Exchange Server Administrator

We are seeking an experienced Exchange Server Administrator with a strong background in VMware, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), Active Directory, Backup solution, Office 365, and Windows Server environments. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing and maintaining our Microsoft Exchange Server infrastructure along with the associated virtualization, cloud, and Windows systems. This role involves ensuring the availability, reliability, and performance of these critical systems as well as providing advanced support and troubleshooting.
Key Responsibilities:

Exchange Server Administration:

• Manage and maintain Microsoft Exchange Server environments, including on-premises, hybrid, and Exchange Online configurations.

• Perform regular monitoring, maintenance, and troubleshooting to ensure optima l performance and uptime.

• Apply patches, updates, and service packs to maintain system security and performance.

• Manage user accounts, distribution groups, and mailbox permissions.

• Develop and deliver training materials and sessions for end-users on email best practices and new features.

VM ware Administration:

• Manage and maintain VMware vSphere environments, including ESX i hosts and vCenter Server.

• Monitor and optimize virtual machine performance and resource utilization.

• Perform regular updates, patching, and backup of virtual infrastructure.

• Design and implement VMware solutions to meet business requirements and scalability needs.

OCI Administration:

• Manage and maintain Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCl) resources, including compute instances, storage, networking, and databases.

• Monitor and optimize OCI performance and resource utilization.

• Perform regular updates, patching, and backups of OCI resources.

• Design and implement OCI solutions to meet business requirements and scalability needs.

Responsibilities:

1. Elasticsearch Cluster Management: Design, deploy, configure, and maintain Elasticsearch clusters to support various use cases such as search analytics and logging.

2.  Performance Optimization: Optimize Elasticsearch configurations, queries, and mappings to improve indexing and search performance leveraging insights from Dynatrace monitoring.

3. Dynatrace Integration: Implement and configure Dynatrace for real-time monitoring of Elasticsearch clusters, including custom dashboard creation, alerts, and notifications setup.

4. Performance Monitoring and Analysis: Utilize Dynatrace to monitor key performance metrics of Elasticsearch clusters, identify performance bottlenecks, and troubleshoot issues.

5. Troubleshooting and Issue Resolution: Diagnose and resolve issues related to Elasticsearch performance, availability and scalability using Dynatrace insights and other diagnostic tools.

6. Capacity Planning: Analyze historical performance data and utilize Dynatrace forecasting capabilities to plan for the scalability and resource requirements of Elasticsearch clusters.

7. Automation and Scripting: Develop automation scripts using scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash) to streamline cluster management tasks, deployment, and integration with Dynatrace.

8.  Documentation and Knowledge Sharing: Create technical documentation, best practices. and provide training to internal tea ms on Elasticsearch and Dynatrace usage, optimization, and troubleshooting.