Remote IT Project Engineer — Cloud & Infrastructure Lead

FusionTek; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 500,000 - 750,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

R500,000–R750,000 per year

Quarterly bonus eligibility

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid time off and leave policies in SA

Job summary

FusionTek is seeking a seasoned Project Engineer to act as the technical backbone on IT infrastructure projects. You will support Project Managers on deployments, migrations, and upgrades, joining client calls as the technical resource while leading design and execution with minimal oversight.

The role is fully remote, requiring hands-on expertise across server, network, and cloud migrations, with the ability to own technical deliverables end-to-end for multiple clients.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years IT infrastructure, systems engineering, or senior sysadmin experience.
• Proven track record leading server, network, and cloud migration projects end-to-end.
• MSP experience strongly preferred across multi-client environments.
• Relevant certifications preferred: Microsoft Azure, VMware, CompTIA Network+/Security+.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployments and configurations for Windows Server environments (2016–2025).
• Design and manage Hyper-V and VMware virtualization infrastructure.
• Architect and deploy networking: switches, VLANs, VPNs, routing/switching.
• Deploy and troubleshoot firewalls (SonicWall, Fortinet, Cisco, Meraki).
• Oversee Microsoft 365, Intune, Azure deployments and migrations.

Skills

IT infrastructure

Systems engineering

Senior sysadmin

MSP experience

Azure

AWS

Education

Microsoft Azure Administrator/Solutions Architect

VMware VCP

CompTIA Network+/Security+

Tools

Hyper-V

VMware ESXi/vSphere

SonicWall

Fortinet

Cisco

Meraki

Veeam

Barracuda

Azure

AWS

Job description

FusionTek is seeking a seasoned Project Engineer to act as the technical backbone on IT infrastructure projects. You will support Project Managers on deployments, migrations, and upgrades, joining client calls as the technical resource while leading design and execution with minimal oversight.

The role is fully remote, requiring hands-on expertise across server, network, and cloud migrations, with the ability to own technical deliverables end-to-end for multiple clients.