Active Directory Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Benefits :

• Competitive salary

Short Description :

A270 : IT Security Engineer (Active Directory Engineer)

Complete Description :

Active Directory Engineer

Duties and Responsibilities

Strong understanding of AD Attributes, LDAP Queries, PowerShell Scripting to Modify AD Attributes, Group Policy Analysis, GPO Configuration & Item-Level Targeting, Workstation Configurations, Browser Configuration Settings, familiarity with VMView and other Applications that integrated with Active Directory

Strong knowledge of permissions that are granted natively to various Microsoft Built-In Groups to perform Active Directory Administrative Functions, knowledge of native permissions granted when building AD objects, knowledge of permissions granted natively to Built-In Groups via GPOs and / or Local Policies

Thorough functional understanding and ability to configure Active Directory Server Roles (CAs, IIS, File / Print, DNS)

Working knowledge of GPOs, AD Sites, Replication Topology, and native AD troubleshooting tools

The Active Directory Engineer will plan, support, implement and design a directory synchronization system for Microsoft Active Directory and Windows-based systems across the enterprise, including directory and identity management solutions

Implementation of business-driven changes, Configuration of Group Policies and Integration of AD Management tools / services

Analysis, design and implementation of Active Directory and Identity Management solutions

Independently manage and perform engineering lead role for large scale Active Directory and Identity Management projects

Analyze current Active Directory environment to identify both technical and operational challenges and develop solutions for improvement

Analysis, design, capacity planning and implementation of Active Directory Security

Provide data for regulatory compliance from Active Directory or support systems upon request

Oversees and maintains the security and reliability of the corporate forest while insuring the integrity of the AD schema

Primary person in charge of coordination for AD migration and integration activities

Interact with customers, service managers, and operational support teams to design, test, and deploy security and / or automation solutions to meet business needs

Leads the evaluation of technical requirements for projects to determine the impact to the infrastructure including equipment redundancy and capacity requirements

Exceptionally strong articulation and communication skills required for daily interactive with System Administrators

Ability to create Training Manuals, Presentation Decks using Microsoft Office Products

Ability to read product documentation to conceptualize and implement solutions, build Domain Controllers and Member Servers to support Enterprise Solutions

Develop and maintain repeatable processes documents that govern the installation, configuration, administration and maintenance of identity authorization processes

Troubleshoot any and all problems that arise with any messaging production environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or related fields

MCSE certification preferred

ITIL v4 certification preferred

Qualifications

10 or more years hands on experience with Microsoft Active Directory

Experience developing technical engineering solutions that solve business problems and improve processes

Experience in VBScript or PowerShell to develop complex automation scripts

Experience with integration of applications with Active Directory via LDAP and Kerberos for authentication and authorization