Project Engineer

We're recruiting on behalf of a cloud-first, technically led Managed Service Provider whose philosophy is to stay "top-heavy with technical capability" they only sell what they can design and deliver themselves. For you, that translates into fewer layers of non-technical management and far more day-to-day interaction with senior architects and the Technical Director than you'd typically get elsewhere.

Their focus is squarely on Microsoft's cloud stack. Most of the work coming in is cloud transformation, not legacy server support — Azure, Microsoft 365, and the security tooling that sits around them (Defender, Sentinel, Purview), plus hybrid architectures designed properly from the ground up.

The Role

As an MSP, our client runs continuous migrations, transformations and redesigns across multiple customers at once. You'll be doing this work day in, day out — meaning faster, broader skills growth than you'd typically see in a single internal IT environment. Specifically, you'll be involved in: General support, deployment and architectural design across Azure and Microsoft 365 Migrations from on-premises infrastructure into the cloud Diagnosing and fixing existing cloud environments that have been poorly implemented elsewhere Working hands-on with the more advanced end of the Microsoft security stack: Purview, advanced Defender configurations, Sentinel, and the broader M365 security tools

This isn't a Windows Server role, and our client isn't looking for another traditional server engineer, that skill set is well covered internally already, and increasingly less relevant to where they see the market heading. They need someone whose primary strength is public cloud and M365.

Core technical skills:

• Strong, hands-on Azure experience
• Strong Microsoft 365 experience beyond the basic Exposure to Purview, advanced Defender, Sentinel and the wider security stack as you'll be supporting the security team for select onboarding projects.
• Confidence designing and delivering hybrid cloud architecture, not just maintaining it

Background:

• MSP experience is ideal — you're used to pace, deadlines, and doing this work constantly, rather than the slower drift of an internal IT or IT manager role
• Able to hit the ground running with minimal need for foundational Azure/M365 training

Attitude:

• Energetic, self-sufficient and genuinely hungry to learn — someone who builds skills in their own time and makes use of the resources available, rather than waiting to be told what to do.
• A proactive, hard-working mindset
• An interest in getting involved in pre-sales is a bonus (not mandatory) — if you've got the right personality for it, there's real scope to shape solutions and work closely with the Technical Director on how services are delivered.