Active Directory Engineer

We are seeking a skilled and proactive Active Directory Engineer to manage and support our Active Directory environment. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the design implementation maintenance and security of enterprise identity and access management systems. You will play a key role in ensuring authentication services are secure scalable and aligned with organizational policies and compliance standards.

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Key Responsibilities:

• Design implement and maintain Active Directory (AD) Group Policy DNS DHCP and related services.

• Manage user and group accounts access control and directory synchronization.

• Perform domain controller health checks patching and upgrades.

• Support Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) AD Connect and hybrid identity environments.

• Implement and manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to enforce security standards.

• Monitor and troubleshoot AD replication authentication issues and domain-related problems.

• Maintain and optimize identity and access management (IAM) processes.

• Work closely with security teams to enforce policies MFA and conditional access.

• Collaborate with IT teams for integration with Office 365 Exchange and other enterprise apps.

• Participate in audits disaster recovery planning and security incident response.

• Document systems architecture processes and best practices.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or related field (or equivalent experience).

Experience:

• 35 years of experience managing Active Directory in a mid-to-large enterprise environment.

• Experience with Azure Active Directory and hybrid cloud identity solutions.

• Strong experience with PowerShell scripting and automation.

Skills:

• Deep understanding of AD architecture Kerberos LDAP and DNS.

• Knowledge of identity federation protocols (SAML OAuth OpenID Connect).

• Familiarity with Microsoft Security & Compliance Center and Defender for Identity.

• Excellent problem-solving documentation and communication skills.

Preferred Certifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate

• CompTIA Security or similar cybersecurity certification