SCCM, SQL AlwaysOn, Azure, team leadership | Azure Administrator Associate (active), MCSE Core Infrastructure, Huawei HCIP-Storage, ITIL Foundation |
| TRANSIT RLY-05 | Senior Systems Engineer, Identity & Migration | 18 | AD and Exchange migrations, multi-domain AD, Huawei SAN/NAS migration, SLA recovery | Huawei HCIP-Storage, Azure Fundamentals, ITIL Foundation, MCP |
| D4EMON RLY-06 | Senior Systems Engineer, Hybrid Windows/Linux | 18 | Windows and Linux servers, VMware vSAN, SAN hardware, PKI, monitoring, government-scale estates | MCSE Core Infrastructure, MCSA Windows Server 2016, CCNA R&S, CompTIA A+ |
| CR0N RLY-07 | Systems Engineer, Microsoft Infrastructure | 15 | Windows Server, Hyper-V/VMware, AD, Exchange, Entra Connect, PowerShell | Microsoft exam 70-740, MOC Exchange 2016 and SharePoint 2016 |
| SPL1CE RLY-08 | Telecoms Commissioning Engineer | 20 | Fibre networks and splicing, structured cabling, UPS/ATS/PDU, commissioning and SAT | — |
| SQU3LCH RLY-09 | Radio Systems Engineer | 30+ | TETRA and marine VHF, IP telephony, PA/GA, oil, gas and LNG commissioning | Alcatel-Lucent Certified Field Expert, EADS TETRA System Design, Motorola Dimetra training |
| BLU3PRINT RLY-10 | Telecoms Design Engineer | 20 | Telecom and security systems design, fibre records, UPS/PDU, EPC coordination | CableScout Administrator, Motorola Dimetra training |
| PACK3T RLY-11 | Senior Network Engineer | 11 | Cisco LAN/WAN/DC, SD-WAN, wireless, ISE, network design | CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure, CCNP, Cisco SD-WAN Specialist |
| D1ALTONE RLY-12 | Voice Systems Specialist | 14+ | IP PBX, unified communications, SBC, contact centres, SDH | Alcatel-Lucent Certified Field Expert (2025) |
| SCANL1NE RLY-13 | Telecoms Design Engineer, Video & Multimedia | 15 | Videoconferencing, CCTV, IPTV, multimedia, Cisco networks, telecom design | — |
| W4TCHDOG RLY-14 | IT Security Specialist | 25 | Check Point, Darktrace, Microsoft security stack, PAM, endpoint protection | Check Point CCSA/CCSE, CCNA, ITIL |
Who leads which service
Lead means the engineer can own the engagement; Support means they deliver parts of it under a lead. See engineering services, tailored solutions and the fixed-price AD Health Check.
| Service | Lead | Support |
|---|---|---|
| AD Health Check (fixed and full) | MAINFRAME, R4DAR, PH4NTOM, TRANSIT | D4EMON, CR0N, W4TCHDOG |
| Infrastructure Health Check | MAINFRAME, R4DAR, PH4NTOM, D4EMON, PACK3T | TRANSIT, CR0N, SPL1CE, BLU3PRINT |
| Unix/Linux Hardening Review | D4EMON | MAINFRAME, PH4NTOM, W4TCHDOG |
| Resilience Architecture Assessment | N0HUP, MAINFRAME, R4DAR | PH4NTOM, TRANSIT, D4EMON, PACK3T, W4TCHDOG |
| Microsoft 365 Tenant Review | MAINFRAME, PH4NTOM, W4TCHDOG | R4DAR, TRANSIT, CR0N |
| Backup & Recovery Readiness | R4DAR, PH4NTOM, TRANSIT | MAINFRAME, D4EMON, CR0N |
| DR Planning & Exercise | N0HUP, MAINFRAME, R4DAR | PH4NTOM, TRANSIT |
| Architecture & Migration | N0HUP, MAINFRAME, PH4NTOM, TRANSIT | R4DAR, D4EMON, CR0N, PACK3T |
| Implementation & Hardening | MAINFRAME, R4DAR, PH4NTOM, TRANSIT, D4EMON, CR0N, PACK3T, W4TCHDOG, SPL1CE | — |
| Ongoing Advisory | N0HUP, MAINFRAME | R4DAR, PH4NTOM |
| Tailored Solutions (automation) | PH4NTOM | MAINFRAME, TRANSIT, D4EMON, CR0N |
| Industrial telecoms (tailored) | SQU3LCH, BLU3PRINT, D1ALTONE, SCANL1NE, SPL1CE | PACK3T, R4DAR |
Join RELAY
We work with engineers who have run real infrastructure where downtime is expensive. If that is you, send us your CV. We keep it on file and contact you when a project needs your skills.
- Who we look for: Microsoft infrastructure, virtualization and storage, networks, IT security, industrial telecoms (fibre, radio, voice, video), experience in oil and gas or other remote and high-security sites.
- How to apply: email your CV as a PDF with the subject “CV — your role”, plus a few lines on where and how you prefer to work (on site, rotational or remote).
- Please do not send: passport or ID numbers, copies of documents, photos or your date of birth. We ask for these only later, if a client project requires them.
CVs are used only for recruitment and are kept for up to 12 months. See the privacy notice.
Client names are withheld under confidentiality; former employers are described by sector and size. Certificate verification is available to clients on request.