Senior Messaging Infrastructure Engineer

Do you have a proven track record working as a Messaging Engineer with some knowledge of IAM?

Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security sector are currently recruiting for an experienced Messaging and IAM Engineer to support on the delivery of Messaging and IAM strategy for a flagship account within the business. This role is pivotal for the team covering both Messaging and IAM BAU activities as well as working on high-profile projects in the aerospace industry. If you are looking for an opportunity to play a key role in progressing Messaging and IAM strategy in an exciting industry, this role is for you.

This role is based on site at one of our regional hubs (Newport, Portsmouth or Stevenage) approximately 4 days per week.

Candidates who hold SC are preferred, SC processing available for the right candidate. Due to the nature of the client, we are only able to progress with sole British nationals.

What you’ll be doing:

• Key team member for technical escalations.
• Customer focused, working BAU tickets covering Messaging and IAM spaces.
• Working with projects team as required – Includes supporting upcoming unique, large scale, one of a kind, European-wide project.

What you’ll bring:

• Strong experience with on-prem Exchange environments (2019 preferrable)
• Experience managing patching schedules across Exchange environment with SU updates
• Understanding of E-Mail/Messaging AV and Spam protection (Cisco ESA or Fortimail a plus)
• Experience with Microsoft Active Directory at Enterprise/Multi Forest scale
• A good understanding of Active Directory, Domain structure and Group Policies (AD, OU, GPO)
• Strong troubleshooting and investigation skills including root cause analysis and effective problem resolution.
• Single Sign-on/PKI knowledge

If you’re interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we’re looking for, please do apply, we’d love to hear from you!

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: Newport, Portsmouth, Stevenage 
Security Clearance Level: SC
Internal Recruiter: Olly Walker
Salary: Up to £55,000
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, health cash plan, life assurance, and pension.

Although this role is advertised as full-time, we believe that flexibility at work can promote work/life balance, increase your motivation, reduce stress and improves performance and productivity. We support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you’re interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible.

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Sopra Steria’s Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client’s goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets.