IT Project Engineer: Cloud, Network & Onsite Deployments

Usherwood Office Technology

City of Syracuse (NY)

On-site

USD 68,000 - 78,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

PTO

Life insurance

401(k) plan with matching

Training and certifications

Annual store allowance

Job summary

Usherwood Office Technology in Syracuse, NY seeks an experienced IT Project Engineer to lead hands-on infrastructure deployments for diverse clients, including networks, servers, virtualization, and cloud migrations. You will own projects from discovery through handoff, work with cross-functional teams, and ensure timely, secure solutions.

The role requires 5+ years of IT infrastructure, Microsoft 365/Azure, firewalls, VPNs, and strong documentation.

Qualifications

5+ years of professional IT infrastructure experience, preferably within an MSP, consulting, systems integration, or project-based environment.
Hands-on experience with Windows Server and Microsoft infrastructure technologies.
Experience deploying and troubleshooting network infrastructure including firewalls, switches, wireless networks, VLANs, VPNs, routing, and switching.
Experience with Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and related technologies.
Experience with virtualization platforms and virtual server environments.
Experience infrastructure migrations, upgrades, and technology refresh projects.
Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
Ability to independently execute assigned technical projects and recognize when escalation is necessary.
Ability to read and work from Statements of Work, technical designs, implementation plans, and project documentation.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Strong documentation and organizational skills.
Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical clients.
Ability to manage multiple assignments and priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
Willingness and ability to travel to client locations and occasionally perform scheduled after-hours project work.

Responsibilities

Implement and complete infrastructure projects for new and existing clients.
Deploy and configure firewalls, switches, wireless networks, servers, virtual machines, and cloud technologies.
Perform server, network, Microsoft 365, Azure, and infrastructure migrations and upgrades.
Configure networking technologies including VLANs, routing, switching, VPNs, wireless, DNS, and DHCP.
Work with Windows Server, Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, Azure, and related Microsoft technologies.
Participate in new client onboarding, including infrastructure discovery, deployment, migration, documentation, and technical transition.
Review project scopes and technical requirements prior to implementation.
Prepare, stage, configure, and test equipment and solutions before deployment.
Troubleshoot technical challenges encountered during implementations and migrations.
Travel to client locations as required for onsite project implementations.