Senior Exchange Engineers - Exchange Operation
Employment Type: 12-Month Contract (Hybrid)
Industry: Banking / Financial Services
Location: Singapore
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Senior Exchange Engineer to join the Exchange Operations team of a leading global financial institution. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting and maintaining a large-scale Microsoft Exchange environment, covering both on-premises infrastructure and Exchange Online within Microsoft 365. This role requires strong hands-on technical expertise, independent problem-solving skills, and experience supporting business-critical messaging infrastructure in a complex enterprise environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Administer, maintain, and support Microsoft Exchange Server and Exchange Online environments.
- Manage Exchange Hybrid configurations, mail flow, SMTP routing, connectors, certificates, Database Availability Groups (DAGs), and mailbox migrations.
- Investigate and resolve complex messaging infrastructure incidents, performance issues, and service disruptions.
- Perform system maintenance, infrastructure changes, and upgrades in accordance with established change-management procedures.
- Develop and maintain operational automation and reporting solutions using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API.
- Support Microsoft 365 integration with enterprise applications, identity services, and other business systems.
- Participate in incident, problem, and change management processes, including major incident resolution.
- Maintain technical documentation, operational procedures, and infrastructure standards.
- Collaborate with global infrastructure, application, security, and business teams to ensure service availability and operational efficiency.
- Participate in on-call rotations and production support activities as required.
- Identify opportunities for process improvement, automation, and operational efficiency.
Required Skills and Experience
- Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience supporting Microsoft Exchange Server (2013, 2016, 2019 or later) in a large enterprise environment.
- Minimum 2 years of experience administering and supporting Exchange Online within Microsoft 365.
- Strong experience with Exchange Hybrid environments, SMTP, mail routing, connectors, certificates, DAGs, and mailbox migrations.
- Experience with Microsoft 365 administration, identity integration, and cloud-based messaging technologies.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Graph API for automation, reporting, or operational management.
- Knowledge of PowerShell scripting and enterprise infrastructure automation.
- Experience with incident, problem, and change management processes, preferably within an ITIL-based environment.
- Familiarity with enterprise ticketing platforms such as Remedy.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Ability to work independently, manage technical issues, and coordinate with cross-functional teams.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to participate in on-call support and production incident management.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Microsoft Defender.
- Knowledge of Azure Automation, Power Automate, Logic Apps, or other automation technologies.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, retention policies, eDiscovery, and regulatory compliance requirements.
- Experience with enterprise monitoring and reporting tools such as Splunk, Azure Monitor, or Power BI.
- Exposure to Azure infrastructure and cloud-native services.
- Experience supporting enterprise messaging migrations, infrastructure modernization, or transformation projects.
- Previous experience in banking, financial services, or large-scale enterprise technology operations.
- Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
Contact Information
Business Registration Number: 200611680D | License Number: 10C5117 | EA Registration Number: R1768258