Microsoft Systems Administrator

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Senior Active Directory Engineer

• Do you have experience with Powershell, Microsoft’s Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, similar LDAP or cloud vendor-based platform? Possess an innate desire to learn and work on new and exciting technology and design solutions that push the boundaries of bleeding edge technologies as it relates to identity and directory services today and into the future? If so, then this opportunity might be for you.
• Instructor Brandon is looking for an experienced Senior Directory Services Engineer to help drive the enterprise directory strategy forward for the Identity and Access Management organization.
• As a member of the Directory Services Platform team within Identity and Directory Services, the Senior Directory Services Engineer will be responsible for developing, engineering, deploying and supporting comprehensive solutions based on a client's unique and complex requirements and problems as they relate to identity and directory services. The Sr. Engineering will also be responsible for identifying opportunities for the automation of tasks, processes, or entire solutions and acting on them, as well as identifying any opportunities for improvement in the environment.
• Candidates for this role should have an expert level knowledge and experience with complex enterprise level Active Directory environments and other enterprise LDAP platforms.
• Candidates should be passionate about delivering a highly secure and stable environment with an eye for continuous improvement.
• The individual should have experience with integrating new and emerging technologies into an environment and welcomes the opportunity to work on cloud-based platforms from Microsoft.
• High preference for knowledge of Powershell

Responsibilities:

• Analyze, design, and support a highly complex, enterprise level Active Directory service in a hybrid on-premises and cloud hosted environment.
• Manage enterprise identity cloud directories including Microsoft Azure AD.
• Translate business needs into workable technology solutions that meet the needs of internal customers.
• Participate in or lead troubleshooting and incident resolution of complex high severity incidents
• Develop automated solutions using scripts and cloud-based server-less computing platforms
• Develop detailed architecture, standards, design, and implementation documentation
• Analyze current Directory Services environment to identify both technical and operational opportunities and develop continuous improvement action plans.
• Participate in disaster recovery, capacity planning, performance monitoring and maintenance to ensure high availability.
• Key Terms: Active Directory, Windows, Microsoft, Azure, AzureAD, Powershell, LDAP

Basic Qualifications:

• High School Diploma, GED or Equivalent Certification
• At least 5 years of experience with Active Directory
• At least 5 years of experience with engineering and operational support
• At least 3 years of experience with Windows security, delegation of permissions, and group policy management
• At least 3 years of experience with Windows Server 2012 or 2016 Active Directory

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Security, Engineering or Mathematics
• 2 + years of experience supporting Active Directory in a cloud hosted environment from Microsoft
• 2 + years of experience with cloud-based directories such as Microsoft Azure, Microsoft AD.
• 2 + years of experience supporting PKI and Active Directory Certificate Services
• 2 + years of experience developing complex scripts in PowerShell
• 2+ years of experience in Office 365 Administration