Project Engineer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
Rotherham
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
SALARY
£40,000 / year
CATEGORY
Technology
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SKILLS

Windows Server Administration Microsoft 365 Administration Intune SentinelOne Network Switching (VLANs) Firewall Configuration Endpoint Management WiFi Configuration

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Project Engineer at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Location: Rotherham, South Yorkshire | Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 per year | Full-time

Job Description

As a project engineer you are responsible for the technical and engineering aspects of projects assigned to you. You will be assigned a work schedule, deliverables and meet these based on the customers business requirements and deadlines.

Responsibilities

  • Installing physical equipment such as switches, cabinets, access points
  • Configuring network equipment
  • Deploying/rebuilding/configuring end user equipment such as laptops/desktops
  • Configuring and deploying cloud services such as Barracuda, M365, SentinelOne, RMM and other platform based software
  • Applying best practice, auditing and making changes to live environments including but not limited to any line of business system such as AD, Intune, Exchange, SharePoint
  • Configuring/deploying/installing other networking, security or IT hardware, software and systems.
  • Working alongside the Project Delivery lead and/ or the Project Manager who will schedule works and manage customer expectations

Skills Required

  • Windows Server – Active Directory, DNS, DHCP – migration, group policy, auditing, security, windows events
  • Microsoft 365 – Azure AD, Exchange, Teams, OneDrive/SharePoint – migration, policies, security
  • Microsoft 365 security – Intune, conditional access, defender for cloud
  • EDR or XDR solutions such as SentinelOne/Defender for endpoint
  • Layer 2 Switch configuration – VLANs, trunks, access ports, POE
  • Racking, cabling, hardware installation – eg firewall installation, cabinet patching and tidying
  • Wifi
  • Protocol general knowledge – DNS records, email filtering/connectors
  • Firewalls, access control and NAT
  • Endpoint management – policy enforcement, device control, MDM
  • End user hardware including laptops and desktops – software install, profile configuration
  • WiFi configuration and deployment

Desirable Skills

  • SAN, NAS and DAS storage systems
  • Wireless network survey, design and deployment
  • Exchange Server on-premise migration
  • File share security and migration
  • SonicWall/other NGFW firewalls – content filtering, IPS, IDS, etc
  • Ubiquiti switching and wireless
  • CCTV and VOIP systems – managing low latency networking and security
  • HyperV – management and deployment, standalone and clusters
  • SQL server – basic installation and knowledge
  • VMware ESXi – understanding of standalone and VCentre management and security
  • System and network monitoring tools – eg Nagios, PRTG, HTTP GET/POST, ping, snmp etc
  • Linux system administration – deployment, management, security
  • Web applications and web hosting systems – WordPress, domain names, public DNS

Benefits

  • 22 Days Holiday (Rising to 25 days after 5 years’ service)
  • Birthday Day Off
  • Buy Holiday Scheme
  • Career Development and Progression Opportunities
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Enhanced Company Sick Pay
  • Discounted Retail Vouchers
  • Health Care Benefit
  • Reduced Gym Membership
  • [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Mobile Benefit
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Annual Salary Reviews
  • Pension Scheme
  • Charity Events

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We are committed to supporting applicants with disabilities. We will endeavour to make necessary adjustments to ensure a fair and accessible recruitment process.

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