Key components of candidates skill set must include:
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 ( 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 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
5.Strong Infrastructure Management background * capacity planning, performance management and security

Job Description:
The Exchange Systems Engineer will be responsible for the engineering, roll out, and operational support of messaging and communications products. Will be primarily responsible for planning, architecture, implementation and support of the messaging and communications infrastructure for high availability, recoverability and reliability.

Key activities and responsibilities include:
*Work on the architecture, design, implementation, deployment, and support of the messaging and communications infrastructure
*Support the messaging and communications infrastructure as part of an on call rotation
*Develop infrastructure standards, best practices and guidelines

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 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.