Lead Integration Engineer

PLANIT Group; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PLANIT Group seeks a Lead Integration Engineer to drive high-impact projects, mentor teams, and oversee corporate office migrations and cloud deployment. The role demands extensive travel and on-site oversight, with remote work when not traveling.

You will coordinate with NetOps, DevOps, Azure, and SQL teams to deliver stable, scalable solutions across US, Canada, and the UK, maintaining security and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Network/Computer Engineering, or related technical field preferred
• 12+ years in Systems Administration/technical consulting in MS, Cisco, or Fortinet environments
• MSP experience delivering scalable technology solutions with budget and functionality balance

Responsibilities

• Lead distributed engineering teams and provide regular updates to senior management
• Plan daily schedules, maintain documentation, and manage customer communications
• Collaborate with vendors to obtain quotes and develop migration runbooks
• Coordinate with NetOps, Azure, and SQL teams to migrate to the corporate cloud and deploy stable solutions
• Oversee security, backups, and business continuity strategies
• Support talent acquisition and engineer development

Skills

Leadership

Microsoft Stack

Networking

Migration Tools

Virtualization

Monitoring

Backup & Recovery

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

MSP experience

Tools

VMware

PRTG

Nagios

Backup Exec

Veeam

Mover.io

AvePoint

Syncovery

Quest

Job description

USA Contract On-Site Flexibility/Remote: 100%

LEAD INTEGRATION ENGINEER

Department: Information Technology

Reports To: SVP of Technology

Position Type: Remote / Traveling Position (When not traveling, this role is Work From Home)

Travel Requirements: 65% (Must have the ability to travel extensively throughout the US, Canada, and the UK)

Location Policy: Due to travel requirements, the candidate must live within one hour of a major international airport.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Lead Integration Engineer focuses on leading high-impact projects, mentoring team members, and providing continuous training for the Technology Integrations Team. The team is responsible for successfully implementing corporate office integrations, M365 migrations, application migrations, office moves, closures, and structural consolidation projects. This role requires extensive international and domestic travel to oversee large-scale engineering initiatives directly on-site.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Team Leadership & Performance: Provide regular updates and performance feedback regarding the engineering team to senior management; meet with engineers regularly to resolve operational conflicts and foster a collaborative environment.
• Daily Workflow Management: Partner with Integration Engineers to efficiently plan their daily schedules, complete technical documentation, update project plans, and manage customer correspondence.
• Vendor & Lifecycle Management: Work closely with external vendors to obtain quotes; assist engineers in developing structured migration plans and deployment runbooks.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • Attend weekly telecom meetings to accurately identify internet circuit requirements.
  • Attend regular alignment meetings with NetOps and Core Engineering teams to ensure integration processes remain fully compliant with system standards.
  • Work with DevOps, NetOps, Azure, and SQL teams to migrate legacy on-premises applications onto the corporate cloud and deploy stable solutions for corporate users.
  • Coordinate with the NetOps team to guarantee hardware and network equipment orders are processed and delivered on time.
• Engineering Quality Assurance: Train, onboard, and evaluate engineers to ensure they strictly follow organizational standards when configuring networking equipment, monitoring systems, servers, and physical workstation layouts.
• Field Supervision: Personally accompany new engineers during initial site surveys, integrations, and office relocation projects to enforce correct procedures.
• Technical Governance & Change Management:
  • Represent the integration team during ServiceNow Change Management processes.
  • Attend weekly Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings to request, justify, and secure vendor account access.
  • Attend monthly reviews with the Application Management team to document new application deployments and vendor support details.
  • Attend weekly MMD and Device Management meetings to track active system enhancements and application packaging projects.
• System Optimization & Security: Monitor and test application performance to isolate potential bottlenecks, engineer appropriate fixes, and maintain proactive security, backup, and business continuity strategies.
• Escalation & Professional Development: Serve as the primary escalation support contact for the technology team; perform thorough peer reviews, identify training gaps, and build out quarterly education plans for engineer development.
• Talent Acquisition Support: Assist management with reviewing resumes, interviewing, onboarding, and training incoming technical staff.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Leadership Capabilities: Proven ability to lead distributed technical teams with confidence, clarity, and purpose across multiple geographic regions (US, Canada, UK).
• Core Microsoft Stack: Deep technical knowledge of Windows Server 2012/2016/2019, Windows 10, Active Directory, Azure, Group Policy Objects (GPOs), and Intune.
• Advanced Networking: Expert understanding of networking principles (OSI model, TCP/IP), switches, routers, firewalls, and localized LAN/WAN routing at Layer 3.
• Migration Tools: Advanced practical knowledge of modern enterprise migration tools such as Mover.io, AvePoint, Syncovery, and Quest; extensive Microsoft Exchange or O365 migration and troubleshooting experience.
• Infrastructure Management: Strong background maintaining equipment inventories, hardware lifecycles, and network/server patching best practices.
• Virtualization & Monitoring: Hands-on experience working with virtualization frameworks (VMware) and enterprise monitoring platforms (PRTG, Nagios).
• Backup & Replication: Experience utilizing enterprise backup systems (Backup Exec, Double-Take, RecoverPoint, Veeam). Scripting experience is a plus.
• Soft Skills & Execution: Outstanding time management, problem-solving, and high-pressure conflict resolution skills. Exceptional interpersonal communication skills to bridge technical details into everyday language for senior leadership and vendors.
• Productivity Software: Expert proficiency in Smartsheet, MS Project, Visio, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Network/Computer Engineering, or a related technical field is highly preferred (not explicitly required).
• Experience: 12+ years of progressive experience in a Systems Administration or technical consulting capacity within a Microsoft, Cisco, or Fortinet-based infrastructure environment.
• MSP Exposure: Prior experience working within or alongside a Managed Service Provider (MSP) to deliver scalable technology solutions while balancing budget and system functionality constraints.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS

• Preferred Certifications: Possession of one or more active enterprise certifications is strongly preferred (e.g., Microsoft, Cisco, Fortinet, or related security credentials).
• Travel Credentials: A valid, active Driver's License and an international Passport are mandatory.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS & REQUISITES

• Regularly required to sit, talk, hear, reach with hands/arms, and use fine motor skills to handle technical components. Frequently required to stand and walk.
• Must possess the physical vitality to sustain a heavy 65% travel schedule and the ability to lift, carry, and install physical server and networking equipment weighing up to 50 lbs.