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Senior Staff Engineer
Senior Staff Engineer
Senior Staff Engineer
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Apply for this role (opens in a new tab)A leading life sciences company is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to serve as the senior technical authority for its enterprise messaging and collaboration services. This is a hands-on role (approx. 60% engineering, 40% architecture/design) covering Microsoft 365, Exchange Online, and enterprise email security, in partnership with IT, Security, Compliance, and business teams.
What you'll do:
Own the architecture, roadmap, engineering standards, and lifecycle management of Exchange Online and enterprise email security services
Design and support secure, highly available mail flow, including connectors, transport rules, SMTP relays, and hybrid integrations
Lead resolution of complex messaging issues through message traces, headers, logs, and service telemetry, serving as the senior escalation point
Implement email security and domain protection controls (SPF, DKIM, DMARC, TLS, anti-phishing, anti-malware, encryption)
Lead tenant migrations, M&A integrations, domain consolidations, and large-scale platform transformations
Build automation, monitoring, and reporting using PowerShell, Microsoft Graph, and AI/Copilot-powered solutions
Establish runbooks, documentation, and disaster recovery procedures, and mentor junior engineers
Collaborate with product, engineering, and QA teams in an Agile/Scrum environment
What you bring:
Bachelor's degree and 8 years of related experience (or Master's and 7 years, or equivalent combination)
5+ years supporting enterprise-wide platforms and 7+ years of progressive IT experience
Senior-level Microsoft 365 experience in medium-to-large enterprises, with deep expertise in Exchange Online and Exchange On-Premises
Hands-on experience administering hybrid Exchange environments
Experience with enterprise email security solutions (Proofpoint, Mimecast, Defender for Office 365, or Cisco Secure Email), including migrations or platform transitions
Experience mentoring engineers and a strong customer-service mindset
Nice to have:
Entra ID administration (Conditional Access, Authentication Policies, user lifecycle)
PowerShell scripting and automation
Microsoft certifications (MS-102, SC-300, or similar)
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Lead
Location
Alameda, CA
Occupation
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects
Industry
Computer Systems Design Services
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