Remote Senior IT Infrastructure & Cloud Project Engineer

Advanced Operations Partners; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Operations Partners is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to serve as the lead technical resource on complex client technology projects—from discovery through handoff, including testing, documentation, and managed services transition.

This role requires independent ownership of technical outcomes, proactive risk identification, and clear, business-minded communication with clients. Remote-based, with client-site work when hands-on activities are required.

Qualifications

• Significant hands-on experience delivering IT infrastructure projects.
• Experience independently leading complex technical projects.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365, Azure, Entra ID/AD and networking.
• Experience with migrations and major infrastructure upgrades.
• Ability to travel to client locations as required.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical delivery of complex client projects from discovery through handoff.
• Design and implement solutions across Microsoft cloud, infrastructure, networking, backup, and security.
• Lead migrations, upgrades, deployments, and infrastructure modernization projects.
• Develop and execute implementation, testing, cutover, rollback, and validation plans.
• Produce accurate project documentation; ensure clean transition to Managed Services and Support.

Skills

Project leadership

Client-facing communication

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Time management

Tools

VMware

Hyper-V

Windows Server

Azure

Microsoft 365

Active Directory

Job description

Advanced Operations Partners is seeking a Senior Project Engineer to serve as the lead technical resource on complex client technology projects—from discovery through handoff, including testing, documentation, and managed services transition.

This role requires independent ownership of technical outcomes, proactive risk identification, and clear, business-minded communication with clients. Remote-based, with client-site work when hands-on activities are required.