Technical Architect - Messaging and Collaboration

About Your Job:
In this role, you will be responsible for the management of email technologies (Microsoft Exchange Hybrid, Enterprise Email Archival, Email Security and management tools) for the Qatar Airways Group.  You will be managing the above-mentioned technologies starting from plan, design, implementation and life cycle management of the products including the day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, Design and implementation of Exchange On-Premises, Hybrid Environment, Enterprise Email Archival Solutions, Email Hygiene and Unified Communication System for communication and collaboration for the Qatar Airways Group.
• Administration and Maintenance of Exchange On-Premises, Hybrid Environment, Enterprise Email Archival Solutions, Email Security and Management tools.
• Providing functional and 24x7 L2/L3 Technical support for resolution of customer problems, incidents, issues, requests and queries pertaining to mainly messaging and its related systems.
• Ensure that systems are fully maintained to the highest level of operational capabilities and automation of operational and management tasks.
• Ensure to maintain Patch Management, Backup and Restore, Disaster Recovery procedures and its up-to-date documentation.
• Maintain a highly secure system through proper system configuration and monitoring
• Ensure availability, continuity and security of data maintained in the system
• Incident, Change and Problem handling
• Periodic Capacity Management and Life Cycle Management of the systems, including timely hardware and software upgrade and replacement.
• Provide technical consultancy and guidance to the team members, other technical teams, Support teams and Information Services teams.
• Maintain technical documentation for Exchange, Email Archival and other associated systems, including SOPs, administration and configuration documents
• Monitor developments in technologies for application towards improvements in security and provide mitigation.
• Research, develop, test and evaluate technologies and products around Email Systems, Enterprise Email Archival and e-Discovery, Email Security and Unified communications and recommend suitable solutions to the higher management.
• Monitor developments in technologies for application towards improvements in security and provide mitigation.
• Responsible for the professional and efficient System Administration and ensuring least privilege of access to the production environments in compliance with the ID and Access Management policies.
• Provide technical consultancy and guidance to the team members, other technical teams and Support teams.
   

Be part of an extraordinary story:

Your skills. Your imagination. Your ambition. Here, there are no boundaries to your potential and the impact you can make. You’ll find infinite opportunities to grow and work on the biggest, most rewarding challenges that will build your skills and experience. You have the chance to be a part of our future, and build the life you want while being part of an international community.
Our best is here and still to come. To us, impossible is only a challenge. Join us as we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.
Together, everything is possible.
 

About You:
You must hold a bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Computer Sciences or equivalent qualification with minimum 8 years of IT experience with at least recent 5 years of recent working experience with Microsoft Exchange On-Premises and Email Archival Solutions in Large Enterprises. We are looking for mature and self-motivated professional with good communication skills, problem-solving skills and ready to work 24x7 in a fast-paced dynamic environment.

• Minimum 8 years of total IT experience
• Minimum 5 years of recent experience in Microsoft Exchange On-Premises and Enterprise 
• Experience and Knowledge of Exchange Hybrid, Enterprise Email Archival Solutions, Microsoft 365, Entra, Intune and Purview is desirable.
• Deep knowledge and hands-on experience in Microsoft Environments like Exchange on Premises, Hybrid, Active Directory, and Skype for Business, Windows and Exchange Server administration is must.
• Experience and knowledge in Active Directory, Entra, Firewall, Email Security, Encryption and mail relay configurations
• Strong Experience with Enterprise Email Archival Solutions
• Practical knowledge of Mail Routing, LDAP, DNS, SMTP routing, SMTP Authentication, SPF, DKIM, DMARC and troubleshooting.
• Thorough knowledge on Email Archival/Retention policies, e-Discovery and compliance
• Ability to create PowerShell scripts to automate operations and management
• Knowledge on configuration and implementation of monitoring solutions like Microsoft SCOM for messaging and its associated systems.
• Skills on Device Management Solutions such as Intune, Load Balancing Technologies, Proxy Solutions and Microsoft 365 Traffic Routing.
• Experience and practical knowledge on implementation and management of Exchange High Availability Technologies across multiple data centers and in hybrid environment
• Experience in OS and Virtualization technologies.
• Strong knowledge on ITIL processes like Incident, Problem, Change and Service Continuity Management
• Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
• Strong troubleshooting skills
• Knowledge of IT documentation
  
  About Qatar Airways Group :
  Our story started with four aircraft. Today, we deliver excellence across 12 different businesses coming together as one. We’ve grown fast, broken records and set trends that others follow. We don’t slow down by the fear of failure. Instead, we dare to achieve what’s never been done before.
  So whether you’re creating a unique experience for our customers or innovating behind the scenes, every person contributes to our proud story. A story of spectacular growth and determination. Now is the time to bring your best ideas and passion to a place where your ambition will know no boundaries, and be part of a truly global community.

How to apply :

If you’re ready to join a progressive team and have a challenging and rewarding career, then apply now by uploading your CV and completing our quick application form.