About the role
- Senior Microsoft Exchange Migration Consultant Exchange Administrator
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Microsoft Exchange Migration Specialist to lead the migration of onpremises Microsoft Exchange infrastructure to a target datacenter environment The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Exchange Server administration migration planning and execution hybrid messaging environments Microsoft 365 and enterprise email infrastructure transformation projects
- Technical MustHave Skills
- Microsoft Exchange Administration
- 8 years of handson experience administering Microsoft Exchange environments
- Strong experience with Exchange Server 2013 2016 and 2019
- Exchange Online Microsoft 365
- Exchange Hybrid Deployments
- Mailbox Database Management
- DAG Database Availability Group Administration
- Transport Services Mail Routing
- Email Security and Secure Mail Flow
- Exchange Migration Expertise
- Proven experience executing endtoend Exchange migration projects
- Handson expertise in OnPremises to OnPremises Exchange Migration
- CrossOrganization CompanytoCompany Exchange Migration
- Exchange to Exchange Online Migration
- Hybrid Migration Scenarios
- Mailbox and Public Folder Migration
- Migration Planning Cutover and Rollback Activities
- PostMigration Validation Stabilization
- Microsoft 365 Identity Services
- Exchange Online Administration
- Microsoft 365 Administration
- Azure AD Entra ID
- Azure AD Connect
- Identity Synchronization
- Authentication and Access Management
- Active Directory Windows Infrastructure
- Active Directory Administration
- DNS DHCP Group Policy Management
- Windows Server Administration
- Security Groups and Permissions Management
- Certificate Lifecycle Management
- PowerShell Automation
- Strong PowerShell scripting experience
- Ability to automate
- Exchange Administration Tasks
- Reporting Activities
- Health Checks
- Migration Validation
- Troubleshooting Support
- Advanced troubleshooting experience in Mail Flow Issues
- Transport Rules
- Connectors
- Outlook Connectivity
- Autodiscover
- Hybrid Configuration
- SMTP Routing
- Exchange Performance Issues
Nice to Have Skills
- Advanced Microsoft Skills
- Microsoft 365 Certified Administrator
- Exchange Server Certifications
- Azure Administrator Certification
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Microsoft Azure
- VMware Administration
- Infrastructure Migration Projects
- Backup Disaster Recovery Solutions
- Messaging Security
- Email Security Solutions
- SPF DKIM DMARC
- Microsoft Defender for Office 365
- Email Archiving Compliance Solutions
- Enterprise Tools
- ServiceNow
- Monitoring Tools SCOM SolarWinds etc
- Migration Tools
- Quest
- BitTitan
- CodeTwo
- Microsoft Native Migration Tools
- Domain Experience
- Insurance Industry Experience
- Financial Services Experience
- Large Enterprise Environment 5000 Users
- Soft Skills Critical
- Stakeholder Management
- Ability to interact directly with customer IT leadership and infrastructure teams
- Strong communication skills with technical and nontechnical stakeholders
- Project Delivery
- Ability to independently drive migration activities with minimal supervision
- Experience managing migration schedules risks dependencies and cutover activities
- Problem Solving
- Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
- Ability to make decisions during critical migration windows and production issues
- Documentation
- Ability to create
- Migration Runbooks
- Technical Design Documents
- Implementation Plans
- KT Documents
- Operational Procedures
- Collaboration
- Work effectively with Infrastructure Teams
- Network Teams
- Security Teams
- Microsoft 365 Teams
- Client Stakeholders
- Customer Focus
- Strong ownership mindset
- Ability to work under tight timelines and deliver with minimal business disruption
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Screening Questions for Recruiters
- A profile should ideally answer YES to at least 7 of the 10 questions below
- Has the candidate executed an Exchange migration project in the last 3 years
- Has the candidate migrated Exchange servers between organizationscompanies
- Does the candidate have handson Exchange 20162019 administration experience
- Has the candidate managed Hybrid Exchange environments
- Has the candidate worked with Exchange Online and Microsoft 365
- Does the candidate have strong PowerShell scripting experience
- Has the candidate independently planned and executed migration cutovers
- Does the candidate have Active Directory and Azure AD expertise
- Has the candidate worked in a 1000 mailbox environment
- Can the candidate support US business hours overlap
Mandatory Skills
Exchange Onpremise/ Hybrid