Exchange System Administrator - Edmonton

Company Profile:

Engineering Firm based in Edmonton

Responsibilities

-Ensuring the stable operation, availability, reliability and service ability of the Company's messaging servers.-Analyzing and resolve end user software programs and connectivity issues in a timely manner.-Managing, administering and supporting MS Exchange servers and their associated software and hardware.-Installing and configuring MS Exchange servers.-Participating in capacity planning, performance monitoring and tuning. -Supporting disaster recovery plans for all messaging services-Providing on-call technical support and participate in on-call rotation.-Assessing need for any system reconfigurations (minor or significant).-Conducting research on emerging products, services and standards in support of systems software procurement and development efforts.-Supporting corporate polices, procedures and best practices pertinent to supporting messaging servers.-Administering and maintaining mailbox, permissions, and access rights.-Performing system/mailbox backups/recoveries.-Participating in architectural discussions involving Exchange migrations and designs. -Monitoring logs for security and performance issues.-Interacting with end user or helpdesk personal to resolve issues.-Ability to maintain/support e-mail server operating system -Scripting to automate systems tasks using common toolsets, with a focus on Power Shell.

Ideal Candidate:

-College Diploma or University Degree in the field of computer science and/or 3 years equivalent work experience.

-MCSE preferred, with a minimum of 2 years experience in an Enterprise environment.

-Working technical knowledge of Windows 2003/2008/ESX/Virtual Center/SRM.

-In depth understanding of Exchange and AD integration.

-Understanding of the SMTP protocol and mail routing.