Mercury Insurance

Technical Architect – Messaging

Mercury Insurance

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: AlabamaAlaskaUnited States

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Salary

💰 $118,664 - $230,619 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Documents the company’s existing systems architecture and technology portfolio and makes recommendations for improvements and/or alternatives.
  • Develop, document, and communicate plans for investing in systems architecture, including analysis of cost reduction opportunities and/or technology enhancement opportunities.
  • Develop and execute test plans to check infrastructure and systems technical performance.
  • Report on findings and make recommendations for improvement.
  • Develop and manage a systems capacity plan.
  • Consults with and advise senior management to define infrastructure roadmap.
  • Partners with initiative leaders, BRMs, infrastructure and application engineers to evaluate feasibility of and driving application development or software acquisition plans and direction.
  • Factors business roadmap and ROI into technical vision to consider business impact of infrastructure and application designs.
  • Designs, tests and debugs complex infrastructure solutions while developing new functionality, and enhancing existing functionality, providing leadership to guide customers and satisfy their requirements, both internal and external.
  • Architecture and design work encompasses a broader project/platform scope.
  • Work includes developing detailed specifications from which infrastructure solutions will be acquired or designed, tested and rolled out across the company.
  • Actively researches new and alternate infrastructure technologies and emerging industry standards, driving changes to processes and methods for end user computing and server computing, and creates best practices.
  • Documents large and complex assignments for knowledge transfer and develop expertise in multiple application and business areas.
  • Mentors other IT team members on areas of expertise.
  • Provides technical expertise and vision on a wide range of systems/projects/platforms.
  • May lead other team members in an initiative or project with full responsibility for delivery and supervision of other team members.
  • Partners with multiple third party vendors to investigate how infrastructure vendor solutions and services support Mercury’s IT needs, considering long term strategy, IT standards and policies, business value and ROI.
  • Influence/determine vendor selection through the execution of Proof of Concept exercises, the development of RFPs, vendor sourcing and selection processes.

Requirements

  • Minimum 8 years of infrastructure design, implementation and management experience with direct involvement in infrastructure design, management of complex and multi-platform computing and networking environments in a mission critical, 7x24, ecommerce and SaaS environments.
  • Minimum BS degree in Computer Science or a related field; or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
  • Certification in Microsoft technologies, and/or VMWare preferred.
  • 10 or more years of experience designing and administering Microsoft 365 environments, including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, and Purview.
  • 8 or more years of experience with email security platforms, particularly Proofpoint (PPS, TAP, Threat Response, SER, PSAT, EFD).
  • Experience implementing email authentication protocols such as SPF, DKIM, and DMARC to enhance security and compliance.
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview, eDiscovery, Information Governance, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) strategies.
  • Deep knowledge of Active Directory and hybrid identity environments, including AD DS, Entra ID (Azure AD), ADFS, SAML, and Single Sign-On (SSO).
  • Experience implementing identity and access management (IAM) frameworks including privileged access management and least-privilege models.
  • Familiarity with cloud backup, disaster recovery, and ransomware protection solutions.
  • Proven ability to troubleshoot complex Microsoft 365 and hybrid infrastructure issues, including root cause analysis and escalation management.
  • Experience supporting regulated environments with strong compliance and data security requirements.
  • Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional teams including Information Security, SOC, Network Engineering, and DevOps.
  • Demonstrated ability to mentor team members and support knowledge transfer initiatives.
  • Experience providing VIP/executive-level technical support with a focus on service reliability and rapid issue resolution.
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation
  • Flexibility to work from anywhere in the United States for most positions
  • Paid time off (vacation time, sick time, 9 paid Company holidays, volunteer hours)
  • Incentive bonus programs (potential for holiday bonus, referral bonus, and performance-based bonus)
  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and pet insurance
  • 401 (k) retirement savings plan with company match
  • Engaging work environment
  • Promotional opportunities
  • Education assistance
  • Professional and personal development opportunities
  • Company recognition program
  • Health and wellbeing resources, including free mental wellbeing therapy/coaching sessions, child and eldercare resources, and more
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
infrastructure designimplementationmanagementMicrosoft 365email security platformsemail authentication protocolsActive Directoryidentity and access managementtroubleshootingdata loss prevention
Soft Skills
collaborationmentoringcommunicationleadershipproblem-solvingknowledge transferinfluencingadvisingreportingconsulting
Certifications
Microsoft technologies certificationVMWare certification