Project Engineer

As a Project Engineer at Coretelligent, you will play a key role in delivering complex IT initiatives across our client environments. This role is responsible for executing project-based work from design through deployment, ensuring solutions are implemented efficiently, securely, and in alignment with client expectations.

You’ll work closely with Project Managers and cross-functional teams to support a wide range of infrastructure and cloud initiatives, while also serving as a technical resource for clients throughout the project lifecycle. This includes building and deploying solutions, documenting configurations, supporting end users, and ensuring a seamless transition into ongoing support.

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys project-based work, takes ownership of outcomes, and thrives in dynamic MSP environments where no two projects are the same.

Remote (U.S) | Exempt | Reports to Manager, Project Engineering

What You’ll Do:

• Design and deploy infrastructure for new offices, office relocations and network refreshes.
• Install and configure firewalls, managed switches, access points and associated hardware.
• Implement VLANs, subnetting, DHCP, DNS, NAT, routing and firewall policies.
• Configure site-to-site and remote access VPNs, SD-WAN and ISP failover.
• Coordinate with ISPs, cabling contractors and third-party vendors.
• Troubleshoot routing, connectivity, wireless and performance issues.
• Create network diagrams, IP plans, configuration records and handoff documentation.

What You Bring to the Table:

Primary technical expertise — hands-on experience required

• Fortinet FortiGate and Meraki firewalls
• Cisco, Meraki, UniFi and Fortinet switching
• Meraki, Aruba and UniFi wireless
• TCP/IP, VLANs, subnetting, DNS, DHCP, NAT, VPNs and routing
• Office deployments, rack-and-stack, network refreshes and cutovers

Adjacent technology knowledge — working familiarity expected

• Windows Server and Active Directory
• VMware vSphere and Hyper-V
• Microsoft 365, Entra ID and Azure networking basics
• Storage and backup platforms such as Synology, Dell EMC and Veeam

Experience and qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant IT infrastructure experience with hands-on network deployments.
• Ability to independently execute network infrastructure projects.

Cross-Functional Technical Expectations

• Engineers are hired for demonstrated expertise in a primary specialty, not mastery of every platform.
• Maintain foundational understanding of adjacent networking, cloud, infrastructure, security and identity technologies.
• Understand dependencies, collaborate across disciplines and contribute outside the primary specialty when appropriate.

Project Delivery Expectations

• • Own assigned technical tasks from planning through completion.
  • Coordinate with Project Managers on approved scope, budgets, schedules and risks.
  • Maintain accurate time entries, project updates and technical documentation.
  • Support cutovers, validation, post-implementation support and handoff to operations.
  • Maintain billable utilization consistent with departmental expectations.

Travel and Work Requirements:

• Ability to travel for project work at least once a month.
• Able to regularly work nights and weekends to perform off-hours upgrades and migrations