Microsoft Exchange Engineer

A career at Lombard Odier means working for a renowned global wealth and asset manager, with a strong focus on sustainable investing. An innovative bank of choice for private and institutional clients, our independently owned Firm is one of the best-capitalised banking groups in the world, managing close to CHF 300 billion and operating from over 25 offices across 4 continents.

With a history spanning over 225 years, Lombard Odier is an investment house providing a comprehensive offering of discretionary and advisory portfolio management, wealth services and custody. We also offer asset management services and investment strategies through Lombard Odier Investment Managers and provide advanced banking technology to other financial institutions.

“Rethink Everything” is our philosophy – it is at the heart of everything we do. We have grown stronger through more than 40 financial crises by rethinking the world around us to provide a fresh investment perspective for our clients.

Within Technology and Operations unit (T&O), and Infrastructure department, the Collaboration team has the responsibility of messaging (mails, SMS, mails flows) and collaboration systems (SharePoint & Teams) for all employees of the bank.

Exchange Engineers are responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining a secure and reliable Microsoft Exchange On-Premise and Cloud infrastructure. This role requires a deep understanding of messaging, network, mail routing, and DLP tools to ensure seamless communication and collaboration across the organization.

You will join a dynamic team of 4 engineers with strong technical skills, and managing over 5000 mailboxes, with more than 30 servers around our offices.

YOUR ROLE

• Design and implement Messaging system

• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand communication requirements and design solutions aligned with the organization's goals and security standards.

• Select and configure Exchange systems, routing protocol, Outlook client, archive and journaling.

• Administrate, support and improve our emails SMTP routing gateways platform for the group.

• Maintain project documentation and write deliverables.

• Engage with peers of various teams, including Network, System, Security, Risk engineers, and architects to integrate existing infrastructure and applications.

• Liaise regularly with our Service Desk team to identify and help resolve issues related to our scope of intervention. Share knowledge regularly with them.

• Develop training materials and conduct training sessions to train end-users, ensuring maximum adoption and utilization. Provide prompt and efficient technical support to resolve user issues and inquiries.

• Keep abreast of the latest advancements, industry best practices, and emerging trends. Proactively identify opportunities to improve existing systems and propose innovative solutions to enhance communication and collaboration within the organization.

• Participate in the 24/7 On-call duty.

YOUR PROFILE

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

• 3+ years experience in a similar function

• Microsoft Exchange and Office 365 (particularly MS Exchange On-Line) skills, including design, administration and configuration.

• Good understanding of ProofPoint mail security services including design, administration, configuration

• Good understanding of Microsoft Entra ID & Active Directory for user management and security.

• Experience in development and scripting, utilizing PowerShell, Graph API, and other tools for automation.

• Able to conduct projects, tasks, and troubleshooting independently with precision.

• Good communication skills for effective interactions with team members and stakeholders.

• Enjoying teamwork in an extended technical environment and contributing positively to collaborative efforts.

• Proficiency in using the Microsoft Office suite for various tasks.

• Languages : French and English (written and spoken)

• Residence in Switzerland or willingness to relocate

Our Maison’s DNA is defined by five core values. Excellence drives us to be the best at what we do, while Innovation fuels our progress. Respect underpins every interaction, and Integrity shapes our actions. Together, we are One Team , united in serving our clients with unwavering dedication.

As a responsible and supportive employer, we promote a diverse and inclusive work environment for our employees and candidates. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are woven into the fabric of our Maison’s DNA, and we strive to ensure that our employees can fulfill both their personal and professional aspirations by encouraging internal mobility and individual upskilling programs. We firmly believe that building Diverse Teams contributes to our successes and to deliver on this, we actively embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in our business strategy.

It is an exciting time to join our Teams. All applications will be handled in the strictest confidence.