Exchange Messaging Engineer - AMS Staffing Solutions



Company

AMS Staffing Solutions

Posted 2/4/2010
Salary

$95,000 - $110,000 / year

Job Skills Exchange
Job Type W2
Job Duration Full Time
Job Location

US-IL-Chicago

Start Date ASAP
Internal Job # Chicago - Messaging Eng
Travel none required
Job Requirements

Please send resume in Word format to discuss this opportunity in Chicago. Salary is going to be up to $110K and there is bonus potential as well. Client is located in the Loop and is looking for local candidates at this time. If you are not interested but know someone that might be interested we would be more than happy to offer you a referral bonus should we place the person you refer our way.

Thanks and have a great day.

This position is responsible for operational support of and project initiatives involving 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 required


JOB REQUIREMENTS
Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each Essential Duty and Responsibility (the “Essential Duties”) satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the Essential Duties.

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

Other Skills and Abilities:
In addition to the above, the following may also be required of the successful candidate:
Excellent organizational skills
Excellent attention to detail
The use of good judgment and good interpersonal communication skills
Well developed analytical and problem solving skills
Works harmoniously and effectively with others as part of a team
A self-starter who desires to show ownership and commitment to the job
Exercises confidentiality and discretion

About Our Company CONTACT INFORMATION:
Andrew Sigesmund
Email Andrew Sigesmund
 
AMS Staffing Solutions
608 Hinman
Suite 3S
Evanston, IL 60202
847.475.9100 T
847.475.9200 F
http://www.ams-staff.com
      

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