Projects Engineer

Thinkit Resources; Fareham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Thinkit Resources in Fareham is seeking a Projects Engineer to join on a permanent basis. You will oversee project delivery for IT infrastructure including servers, storage and network gear, with both remote and on-site installations, configuration, and user acceptance testing.

The role also covers technical pre-sales, audits, design documentation, resource planning and post-implementation support within an MSP environment.

Qualifications

• Experience deploying and supporting IT infrastructure including servers, storage and LAN/WLAN devices.
• Strong knowledge of Windows Server, Hyper-V and SCCM.
• Hands-on experience with Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and Group Policy.
• Experience with backup/recovery in virtualised environments.
• Familiarity with Radius authentication and security devices.
• Experience in MSP environments and presales activities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver IT projects including remote and on-site installation and configuration.
• Provide technical pre-sales support for new projects.
• Conduct technical audits and produce design documentation.
• Provide third-line support and escalation from the helpdesk.
• Assist in evaluating and developing new products and services.

Skills

Project management

Presales

Site surveys

Design documentation

MSP experience

Tools

Windows Server

Hyper-V

SCCM

Active Directory

DNS

DHCP

Group Policy

Veeam

Aruba Central

Aruba networking

SD-WAN

Firewalls

Webfilters

HPE Server & Storage

Radius

Backup and recovery

Smoothwall

Job description

My fantastic client in Fareham is currently looking for a Projects Engineer to come on board on a permanent basis.

The Project Engineer provides comprehensive design and delivery solutions for all our server, storage, network, wireless and security projects ensuring they meet the customers needs. This includes project management, technical pre-sales, audit and scoping, producing design documentation, resource allocation, remote and on‑site installation and configuration, user acceptance testing, project sign off and third line support services.

JOB PURPOSE

Purpose of the Role:

• Project delivery including remote and on‑site installation and configuration
• Provide technical pre-sales services for new projects/opportunities
• Carry out technical consultancy and audit services as required
• Produce technical design documentation to support project and sales processesProvide third line support services direct to clients and as escalation point from the support desk
• Assist with the assessment and development of new products and services

PERSON SPECIFICATION/EXPERIENCE

To be successful in this role we expect candidates to have in‑depth experience with;

• Deploying and supporting IT Infrastructure solutions including servers, storage and LAN/WLAN network devices
• Windows Server, Hyper‑V, SCCM
• Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy
• Backup and recovery systems in a virtualised environment
• Network authentication, for example Radius
• Configuration and troubleshooting of security devices such as Firewalls and Webfilters
• Carrying out customer site surveys/audits and produce required outputs and design documentation
• Producing and implementing complex configurations
• Able to evaluate and solve complex problems, analyse situations accurately and adopt effective actions to point of resolution
• Working within an MSP environment and in a presales capacity.
• HPE Server and Storage hardware solutions
• Aruba switching and wireless technologies and management platforms, such as Aruba Central
• VEEAM backup solutions
• Smoothwall appliances
• SD-WAN solutions

This is a permanent role based onsite in Fareham and is paying a salary of £35-45k per annum.