IDMS & Exchange Engineer-Remote-Duration : 6-12 Months

IDMS & Exchange Engineer-Remote-Duration : 6-12 Months

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Summary: The IDMS & Exchange Engineer role involves administering and optimizing Exchange Online and Hybrid environments, focusing on mail flow, compliance features, and mailbox provisioning. The position requires extensive expertise in Identity Management Systems and hands-on experience with ADFS and WS-FED protocols. The engineer will also manage data retention and compliance reporting while troubleshooting delivery and performance issues. This is a remote position based in the US for a duration of 6-12 months.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Administer and manage Exchange Online services including mail flow, mailbox policies, hybrid configurations, and compliance features.
  • Perform mailbox provisioning, distribution group management, and user support across Exchange Online.
  • Maintain and optimize mail routing, transport rules, connectors, and spam filtering (EOP & Microsoft Defender for Office 365).
  • Support and maintain Exchange Hybrid configurations with on-premises Exchange (if applicable).
  • Perform data retention configuration, archiving, legal holds, and compliance reporting in coordination with the compliance team.
  • Troubleshoot mail delivery issues, mailbox performance, and access problems across devices.
  • Provide documentation, reporting, and end-user guidance as needed.

Key Skills:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 6-10 years of experience managing Exchange Online or Exchange Hybrid environments.
  • Proven expertise in IDMS (Identity Management Systems).
  • Strong experience with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS).
  • Hands-on knowledge of WS-Federation (WS-FED) protocol, especially in proxy configurations between MIDWAY and Exchange.
  • Strong understanding of identity federation and authentication protocols.
  • Strong experience with Microsoft 365 Admin Center and Exchange Online Admin Center.
  • Proficiency in PowerShell scripting for mailbox administration, reporting, and automation.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, EOP, MFA and Conditional Access.
  • Experience in managing compliance features like retention policies, eDiscovery, and auditing.
  • Knowledge of email routing protocols (SMTP, DNS, TLS), and security configurations (SPF, DKIM, DMARC).

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: USA

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Title : IDMS & Exchange Engineer.

Location : Remote in the US

Duration : 6-12 Months

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced IDMS & Exchange Engineer to administer and optimize Exchange Online and Hybrid environments, including mail flow, transport rules, compliance features, and mailbox provisioning. The role requires deep expertise in Identity Management Systems, with strong hands-on experience in configuring ADFS and WS-FED protocols to support proxy communication between MIDWAY and Exchange. You will manage data retention, legal holds, and compliance reporting in collaboration with the compliance team, while also troubleshooting delivery and performance issues across devices.


Requirements

  • Administer and manage Exchange Online services including mail flow, mailbox policies, hybrid configurations, and compliance features.
  • Perform mailbox provisioning, distribution group management, and user support across Exchange Online.
  • Maintain and optimize mail routing, transport rules, connectors, and spam filtering (EOP & Microsoft Defender for Office 365).
  • Support and maintain Exchange Hybrid configurations with on-premises Exchange (if applicable).
  • Perform data retention configuration, archiving, legal holds, and compliance reporting in coordination with the compliance team.
  • Troubleshoot mail delivery issues, mailbox performance, and access problems across devices.
  • Provide documentation, reporting, and end-user guidance as needed.

Required Skills and Qualifications

  • Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 6 10 years of experience managing Exchange Online or Exchange Hybrid environments.
  • Proven expertise in IDMS (Identity Management Systems)
  • Strong experience with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
  • Hands-on knowledge of WS-Federation (WS-FED) protocol, especially in proxy configurations between MIDWAY and Exchange
  • Strong understanding of identity federation and authentication protocols
  • Strong experience with Microsoft 365 Admin Center and Exchange Online Admin Center.
  • Proficiency in PowerShell scripting for mailbox administration, reporting, and automation.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Defender for Office 365, EOP, MFA and Conditional Access.
  • Experience in managing compliance features like retention policies, eDiscovery, and auditing.
  • Knowledge of email routing protocols (SMTP, DNS, TLS), and security configurations (SPF, DKIM, DMARC).

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Microsoft Exchange 2019 installation and configuration
  • Microsoft Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate
  • Microsoft Certified: Microsoft 365 Fundamentals (MS-900)
  • Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900)
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