The Senior Active Directory Engineer provides support, implementation, and design services for Microsoft Active Directory and Windows-based systems across the enterprise, including directory and identity management solutions. Resolves and appropriately completes assigned tasks and change requests and acts as an escalation for support issues. Applies new solutions through research and collaboration with team and determines course of action for new application initiatives. Implements new software solutions as required by the business. The core infrastructure technology duties include enterprise Microsoft Active Directory, ADFS, Microsoft Certificate Services, policy configuration, and top-level support for enterprise-wide initiatives.

Required Knowledge and Skillset

• Active Directory architecture, Sites and Services and management
• Expert knowledge in creating, administering, and troubleshooting Group Policies (GPOs)
• Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), SAML, SSO (Okta preferred)
• PKI
• Networking DNS, DHCP
• Authentication, Kerberos, NTLM
• Windows Certificates Services Management
• Distributed File System including both DFS-N, and DFS-R
• Windows Server Operating Systems (2012 R2 to 2019)
• Azure Active Directory and Azure AD Connect
• Active Directory Federation Services
• Develops security standards and controls per DISA STIGS and CISA requirements
• VMware vSphere and Hyper-V Virtualization
• Scripting Experience: PowerShell and VBScript
• Windows Failover Clustering
• Windows file shares and security administration
• Windows Failover Clustering

Education and Certifications

• Microsoft Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 Administration (MCSE, MCITP certification)
• B.S. degree in a computer science, information technology, and computer related discipline or 7 years IT work experience in a global information technology infrastructure environment.