• Address: Chicago, IL 60689 (map)
• Date Posted: 11/07/09
• Job Type: Full-time

Company Request Technology, LLC
Position Title Microsoft Messaging/Exchange Engineer
Job Code 2893477
Job Location Chicago, IL -
Description




Prestigious Firm, located in Chicago, has an immediate opening for a Senior Microsoft Messaging/Exchange Engineer. Candidate is responsible for operational support of and project initiatives involving the messaging environment. This position provides maintenance, support, and enhancements of the messaging systems including Exchange, Outlook, Blackberry/BES, Postini, and email archiving. Candidates should be team players with excellent communication skills and have the ability to manage a multitude of assignments independently.


Essential Duties and Responsibilities:


Analyzing, planning, testing, and implementation of Messaging application software


Actively pursuing new technologies to improve effectiveness and efficiency of the Messaging systems


Monitoring and analyzing the Messaging systems to ensure 100% uptime operational availability


Support high availability technologies


Performing root cause analysis and providing recommendations to improve efficiencies and resolve problems


Resolving problems with Messaging systems and technologies


Escalating problems to vendors


Providing troubleshooting training to the User Support team


Implementation and maintenance of disaster recovery solutions


Documenting system uptime and usage metrics


Maintaining documentation of processes, procedures, troubleshooting guides and change management logs


Provide 24x7 On-Call support on a rotating basis


Flexible to work overtime as require


Education and/or Experience:


Required:


Bachelors degree and/or equivalent combination of education, training and experience


Strong expertise (5+ years) in Messaging systems


Proven troubleshooting abilities


Specific Messaging experience including:


Expertise in Microsoft Exchange Server 2003/2007 (to include monitoring, clustering, backup/restore, and attached storage)


Expertise in BlackBerry Enterprise Server 4.x


Expertise with Postini


Strong understanding of message routing technologies


Experience with SMTP gateway tools and appliances is preferred


Experience with MessageOne EMS


Good working knowledge of Active Directory


Experience with Quest MessageStats, ActiveGroups, & Spotlight on Exchange


Understanding of IronPort Email Gateway


Understanding of TLS/SPN connections to firm clients


Understanding of Outlook Web Access (OWA)


Strong understanding of technical networking


Strong knowledge of Windows 2000, 2003 and XP


Strong planning and analysis skills


Strong documentation skills


Strong understanding of MS Office Suite and Document Management Systems


Strong understanding of email clients

Desired Skills:


Non-Tech Skills:


About Request Technology, LLC:

Since 1984, Request Technology has been successfully placing thousands of people in rewarding IT positions throughout the United States. How? Experience is the key. REQUEST's executive recruiters are established Associate's, each with years of in-depth recruiting experience, many of whom have practical industry experience. They stay abreast of trends -- which offer you extensive knowledge of what's going on in the field. At REQUEST, our recruiters also partner with our clients - which include Fortune 500 companies as well as ambitious entrepreneurial businesses whose growth and success offer exciting opportunities. Our clients invest significant resources while providing their employees with the latest technologies resulting in development and career advancement.



Pay Rate: 80k - 99k
Start Date: ASAP
Emp. Type: Full Time
# of Openings: 1
Location: Chicago, IL -
Overtime Pay: None
Job Number: 35815508 : JSCJ-EXCHANGE
Date Posted: 11/5/2009

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