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Active Directory Engineer

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Active DirectoryWindows ServerGroup PoliciesPowerShellScripting
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Description

The Senior Active Directory Engineer performs critical functional support/maintenance/expansion tasks for Microsoft Active Directory, Domain Controllers, PKI, Group Policy, and other relevant/core domain services, both on-prem and in the cloud. Under the direction of lead Active Directory engineers, they perform daily BAU tasks to maintain the current environment as well as develop/expand and integrate with other teams and products/services, following Microsoft Security best practices.

The Senior Active Directory Engineer performs critical functional support/maintenance/expansion tasks for Microsoft Active Directory, Domain Controllers, PKI, Group Policy, and other relevant/core domain services, both on-prem and in the cloud. Under the direction of lead Active Directory engineers, they perform daily BAU tasks to maintain the current environment as well as develop/expand and integrate with other teams and products/services, following Microsoft Security best practices.

Responsabilities:

  • Perform maintenance and administration of the primary and additional/legacy on-prem
  • Active Directory domains (user, group, policy, organizational unit objects)Triage and escalate tickets
  • Create and update documentation
  • Support end users
  • Work with other senior staff members to resolve escalated, complex incidents 
  • Perform cross-functional work with other teams
  • Continually seek opportunities to improve both infrastructure and technical skills, including automation and scripting.

  • Requirements:

  • At least 7 years overall IT experience, with at least 3-5 years of experience working with Microsoft Identity technologies at minimum: Active Directory, Group Policies, forest/domain trusts, PKI, DNS, DHCP, LDAPS, and Windows Server
  • Deep experience working with and supporting Windows server technologies, troubleshooting Active Directory-related issues, policies, and basic networking
  • Moderate to advanced scripting experience in PowerShell or other scripting languages for AD management
  • Basic familiarity with Tiered Security concepts in Active Directory
  • Advanced English level

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