Active Directory (AD) Specialist

Wipro; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT Services provider is seeking an Active Directory Specialist to design and secure privileged access workstations in Ipswich. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with Active Directory, MFA integration, and strong automation scripting skills. This full-time role offers a chance to work on critical security infrastructures and is ideal for those with 8-10 years of experience. Join us to make a meaningful impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience with Active Directory and PAW management.
• Strong experience integrating MFA in cloud environments.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain PAWs for secure environments.
• Administer and troubleshoot Active Directory infrastructure.
• Implement access controls and audit privileged access activities.

Skills

Active Directory administration

Privileged Access Workstations (PAW) deployment

MFA integration

Security hardening

Automation scripting

Tools

PowerShell

Python

Azure AD

Job description

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Location: Ipswich (3 days in Office)

Overview

Role: Active Directory (AD) Specialist. The Active Directory (AD) Specialist is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs) for both on-premises and cloud environments, ensuring seamless integration with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) solutions. This role focuses on securing administrative tasks, protecting privileged accounts, and enforcing isolation from regular business workloads, in alignment with industry best practices for identity security and zero-trust architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• PAW Design & Deployment: Plan, deploy, and harden PAWs used exclusively for privileged administrative tasks in both on-premises and cloud (Azure, IaaS) environments.
• PAW Design & Deployment: Build and maintain organizational unit (OU) structures, security groups, and Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to support secure PAW management.
• PAW Design & Deployment: Ensure PAWs operate in strict isolation from standard workstations (e.g., no web browsing, email, or unauthorized software).
• Active Directory Management: Administer, support, and troubleshoot Active Directory infrastructure (on-premises and cloud/hybrid environments).
• Active Directory Management: Integrate on-premises AD with Azure AD and participate in domain migrations, consolidations, and hybrid identity solutions.
• Security & Compliance: Implement strict access controls, security hardening, and network isolation for PAWs, including disabling unnecessary services and restricting network connectivity to only management networks.
• Security & Compliance: Configure AD and cloud conditional access policies to enforce that privileged administrative tasks are performed only from PAWs, with mandatory MFA.
• Security & Compliance: Monitor, audit, and report on privileged access activities to ensure compliance and detect anomalies.
• Automation & Scripting: Develop and maintain automation scripts (e.g., PowerShell, Python) for provisioning, securing, and maintaining PAWs, and for AD administrative tasks.
• Automation & Scripting: Refactor and integrate custom scripts, tools, and APIs into the environment as needed.
• Collaboration: Work with IT security, endpoint management, and infrastructure teams to align PAW deployments with overall organizational security strategies.
• Collaboration: Provide documentation, training, and support for PAW users and administrators.

Essential Requirements

• Proven experience with Active Directory (on-premises and Azure AD), including integration, troubleshooting, and security hardening.
• Strong knowledge of PAW concepts, and hands-on experience deploying or managing PAWs in enterprise settings.
• Experience integrating MFA and conditional access solutions in both on-prem and cloud environments.
• Proficient with automation and scripting tools (e.g., PowerShell, Python).
• Deep familiarity with privileged access management (PAM) concepts, tools, and best practices.
• Demonstrated ability to enforce security policies, monitor/audit privileged access, and respond to incidents.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with privileged access management (PAM) solutions like CyberArk or similar.
• Familiarity with virtualization and isolation technologies as they relate to PAW deployment.
• Understanding of compliance frameworks and security standards relevant to identity and privileged access.
• Experience with MFA technologies such as Ping

Key Skills

• Active Directory administration, PAW deployment, MFA integration, security hardening, Group Policy management, automation scripting, Azure AD, conditional access, privileged access management.

Experience: 8-10 Years.

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Applications from people with disabilities are explicitly welcome.

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Information Technology

Industries: IT Services and IT Consulting

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