Exchange & Infrastructure Administrator

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Job Description We are currently looking for Exchange & Infrastructure Administrator for our Bahrain operations with the following skillsets & terms and conditions: Required Technical Skills & Qualifications Education & Certifications: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent field. Vendor-specific certifications (VMware VCP, Microsoft MCSE/Messaging) are highly advantageous. Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience managing Windows Server and Active Directory environments. Networking & Mail Protocols: In-depth understanding of standard mail flow protocols (SMTP, IMAP, POP3), local load balancers, split-brain DNS setups, and SSL/TLS certificates. Network Infrastructure: Strong functional literacy with layer 4-7 hardware load balancers, split-brain DNS zone configurations, firewalls, and complex mail-routing rules. Virtualization Expertise: Deep operational literacy provisioning and managing multi-hypervisor nodes via VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V ecosystems. Automation Proficiency: Strong proficiency writing advanced administrative PowerShell scripts for bulk mailbox operations, configuration audits, and log analysis. Problem Solving: Proven track record troubleshooting Tier-3 mail delivery failures, tracking down transport delays, and handling database corruption recovery. Hardware & Storage: Solid background managing enterprise storage frameworks (SAN/NAS/iSCSI). Key Responsibilities Exchange SE Installation & Upgrades: Lead the architectural planning, clean installation, and technical upgradation from previous Exchange legacy versions (2016/2019) to Exchange Server Subscription Edition (SE), ensuring zero data loss and minimal user disruption. Exchange & Infrastructure Management: Install, update, and manage standalone and clustered on-premises Microsoft Exchange Servers (2016/2019) across physical and virtual systems. High Availability & Database Care: Configure, monitor, and optimize multi-site Database Availability Groups (DAGs). Perform routine database defragmentation, stability audits, and proactively manage storage caps. Virtualization Administration: Provision, scale, and maintain enterprise hypervisor environments using both VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V to support core messaging infrastructure. Active Directory Alignment: Manage schema extensions, directory replication, permissions, group policies, and object compliance directly tied to the underlying Microsoft Exchange messaging infrastructure. Server Patching Pipelines: Manually plan, validate, and deploy Cumulative Updates (CUs) and Security Updates (SUs) across all local Exchange and Windows Server hosting nodes. Backup & Disaster Recovery: Implement regular bare-metal backup strategies and lead verification drills for instant disaster recovery and mail database restoration. Terms and conditions Joining time frame: (15 - 30 days)