IT Project Lead & Engineer — Hybrid (Nashville)

CruiTek, LLC; Brentwood (TN); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision

401(k) with 3% employer match

Paid time off

Holidays

Training/certification reimbursement

Job summary

CruiTek is recruiting a technical project leader for an IT services client in the Nashville area. The role blends client‑facing project management with hands‑on engineering, with roughly 60–70% PM and 30–40% engineering.

You will shepherd projects from the sales handoff through planning, delivery, cutover and support transition. Typical assignments include Microsoft 365 and cloud migrations, server upgrades, network improvements, security deployments and office relocations.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in MSP/IT services or internal IT with project responsibilities.
• Hands-on familiarity with Windows Server, AD/Entra ID, M365, virtualization or cloud basics, and networking.
• Experience balancing multiple projects, deadlines, budgets, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Translate statements of work into delivery plans, schedules and resources.
• Lead kickoff meetings, track hours and budget, manage risks and scope changes.
• Coordinate with hardware vendors, carriers, and software partners.
• Work with engineers on provisioning, migration and troubleshooting (Windows servers/workstations, M365, Entra ID, Intune, firewalls, switching, Wi-Fi, backups, endpoint security).
• Support testing and go-live readiness, including after-hours cutovers.
• Maintain project records and time entries in PSA; create runbooks and diagrams.
• Improve delivery templates and handoffs; report backlog and client feedback.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Time management

Budget management

Problem solving

Tools

ConnectWise

Autotask

HaloPSA

Microsoft Project

Planner

Smartsheet

VPN

Entra ID

Intune

Windows Server

Active Directory/Entra ID

Microsoft 365

Job description

CruiTek is recruiting a technical project leader for an IT services client in the Nashville area. The role blends client‑facing project management with hands‑on engineering, with roughly 60–70% PM and 30–40% engineering.

You will shepherd projects from the sales handoff through planning, delivery, cutover and support transition. Typical assignments include Microsoft 365 and cloud migrations, server upgrades, network improvements, security deployments and office relocations.