IT Project Engineer

Location Is Northampton

Salary is 30k -45k

Skills : Installation, Migration, Exchange (2003 - 2012), Windows Server (2003 – 2102) Active Directory, Windows (7, 8), networks TCP/IP, DNS, SBS, VMware, VCP, Hyper-V, Office 365, Azure, 3^rd line, Helpdesk, Supportdesk, Cisco, Cloud, Security, Projects

We are looking for an IT project engineer to join our clients projects team. You will be joining a leading IT Support company (MSP) in Northampton with a Nationwide Customer base.

You will be required to proactively improve, optimise, converge, and develop the infrastructure with future capacity in mind, managing projects and responsibilities. In particular, you will be required to provide advice and guidance on maintaining the cloud, server, network, VMware, Azure and security environments, to plan and instigate hardware and software upgrades as required, and to ensure that planned processes have been completed satisfactorily.

Responsibilities of Role

Delivery of technical design, implementation and consultancy for IT projects and solutions (upgrades, integration work and greenfield installations)

Create project documentation, including scope of works, design/build, planning, handover documents and progress reports

Work with the sales team to provide pre-sales technical support, consultation and solution design proposals

• Seek and highlight additional opportunities whilst reviewing clients existing IT infrastructure
• Evaluate and recommend changes in performance tuning, infrastructure design and monitoring for clients
• Ensure regular progress reports are created and distributed to key stakeholders
• Assist with the handover/transition of new client IT systems and services to the service desk and field teams
• Undertake client audits (review of client infrastructure and security vulnerability testing)
• Undertake personal, technical training and development to ensure technical skills are kept up-to-date and aligned to the business and divisional plans
• Keep appraised and evaluate new technologies
• Provide technical support assistance/guidance to the 3^rd line service desk team
• Assist in the training and development of service helpdesk staff and field engineers
• Define, develop and maintain infrastructure deployment techniques, standards, policies and procedures
• Assist with the management, upgrade and delivery of new IT for the my clients infrastructure
• Suggest improvements for the on-going development of the professional services division

Skills Required

• Minimum 3 years’ extensive experience in the design and delivery of projects covering a broad range of IT system, services and solutions (closely aligned to Microsoft applications and cloud-based service stacks (Azure, Office 365)
• Industry recognised accreditations such as Microsoft MCSE, Cisco CCNA, VMware VCP or equivalent level of certification are highly desirable but not essential

Installation, Migration, Exchange (2003 - 2012), Windows Server (2003 – 2102) Active Directory, Windows (7, 8), networks TCP/IP, DNS, SBS, VMware, VCP, Hyper-V, Office 365, Azure, 3^rd line, Helpdesk, Supportdesk, Cisco, Cloud, Security, Projects