Messaging and Directory Services Senior Systems Engineer

Description

Scope Responsible for the administration and engineering functions required to manage, maintain and support global messaging and Directory services, specifically Exchange 2003/ 2017 and Active Directory 2003/ 2018.Duties and responsibilities Setting up and maintaining enterprise wide Exchange 2003/ 2017 and Windows Active Directory 2003/ 2018 systems.Troubleshooting and resolving Exchange 2003/ 2017 problems.Troubleshooting and resolving Active Directory 2003/ 2017 problems.Working with the teams to manage and support messaging services, DNS, DHCP, AD Routing for Thomson global email and domain environment (60,000 users). Ensuring integrity and stability of the Messaging, Active Directory, and Enterprise wide environment including Antivirus updates, Security patches and Service packs.Maintaining Directory Services, Outlook Web Access, routing and transports. Management and support of Exchange 2003/ 2017 servers and connectors. Maintaining and supporting third party applications including Trend AntiVirus suite, Blackberry wireless, EFax, Enterprise Vault, MOM ,SharePoint, WSUS, and SMS.Troubleshooting and resolving Tier II and Tier III email/ Active Directory related issues following established protocol and procedures via the service desk.Documenting the environment and operational procedures.Qualifications Required Four years college degree required, preferably in Computer Science.Minimum five years Microsoft Exchange Email experience.Minimum five years Microsoft Active Directory services experience.Strong Messaging experience with expert knowledge of Exchange 2003/ 2017.Hands on experience setting up and configuring Exchange 2003/ 2017 systems.Expert knowledge in troubleshooting Exchange 2003/ 2017. Experience in Enterprise wide deployment of Exchange services backbone. Clear understanding of messaging standards and protocols including Networking, TCP/IP, DNS, WINS.Broad and thorough knowledge of Windows 2003/ 2018 Active Directory.Experience with Blackberry wireless, EFax, ISA services, and OWA.Experience with MS MOM, SharePoint, WSUS, SMS, MIIS, and PKI.Working knowledge of enterprise and SAN based systems, Mon, Microsoft SQL, Linux/Sendmail, Symantec Archiving, Disaster Recovery, Business Continuity, MS MOM/ Operation Center, Tivoli Backup, Trend, ScanMail a plus.Must be able to proactively identify problem areas and provide or recommend solutions.