Active Directory Specialist

PeopleToGo; Ontario; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Active Directory Specialist for a 3-month contract to lead a Domain Controller System Upgrade project. The role involves assessing existing environments, managing upgrades, and ensuring minimal downtime. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Active Directory and system administration.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years managing Active Directory environments.
• Experience with user account management and group policy configuration.

Responsibilities

• Assess existing Active Directory Environment in 5 different AD Forests.
• Migrate roles and services from old Domain Controllers.

Skills

Active Directory

System Administration

Networking

DNS

DHCP

Education

Diploma / Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Windows Server 2016

VMware

Job description

This range is provided by PeopleToGo. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

CA$90.00 / hr - CA$100.00 / hr

Job Title : Active Directory Specialist

Job Type : 3-month contract

Start Date : ASAP

Schedule : 8-5PM AST

Pay Rate : $100 / hr Inc.

Position Overview :

We are seeking a skilled IT professional to lead an Active Directory Domain Controller System Upgrade project. This role involves reviewing and performing lab testing on 29 servers over a two-week period, followed by a systematic upgrade of each domain, with two weeks allocated per domain. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Active Directory, system upgrades, and lab testing procedures, ensuring a seamless transition and minimal downtime during the process.

Responsibilities :

• Assess the existing Active Directory Environment in 5 different AD Forests.
• Resolve any replication or other issues.
• Identify various AD Roles (FSMO and Global Catalog) hosted on each server in each of the 5 Domains.
• Document each server's roles and services and create a plan to set up new servers with Windows Server 2022 install Directory Services and Promote to DC.
• Raise the Domain Functional Level to Windows Server 2016, migrate from FRS to DFRS and ensure replication.
• Migrate all roles and services such as DNS, DHCP, that are hosted on the old DCs and verify functionality and monitor the systems for issues.
• Demote the Old Domain Controllers and Decommission them.

Qualifications :

• Diploma / Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field with a focus on system administration and networking.
• Minimum 7 years of demonstrated expertise in managing, configuring, and troubleshooting Active Directory environments.
• Minimum 5 years of experience with tasks such as user account management, group policy configuration, and domain trust relationships.
• System upgrade and migration experience within AD environments while maintaining security and minimizing downtime.
• Proficiency in configuring and managing Domain Name System (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
• Ability to implement and troubleshoot DNS zones, records, and name resolution issues.
• Experience configuring and maintaining DHCP scopes, reservations, and IP address assignments.
• Extensive experience working with Microsoft Windows Server 2016 and newer versions.
• Proficiency in managing server roles, services, and configurations.
• Skilled in server performance monitoring, security patching, and handling system upgrades.

Nice to have Certifications :

• Microsoft Certified : Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate.
• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) : Core Infrastructure.

Nice to have skills :

• Hands-on experience with VMware environments, including ESXi and vCenter management.
• Knowledge of virtual machine provisioning, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with deploying and managing virtualized Windows Server environments.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Information Technology

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