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PRI Technology

M365 Exchange Engineer

Holmdel, NJ · On-site

$60 - $68/hr

The M365 Messaging Engineer is responsible for the operational management and stability of the ... The position is designed to absorb ongoing operational workload and allow senior engineers to focus ...

Aquent

Senior Azure Messaging Platform Engineer

Seatac, WA · On-site +1

$74.48 - $82.76/hr

We are seeking an exceptional engineer to take on a pivotal role in designing, building, and supporting highly available, mission-critical enterprise messaging solutions. This is a hands-on ...

Reddit

Senior Software Engineer - Messaging

$125K - $165K/yr

The Messaging Infra team is looking to hire a Senior Software Engineer who is excited to solve large scale streaming infrastructure and distributed messaging infrastructure problems. Reddit's mission ...

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As of Sep 11, 2026, the average yearly pay for sr messaging engineer in the United States is $126,557.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $104,500.00 and $143,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a Sr Messaging Engineer?

Senior Messaging Engineers are IT professionals responsible for designing, implementing, managing, and troubleshooting enterprise messaging systems such as Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft 365, or similar platforms. They ensure secure and efficient email and messaging communication within an organization, handle migrations, upgrades, and resolve complex technical issues. Sr Messaging Engineers often collaborate with security teams to enforce compliance and protect sensitive data, while also providing technical leadership and guidance to junior staff.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Sr Messaging Engineer?

To thrive as a Sr Messaging Engineer, you need deep expertise in email and messaging platforms (such as Microsoft Exchange or Office 365), networking fundamentals, and a bachelor's degree in a related field. Familiarity with tools like PowerShell, messaging security solutions, and relevant certifications (e.g., Microsoft Certified: Messaging Administrator Associate) is highly valued. Strong problem-solving abilities, attention to detail, and effective communication skills help you excel in troubleshooting and collaborating with other IT teams. These skills are crucial for ensuring secure, reliable, and efficient messaging systems that support organizational communication needs.

What are some common challenges faced by Sr Messaging Engineers in managing large-scale messaging environments?

Sr Messaging Engineers often encounter challenges such as ensuring high availability and security of messaging systems, troubleshooting complex issues across hybrid or multi-cloud environments, and staying current with evolving compliance requirements. They are also responsible for seamless integration with other collaboration tools and managing frequent upgrades or migrations without disrupting business operations. Effective communication and collaboration with IT security, infrastructure, and end-user support teams are essential to proactively address these challenges.
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Infographic showing various Sr Messaging Engineer job openings in the United States as of September 2026, with employment types broken down into 75% Full Time, 5% Part Time, and 20% Contract. Highlights an 70% In-person, 20% Hybrid, and 10% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $126,557 per year, or $60.8 per hour.

SR. MESSAGING ENGINEER

Germantown, MD • On-site

Seneca Resources Company, LLC
IT Services • 51 - 200 employees
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$130K/yr

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Job description

SR. MESSAGING ENGINEER
Responsibilities
This Senior Messaging Engineer position is responsible for designing, supporting and maintaining the Enterprise Messaging infrastructure. Individuals in this position will have a high level of ownership from the design, installation, implementation and ongoing support of all Messaging based systems and applications. Incumbents must be able to maintain, troubleshoot, optimize and provide recovery for all Messaging server based systems.
7-10 years of Senior level administration experience in an Enterprise environment supporting Exchange 2007/2010, Office 365, Lync, BES and/or Good Mobile is required.
Skills Required
• Support the server messaging infrastructure for an Enterprise Office 365 implementation, as well as SMTP gateways
• Support the Mobile Messaging infrastructure
• Support the Lync/Skype for Business infrastructure
• Recommend/design recoverability strategies for all Messaging related servers, software, applications and data.
• Work with software vendors as needed for resolution of hardware/software platform problems in complex, layered, client/server-based software.
• Tune and validate both Windows servers and application systems, troubleshooting and resolving problems and resolving outages as needed.
• Desired skill set to include, but not limited to: Administration, management, and troubleshooting skills of O365, Lync 2010/2013, Blackberry Enterprise Server, Good Mobile Messaging, Exchange 2007/2010
• Must be able to obtain/maintain a Security Clearance
Notes from the manager are that candidate needs to have Exchange 2010 or higher

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