Senior Infrastructure Architect

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity:

The Senior Infrastructure Architect will serve as an individual contributor with deep expertise in Email and Collaboration technologies. This role requires the ability to lead and execute highly complex or specialized projects, adapt established practices, and develop innovative solutions.

What You'll Work On:

• Responsible for implementing complex/critical IT architecture, configurations and maintenance of the organization's computing/information technology environment.
• Work with technical staff to integrate complex IT infrastructure and ensure alignment with business requirements.
• Act as an enabler and address problems of systems integration, compatibility, and multiple platforms.
• Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate tasks and improve efficiency within the messaging environment.
• Utilize Microsoft Graph to integrate and manage various aspects of the messaging infrastructure.
• Understand and manage mail flow, with in-depth knowledge of Microsoft Exchange and Exchange Online Protection (EOP).
• Design, implement, manage, and monitor retention policies to ensure data is retained and disposed of in accordance with regulatory requirements and company policies.
• Provide guidance and coaching to junior staff as needed.

Education and Experience You'll Bring:

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 15 years of IT experience with Fortune 500 companies; managing environments with 5,000+ nodes.
• Expertise in Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft 365, and related technologies.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Graph and Exchange API for managing messaging systems.
• Proven experience with PowerShell scripting in an M365 environment.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Purview, Teams, and Proofpoint.
• Experience migrating email environments during M&A’s.
• Understanding of networking and security principles as they relate to messaging systems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Mergers & Acquisitions experience.

MISC:

• This is an onsite role based in IL. This is NOT a remote role/opportunity.

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Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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