Lead Messaging Engineer (eDV Cleared)
1 day ago
Cheltenham
Lead Messaging Engineer (eDV Cleared) • Locations: Cheltenham (on-site), • Salary: Up to £75,000 + car allowance + clearance bonus, • To apply, email: We're looking for an experienced Lead Messaging Engineer to join a highly secure engineering team delivering mission-critical communication platforms that support national security operations. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong Microsoft messaging expertise who enjoys working in a structured, highly regulated environment. You'll take ownership of secure on-premise messaging platforms throughout their full lifecycle, from design and implementation through to ongoing support, optimisation and continuous improvement. Working as part of a collaborative technical team, you'll also have the opportunity to broaden your expertise across a wider messaging capability, making this role particularly well suited to candidates from defence, military or other secure communications backgrounds. What you'll be doing • Designing, building, configuring and deploying secure on-premise messaging and collaboration platforms., • Managing and supporting critical messaging infrastructure, ensuring high availability, resilience and performance., • Troubleshooting complex technical issues across messaging and infrastructure technologies., • Leading or contributing to technical project delivery within a structured governance framework., • Driving service improvements, operational efficiency and platform optimisation., • Supporting knowledge sharing and mentoring across the wider messaging team. What we're looking for • Active eDV clearance (essential)., • Strong experience administering Microsoft Exchange On-Premise environments., • Hands-on experience with SharePoint Server Subscription Edition (SPSE)., • Experience supporting Skype for Business within enterprise environments., • Strong infrastructure knowledge, including administration, troubleshooting, clustering and hardware evaluation., • Experience working within highly governed environments with strict service level agreements. Desirable experience • Experience with X.400 messaging, particularly within military or highly secure environments., • Microsoft certifications (or equivalent) across messaging or infrastructure technologies., • Strong technical documentation skills, including operational procedures and user guidance. Package • Salary up to £75,000, • Car allowance (or cash alternative), • Annual DV clearance retention bonus, • 25 days' annual leave, with the option to buy up to an additional 10 days, • Private medical insurance, • 6% employer pension contribution Due to the nature of this role, applicants must hold active eDV clearance and be eligible to work from one of the listed locations on a full-time, site-based basis. JBRP1_UKTJ