Active Directory SME

Square One Resources; Remote; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Active Directory SME for a 10-month contract. The role involves analyzing security findings, implementing fixes, and coordinating changes across teams. This position is remote with occasional travel to Manchester required. Ideal candidates will have strong Active Directory expertise and experience in security assessments. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a prominent client in the financial services sector.

Responsibilities

• Analyze & Prioritize Findings
• Review AD security findings and assess remediation actions.
• Implement configuration hardening and update permissions.
• Clean up stale and misconfigured AD objects.
• Coordinate changes with various teams.
• Document remediation steps and provide updates.

Skills

Active Directory expertise

Security assessment

Configuration management

GPO updates

Incident response

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Active Directory SME
Location: Remote (Occasional travel to Manchester required)
Salary/Rate: Up to £470 per day
Start Date: Feb 2026
Job Type: 10-month contract (Inside IR35)

Role / Company Introduction

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Active Directory SME to join our global client in the financial services sector for an exciting 10-month contract.

Responsibilities

• Analyze & Prioritize Findings
• Review AD security findings, assess severity, and determine remediation actions.
• Implement Fixes
• Apply configuration hardening, update GPOs, correct permissions, resolve insecure settings, and remediate privileged groups or service accounts.
• Clean Up AD Objects
• Remove or fix stale, orphaned, or misconfigured accounts, computers, and SPNs.
• Coordinate Changes
• Work with AD, IAM, platform, and application teams to validate and implement changes through proper change control processes.
• Document & Report
• Record remediation steps, update tracking logs, and provide clear status updates to security and project stakeholders.
• Improve Sustainability
• Recommend process improvements and help establish ongoing monitoring and governance to prevent recurrence.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer

Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies. Square One is acting as both an employment agency and an employment business, and is an equal opportunities recruitment business. Square One embraces diversity and will treat everyone equally. Please see our website for our full diversity statement.