Microsoft Engineer

Humankind Global Recruitment; Halifax; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & health benefits

RRSP matching

Job summary

Humankind Global Recruitment seeks an experienced MS Exchange, AD & Server Engineer – Tier 3 to support and optimize a Microsoft-based infrastructure across Windows Server, Active Directory, Exchange, Azure, and VDI.

The role focuses on incident resolution, security hardening, automation via PowerShell, and close collaboration with project teams to deliver reliable systems and compliant operations.

Qualifications

• Significant enterprise Microsoft infrastructure administration experience, ideally at Tier 3 level.
• Strong Windows Server, Active Directory, and Microsoft Exchange administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, Windows virtual machines, and VDI environments.
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation capabilities.
• Experience with Endpoint Central or equivalent patch and server management tools.

Responsibilities

• Administer, configure, provision, patch, upgrade, and decommission Windows Servers, Active Directory, Exchange, Azure VMs, and VDIs.
• Maintain system availability, performance, capacity, and lifecycle compliance.
• Support infrastructure builds, migrations, changes, and technical projects.
• Resolve complex incidents escalated from Tier 1 and Tier 2 support.
• Troubleshoot Windows Server, AD, authentication, DNS, Exchange mail flow, and performance issues.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Support major incidents and document technical resolutions.
• Implement Microsoft security hardening and approved configuration standards.
• Manage patching, vulnerability remediation, and compliance using Endpoint Central or equivalent tools.
• Support security investigations, audits, and remediation activities.
• Maintain monitoring across Microsoft infrastructure and investigate system alerts.
• Analyze CPU, memory, storage, network, and service performance.
• Support backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high‑availability requirements.
• Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate provisioning, patching, health checks, reporting, compliance, and remediation.
• Standardize infrastructure builds and reduce repetitive manual administration.

Skills

Windows Server

Active Directory

Microsoft Exchange

Azure

VDI

PowerShell

Endpoint Central

Security hardening

Automation scripting

Monitoring & backup

Tools

Endpoint Central

Job description

Our client a dynamic Information Technology services company that partners with leading global organizations to deliver innovative, high-quality IT solutions is looking for a MS Exchange, AD & Server Engineer – Tier 3 to provide advanced technical support, administration, security, and continuous improvement of the organization’s Microsoft infrastructure.

This role is responsible for resolving complex infrastructure incidents, maintaining system availability and performance, implementing security controls, supporting infrastructure projects, and developing automation to improve operational efficiency.

The successful candidate will have strong hands‑on experience with Windows Server, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange, Azure, virtual machines, VDI, and PowerShell, with the ability to independently troubleshoot complex technical issues and deliver lasting solutions.

Responsibilities

Microsoft Infrastructure Administration

• Administer, configure, provision, patch, upgrade, and decommission Windows Servers, Active Directory, Exchange, Azure VMs, and VDIs.
• Maintain system availability, performance, capacity, and lifecycle compliance.
• Support infrastructure builds, migrations, changes, and technical projects.

Tier 3 Incident & Problem Management

• Resolve complex incidents escalated from Tier 1 and Tier 2 support.
• Troubleshoot Windows Server, Active Directory, authentication, DNS, Exchange mail flow, and performance issues.
• Conduct root‑cause analysis and implement permanent corrective actions.
• Support major incidents and document technical resolutions.

Security & Vulnerability Management

• Implement Microsoft security hardening and approved configuration standards.
• Manage patching, vulnerability remediation, and compliance using Endpoint Central or equivalent tools.
• Support security investigations, audits, and remediation activities.

Monitoring, Performance & Resilience

• Maintain monitoring across Microsoft infrastructure and investigate system alerts.
• Analyze CPU, memory, storage, network, and service performance.
• Support backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and high‑availability requirements.

PowerShell & Automation

• Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate provisioning, patching, health checks, reporting, compliance, and remediation.
• Standardize infrastructure builds and reduce repetitive manual administration.

Qualifications

• Significant enterprise Microsoft infrastructure administration experience, ideally at Tier 3 level.
• Strong Windows Server, Active Directory, and Microsoft Exchange administration and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, Windows virtual machines, and VDI environments.
• Strong PowerShell scripting and automation capabilities.
• Experience with Endpoint Central or equivalent patch and server management tools.
• Knowledge of Microsoft security hardening, vulnerability management, patching, and compliance.
• Experience with enterprise monitoring, backup and recovery, and performance management.
• Strong root‑cause analysis and Incident, Problem, and Change Management experience.
• Excellent technical documentation, communication, and collaboration skills.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing team. The company offers a competitive compensation package, medical & health benefits and RRSP matching.