Exchange Architect - Active SC Clearance required *Job Type: Contract - Inside IR35
*Location: Basingstoke (on-site)
*Salary: £475 per day
We are seeking an experienced Microsoft Exchange support professional to join our team as an Exchange Architect. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to global sustainability by designing and maintaining efficient Microsoft Exchange environments. Your work will focus on minimising resource usage, which in turn leads to lower energy consumption.
Day-to-day of the role: *Design and maintain efficient Exchange environments, including virtualisation, to minimise resource usage.
*Create design artefacts for the provision of green-field Microsoft Exchange solutions and the technical refresh of existing sites.
*Work closely with Solution Owners and Project Managers to ensure that solutions are defect-free, align with approved designs, and meet customer requirements.
*Navigate solutions through several quality gates during the development process.
*Support and maintain work packages throughout the Customer Solution Lifecycle.
Required Skills & Qualifications: *Proven experience in the installation, configuration, deployment, administration, and migration of Microsoft Exchange solutions.
*Demonstrable experience in producing high-quality solutions and documentation using a structured approach for components of varying complexity.
*Experience in creating or modifying design artefacts such as Architecture Overview Documents, High-Level Designs, and Low-Level Designs for Microsoft Exchange solutions.
*Skilled in requirements management and familiar with associated tooling.
*Experience working on secure infrastructure solutions and steering these solutions through quality gates.