Messaging & Collaboration -L3

Cognizant; Des Moines (IA); Remote; USD 99,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Paid Time Off

401(k) Plan

Disability Insurance

Parental Leave

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Cognizant is seeking a Messaging & Collaboration L3 Engineer to provide advanced support, governance, and escalation management across enterprise messaging platforms, email security, and collaboration tools. You will serve as the highest technical escalation point, driving stability, security, and compliance across global Microsoft 365 environments.

The role emphasizes administration of Exchange Online/On-Prem, Proofpoint, Clearswift, and Enterprise Vault, with migration tooling expertise and

Qualifications

• Expertise in Exchange Online, Exchange on-premises or hybrid deployments.
• Hands-on experience with Proofpoint Cloud/On-Prem and Clearswift.
• Experience with BitTitan MigrationWiz and Biscom.
• Proficient in Microsoft 365 administration including PowerShell scripting.
• Familiarity with eDiscovery, journaling, retention, and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Act as the L3 escalation point for Messaging & Collaboration incidents.
• Administer Exchange Online/On-Prem, Proofpoint, Clearswift, Enterprise Vault, Biscom, and BitTitan.
• Troubleshoot complex mail flow, routing, connectors, gateways, and hybrid Exchange issues.
• Support onboarding/offboarding, mailbox provisioning, permissions, and shared mailbox administration.
• Manage email security, anti-spam, anti-phishing, and secure mail gateway operations.
• Support mailbox migrations, tenant-to-tenant transitions, and messaging modernization projects.
• Support retention, legal hold, archive restore, journaling, and compliance activities.
• Maintain runbooks, SOPs/SOWs, knowledge articles, and transition documentation.
• Provide KT and mentoring for L1/L2 teams.

Skills

Exchange Online

Exchange On-Prem/Hybrid Exchange

Proofpoint Cloud

Proofpoint On-Prem

Clearswift

Enterprise Vault

BitTitan MigrationWiz

Biscom

Microsoft 365 Administration

PowerShell

ServiceNow

Tools

PowerShell

ServiceNow

Microsoft 365 Admin

Job description

Job Description: Messaging & Collaboration L3

Location: Remote (Anywhere in USA)

Role Summary

The Messaging & Collaboration L3 Engineer will provide advanced technical support, administration, governance, and escalation management across client's messaging platforms, email security services, migration tools, and collaboration technologies. The role serves as the highest technical escalation point for Messaging operations and supports enterprise messaging stability, security, compliance, and service continuity.

Mandatory Level 300 (L3) SME Skills

Core Messaging Platforms

• Exchange Online

• Exchange Server On-Premises / Hybrid Exchange

• Shared & Application Mailboxes

• Mail Flow & Transport Management

Email Security & Compliance

• Proofpoint Cloud

• Proofpoint On-Prem

• Clearswift (UK)

• Enterprise Vault

• Email Retention, Journaling & eDiscovery

Migration & Collaboration

• BitTitan Mail Migration

• Biscom

• Messaging-related SharePoint/OneDrive integrations

Core Responsibilities

• Act as the L3 escalation point for Messaging & Collaboration incidents.

• Administer Exchange Online, Exchange On-Prem, Proofpoint, Clearswift, Enterprise Vault, Biscom, and BitTitan.

• Troubleshoot complex mail flow, routing, connector, gateway, and hybrid Exchange issues.

• Support onboarding/offboarding, mailbox provisioning, permissions, and shared mailbox administration.

• Manage email security, anti-spam, anti-phishing, and secure mail gateway operations.

• Support mailbox migrations, tenant-to-tenant transitions, and messaging modernization projects.

• Support retention, legal hold, archive restore, journaling, and compliance activities.

• Maintain runbooks, SOPs/SOWs, knowledge articles, and transition documentation.

• Provide KT, reverse KT, and mentoring support for L1/L2 teams. ,

Required Technical Skills

Mandatory

• Exchange Online

• Exchange On-Prem / Hybrid Exchange

• Proofpoint Cloud

• Proofpoint On-Prem

• Clearswift

• Enterprise Vault

• BitTitan MigrationWiz

• Biscom

• Microsoft 365 Administration

• PowerShell

• ServiceNow

Preferred

• Entra ID / Azure AD

• SPF / DKIM / DMARC

• Email Security & Compliance

• SharePoint/OneDrive integration support

Experience

• 5-8+ years supporting enterprise Messaging environments.

• Strong Exchange Online and Hybrid Exchange experience.

• Experience with Proofpoint, Clearswift, or similar email security platforms.

• Experience with Enterprise Vault administration.

• Experience handling mailbox migrations and L3 escalations.

• Experience supporting global Microsoft 365 environments. ,

The Ideal Candidate

A strong Level 300 Messaging SME capable of independently owning Exchange Online, Exchange On-Prem, Proofpoint Cloud, Proofpoint On-Prem, Clearswift, Enterprise Vault, BitTitan, and Biscom, while providing enterprise-level L3 support, migration expertise, messaging security governance, and operational leadership.

Salary and Benefits

The Salary for this position will be $99,000 and $115, 000 yearly depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

This position is also eligible for Cognizant's discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant's applicable plans.

Benefits: Cognizant offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Disclaimer: The compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.

Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.