Senior Systems Engineer (MSP)

Bowman Williams; Ellicott City (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision coverage

Life and Disability Insurance

401(k) with 3% match

3 weeks PTO

Hybrid WFH: 3-4 days remote

Job summary

Bowman Williams is seeking a Senior Project Engineer for infrastructure, cloud, and network modernization across client environments. The role is project-focused, with most time on delivery and some escalation support, in a collaborative engineering team renowned for low turnover and documentation standards.

The position emphasizes hands-on work from planning through implementation, including server upgrades, migrations, and security improvements, with a hybrid work model and competitive

Qualifications

• Experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Azure, and virtualization.
• Experience with cloud migrations, server upgrades, network refreshes, and infrastructure modernization projects.
• Knowledge of AWS, firewalls, switching, wireless, VPNs, DNS, DHCP, backups, and core networking.
• Owns project work with minimal oversight while maintaining documentation and communication.
• Balances hands-on implementation, client communication, and senior escalation support.

Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure and cloud projects across multiple MSP client environments.
• Deliver server upgrades, virtualization work, Microsoft 365 migrations, directory migrations, and Azure cloud projects.
• Implement network improvements involving firewalls, switching, wireless, VPNs, ISP changes, and connectivity upgrades.
• Support Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, VMware, Hyper-V, and backup environments.
• Own project execution independently or as part of a small technical team.
• Assist with project planning, technical validation, implementation, testing, and post project support.
• Document technical designs, configurations, implementation steps, and client environment changes.
• Provide top level escalation support when complex infrastructure, cloud, or networking issues require senior engineering involvement.
• Communicate clearly with clients, project teams, and internal stakeholders throughout delivery.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

Microsoft 365

Azure

Virtualization

Networking

Troubleshooting

Tools

AWS

VMware

Hyper-V

Firewalls

VPNs

Job description

Work Model: Hybrid, 3 to 4 WFH days per week

Compensation: $120,000 to $130,000 base salary plus bonus

Overview

We are a long established Managed Service and Cloud Provider hiring a Senior Project Engineer to lead infrastructure, cloud, and network modernization projects across multiple client environments.

This is a project first role for an experienced MSP engineer who wants to spend most of their time building, migrating, upgrading, and improving client environments instead of sitting in a ticket queue.

You will join a collaborative engineering team with exceptionally low turnover, strong documentation standards, and a calm delivery focused culture where engineers are trusted to do the work the right way.

Role Focus

You will spend approximately 85% of your time on project delivery and 15% on high level escalation support. This includes server upgrades, cloud migrations, network refreshes, firewall changes, virtualization work, Microsoft 365 migrations, Azure initiatives, and infrastructure improvements for established clients. The right person is hands on, organized, client ready, and comfortable owning technical work from planning through implementation and and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead infrastructure and cloud projects across multiple MSP client environments
• Deliver server upgrades, virtualization work, Microsoft 365 migrations, directory migrations, and Azure cloud projects
• Implement network improvements involving firewalls, switching, wireless, VPNs, ISP changes, and connectivity upgrades
• Support Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Azure, AWS, VMware, Hyper V, and backup environments
• Own project execution independently or as part of a small technical team
• Assist with project planning, technical validation, implementation, testing, and post project support
• Document technical designs, configurations, implementation steps, and client environment changes
• Provide top level escalation support when complex infrastructure, cloud, or networking issues require senior engineering involvement
• Communicate clearly with clients, project teams, and internal stakeholders throughout delivery

Requirements

• Strong background in Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Azure, and virtualization
• Experience with cloud migrations, server upgrades, network refreshes, and infrastructure modernization projects
• Working knowledge of AWS, firewalls, switching, wireless, VPNs, DNS, DHCP, backups, and core networking
• Ability to own project work with minimal oversight while maintaining strong documentation and communication
• Comfortable balancing hands on implementation, client communication, and senior escalation support
• Strong troubleshooting skills across servers, cloud platforms, networks, and hybrid infrastructure

Compensation and Benefits

• $120,000 to $130,000 base salary
• 100% Health, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Life and Disability Insurance
• 401(k) with 3% match
• 3 weeks PTO, increasing with tenure
• Hybrid WFH schedule with 3 to 4 remote days per week
• Low turnover engineering team with a calm, well documented, project driven environment