Systems Engineer, (Exchange and Windows Server) , 6+ month Contract, Boston, MA

Key to this Position

The key words are: Infrastructure Design, Delivery, and Support.

Number 1 is Key:

1. Strong analytical skills - ability to diagnose the interoperability of a diverse set of technologies such as Exchange, Active Directory, VOIP, SQL and A/V (The candidate should have 80% of these 5). Other key technologies include OCS, Oracle, MOSS, SAN, TCIP, SIP, Avaya.
2. Strong system analysis, architecture, design and administration skills. The position breaks down as follows: 50% system engineering & administration, 35% infrastructure design and architecture practices, 15% Project related tasks: working with support engineers, vendors and developers across teams
3. Very close to the technology - design, configure and support messaging and communications products
4. Strong knowledge of ITIL practices - Configuration, Change and Release Management

Strong Infrastructure Management background - capacity planning, performance management and security

Job Qualifications

* 7+ years experience supporting Microsoft Exchange
* Extensive experience in design, maintenance and support of an Exchange infrastructure including performance, capacity, recovery technologies for DR and HA, and journaling for compliance
* Knowledge of industry best practices related to email routing, filtering, monitoring, storage, backup and disaster recovery is required
* Strong interpersonal skills and a proven record for attention to detail
* A proven ability to interact successfully with clients, and maintain open communications at all times
* Application Experience in Windows Server 2003, Exchange 2003, Active Directory, Iron Mail, Blackberry Enterprise Server, OCS 2007, Symantec Enterprise Vault
* Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field of study and 5 plus years related experience is a must.