Active Directory Administrator (Lead User Technology Specialist)

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The Information Technology Services Department has an opening for an Active Directory (AD) Administrator in this role you will perform day-to-day operational tasks to ensure that the AD and Azure AD environments are working appropriately and available to the customer base.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Perform routine configuration, capacity, availability, and demand management.
• Evaluate Identity and Access Management technologies.
• Develop, configure, and plan new technologies.
• Maintain and monitor servers and applications.
• Work with vendors for issue management and resolution.
• Work closely with customers and partners to promote continuous service improvement.
• On-call schedule, working irregular hours, second or third shift, weekends, holidays and evenings may be required.
• Other responsibilities as requested by leadership.

• Proven proficiency as an Active Directory Domain Administrator in mid- to large-size organizations.
• Proficient in supporting Active Directory Group Policy to enforce security policies and password policies for Windows Servers and end point physical and virtual Windows desktops.
• Demonstrable skills implementing, supporting, and administering servers (Windows 2008 or later) in an organization with no fewer than 100 servers.
• Advanced troubleshooting capabilities.

Pay Range: $86,590.40 to $121,825.60/annually.

Hiring Range: $86,590.40 to $110,510.40/annually.

Pay Range Explanation:

• Pay range is the entire compensation range for the position classification.
• Hiring range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

A comprehensive benefits package is offered which includes:

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• 401(a) and 457 plans with employer contributions
• Choice of generous medical HMO, PPO, or HSA/HDHP plans
• Medical enrollment includes a monthly $150 City contribution to a Post-Employment Health Plan
• Wellness incentive of up to $720 annually
• Dental, vision, and life insurance options
• Employer paid long-term disability
• Free Bus/light rail pass
• Tuition reimbursement program up to $6,500 per year
• Paid time off includes 13.5 paid holidays, 12 vacation days, and 15 sick days and personal leave days
• Paid Parental Leave for eligible employees up to 480 hours (12 weeks) of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child during a 12-month period
• Federal Student Loan Forgiveness offered through Savi

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• Two years of professional level experience providing technical support for system infrastructure and/or software, plus one year working in a large-scale environment and supervising highly technical staff.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, math, electronic systems engineering or a related technical field.
• Other combinations of experience and education that meet the minimum qualifications may be substituted.
• The City job description can be found here.
• All finalists for positions are subject to a criminal background check applicable to the department or position.
• This position is subject to Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) background standards. Candidates who receive a conditional offer of employment must be fingerprinted and will have their fingerprints used to check the Criminal History Records of the State of Arizona Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Any records returned will be reviewed to determine the candidate¿s suitability for the job.
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The minimum qualifications listed above, plus:

• Four or more years of experience supporting Active Directory (AD) 2008 or later forests and domains in a user base of no fewer than 5000 user objects.
• Four or more years of experience performing AD-integrated cloud administration.
• Four or more years of experience supporting Azure or AD Federated Services.
• Experience with management and monitoring tools.
• Experience using scripting tools such as PowerShell, Python, VB Script, etc.

Recruitment closes February 18, 2025. All materials must be received by 11:59 p.m. on this date.

This is a position-based recruitment and will not result in any ongoing eligibility list. This recruitment and any selection processes resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill other related vacancies within the organization now or in the near future.

Apply online by completing the required information and attaching, as one document, your cover letter and resume. Please include your experience as it relates to the qualifications stated above. Only the highest qualified may be posted to the eligible to hire list. The results of the resume screening process will be sent to your primary email address.

During the online application process, you will provide responses to questions regarding your experience and qualifications. Information you provide in these questions should align to the information in your resume. Information not consistent with your resume may not be considered when determining your education and/or experience level.

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Lead User Technology Spec, JC:09780, ID# 57115, 2/11/2025, USM, KA, Benefits:007.

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