I just got an offer for a "Lead Analyst - Enterprise Messaging" position that I've been interviewing for... (see my other thread about the interviews, it's the company from the 1st post). A BIG THANK YOU to everybody here that helped me with my resume and offered encouragement through my job search.
Base salary offer is $87,500... it's a bit lower than what I was hoping for, but not a surprise. It's more than I make now, and more than what the internal recruiter told me it would pay. I don't think they will go any higher, I asked.
Pros:
Work from home most of the time.
Company credit card for travel expenses.
Spend 2 weeks per quarter at company headquarters, all expenses paid.
Company provided laptop.
Choice of Blackberry, iPhone, or Windows Phone 7, for a mobile device, with service plan, all paid for.
Pension.
13 paid holidays.
1 day of vacation per month, max 10 per year for 1st 5 years.
Very large and profitible Fortune 500 company that has been in business for over 100 years.
Chance to work on a very large Exchange 2003 to 2010 migration.
Cons:
Sounds like a minimum of 45-50 hour work weeks. I very rarely work over 40 hours a week in my current job. If I break the pay down hourly, this salary would only be a $0.10/hr raise with 45 hour weeks, and about a $3.60/hr pay cut if I averaged 50 hour work weeks.
I've included a copy of the job description below. The offer is valid until July 8th.
Lead Analyst - Enterprise Messaging.
This position can sit in any company facility in the United States or a home office based in the United States.
This role will be part of a global team tasked with providing messaging services for company’s 55,000+ Exchange user environment. This includes design, administration and support of company’s messaging environment (including mobile and unified messaging infrastructure) on a worldwide basis.
Essential Functions of the position include:
- Provide level 2 and 3 infrastructure support for
• Microsoft Exchange/Outlook/OWA
• Microsoft Office Communication Server (OCS) Instant messaging
• Blackberry and Windows Mobile
• Unified Messaging and RightFax
• Secure Messaging via PGP and ZixMail
- Benchmark, evaluate, design, and recommended upgrade path for future versions of
• Exchange
• Unified Messaging
• RightFax
• Mobile Messaging
- Identify industry trends and potential enterprise messaging solutions across multiple technologies that fit company’s business.
- Develop and lead creation of enterprise messaging standards.
- Consistently utilize key ITIL processes (problem management, change management, configuration management) in support of the environment
- Perform messaging integration activities related to business acquisitions and divestitures.
Establish processes and documentation in order for Service Desk to provide level 1 messaging support.
- Design, implement, and support administrative tools for Active Directory and Exchange to allow activities in a SOX-compliant manner
- Analyze messaging environment, establish performance metrics and assist in capacity planning. Implements changes to increase performance efficiency and adjustments as needed.
- Work with other infrastructure groups to provide technical support, problem resolution, and training where applicable.
- Provide information to Security and Legal departments as needed (Investigations, Hold orders)
- Serve as a consultative resource for technologies that interface with email.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree
- 3 yrs experience in a Microsoft Messaging environment with a Fortune 1000 Organization
Basic Qualifications (Including Educational Requirements)
- Minimum 3 years experience in a Microsoft Messaging Environment.
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
- No relocation benefit is offered for this position.
I have a feeling I may be getting an offer from another company tomorrow for an Exchange Architect position, so I'm glad the offer letter says I have until the 8th. I'd really love to be able to walk in to work tomorrow and hand in my resignation, but I know it's better if I wait until I accept an offer and have a start date established. I think I should probably give the other company I am expecting an offer from until at least the 6th to give me an offer. I don't want to pass this job up, but at the same time I'd hate to accept it only to receive a better offer right after doing so.
What do you guys think? Should I tell the other company that I'm expecting an offer from that I have received this offer? Or should I wait to see if they give me one first?
