Project Engineer
Glasgow
We are looking for an experienced and motivated IT Project Engineer to join our client within a fast-paced Managed Service Provider (MSP) environment. This is a hands-on technical role responsible for delivering high-quality IT projects across customer environments, ensuring solutions are implemented to best-practice standards, on time, and with minimal disruption.
You will work across server, cloud, networking, security, and telecoms technologies, delivering installations, migrations, upgrades, and transformation projects. This role requires a proactive, detail-driven engineer who can take ownership of project delivery from planning through to completion.
Project Delivery & Implementation
- Deliver IT, cloud, networking, and telecoms projects to a high standard, ensuring accuracy, quality, and adherence to scope.
- Install, configure, and migrate systems including servers, networks, Microsoft 365, Azure, firewalls, Wi-Fi, and end-user devices.
- Conduct pre-installation checks, risk assessments, and readiness reviews to ensure smooth project execution.
- Work closely with Project Managers to plan workloads, provide technical input, and ensure milestones are met.
- Produce clear project documentation including implementation plans, configuration notes, and post-installation reports.
- Support customer go-lives, cutovers, and out-of-hours project work when required.
- Attend customer sites for IT audits, onboarding activities, project delivery, and investigation of issues that cannot be resolved remotely.
Technical Expertise & Hands-On Engineering
- Deploy and configure Windows Server, Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP, and virtualisation platforms (VMware/Hyper-V).
- Implement Microsoft 365 and Azure solutions including migrations, identity, security, and device management (Intune).
- Configure and troubleshoot networking technologies including firewalls, VPNs, VLANs, routing, switching, and Wi-Fi.
- Support telecoms and VoIP deployments including Gamma Horizon, Giacom, SIP services, and call routing.
- Perform system upgrades, patching, hardware installations, and infrastructure refreshes.
Experience and Technical Skills
3-5+ years' experience in an MSP environment delivering technical projects or advanced 2nd/3rd line work, with strong hands-on expertise across:
- Windows Server (2016-2022), Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS/DHCP
- Virtualisation: VMware or Hyper-V
- Microsoft 365: Exchange Online, SharePoint, Teams, Security & Compliance
- Azure: identity, virtual machines, networking, Intune, conditional access
- Networking: firewalls, VPNs, VLANs, routing, switching, Wi-Fi
- Backup & DR solutions (e.g. Acronis)
- Telecoms and VoIP: Gamma Horizon, Giacom, SIP services
- Proven experience delivering migrations, deployments, and infrastructure upgrades
If this sounds like the right role for you, then please get in touch with Christina Hall at [email protected]
