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Cox Enterprises · 1 month ago

Senior Active Directory and Exchange Engineer

Atlanta GA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$90K/yr - $150K/yr

4+ years exp

Cox Enterprises is a family business focused on innovation across various sectors. They are seeking a Senior Active Directory & Exchange Engineer to manage, secure, and optimize their Active Directory and Exchange 2019 environment, ensuring operational efficiency and compliance with security policies.

AdvertisingBroadcastingDigital MediaTelecommunications

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Perform tenant level administration, policy configuration, and top-level support for enterprise-wide initiatives that integrate with Microsoft 365, including Microsoft Entra ID/Azure Active Directory, Exchange Online, and Exchange 2019 on-prem servers

Oversee and maintain AD infrastructure, including over 50+ Windows 2019/2022 domain controllers hosted in VMware vSphere ESXi, replication, and numerous domain trust relationships

Implement and enforce Windows Group Policies on-prem and via Intune to ensure consistent and secure configurations across the enterprise

Perform regular audits of AD to ensure compliance with security policies and remediate stale objects, orphaned accounts, and unused policies

Develop and implement Active Directory strategies, including domain consolidation, upgrades, and migrations

Administer Azure AD Connect, lead the troubleshooting and resolution of authentication, Active Directory, and/or Azure AD Connect issues, providing tier-3 support as needed

Review and ensure the day-to-day availability of email related services like Exchange Online, Exchange 2019, ProofPoint, as well as management of email security features, such as SPF, DMARC, DKIM, and Exchange Online Protection in Defender

Administer and support Exchange Online Protection (EOP), anti-spam, anti-malware policies, data loss prevention (DLP), and compliance configurations

Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve Exchange Online service issues, including mail flow, hybrid connectivity, and client access problems

Identify and remediate security vulnerabilities for Windows Server 2019/2022 OS and Exchange Server 2019

Provide On-Call support in a 24x7x365 enterprise environment

Creates and maintains knowledge base, configuration, and support documentation

Execute routine AD maintenance tasks, including backing up and restoring Active Directory and disaster recovery operations

Qualification

Active DirectoryExchange 2019Microsoft 365PowerShell scriptingAzure Active DirectoryGroup PolicyEmail securityAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsTeam player

Required

BS/BA degree in related discipline in a related discipline and 4+ years of experience in a related field; or equivalent work experience

4+ years of hands-on operational experience with a complex Microsoft Active Directory environment with multiple forests, domains, & trust relationships; Azure Active Directory (AAD)/ Entra ID, AAD Connect, and Microsoft 365 services, including direct management of domain controllers, LDAP Servers, managing conditional access policies, multi-factor authentication, and Self-Service Password Reset

Strong understanding in Active Directory, IIS, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, LDAP, network load balancing, and related technologies

Demonstrated advanced proficiency with Microsoft PowerShell scripting and automation of AD tasks

4+ years of management and administration experience over hybrid Exchange 2019 environment, including database availability groups, Exchange server version upgrades, mailbox migration from on-prem to Exchange Online, configuring SMTP/IMAP, and managing mail flow

Solid knowledge and experience with e-mail encryption, SPF/DKIM/DMARC, retention policies, and other security measures

Strong work ethic, with a passion to determine root cause of problems/issues

Demonstrated continuous learning to stay updated with latest advancements, new features, and industry trends

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Able to effectively prioritize work based on business and/or customer impact

Preferred

Experience supporting large scale enterprise with several domains and/or multi-tenant environment

Experience with Microsoft Identity Management (MIM), including custom development

Familiarity with ServiceNow and Change/Incident Management practices

Managing the following Microsoft 365 components: Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Defender

Microsoft certifications such as MS-203: Microsoft 365 Messaging, or equivalent

Experienced in ProofPoint Email Gateway Administration

Benefits

Flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations

Seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year

Up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members

Bereavement leave

Time off to vote

Jury duty leave

Volunteer time off

Military leave

Parental leave

Health care insurance (medical, dental, vision)

Retirement planning (401(k))

Paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO)

Company

Cox Enterprises

Glassdoor4.6

Cox Enterprises is a communications, media, and automotive services company.

Founded in 1898

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

10001+ employees

http://coxenterprises.com

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