Senior Active Directory Architect | Hybrid, Growth & Impact

MBDA S.A.S.; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace and defense company based in the UK is seeking an experienced Active Directory Architect to lead the design and optimisation of directory services. This role will involve defining standards, managing multi-domain environments, and collaborating with stakeholders to implement identity solutions. Applicants should have expert knowledge in Active Directory and Azure AD, strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to translate technical challenges into strategic decisions. A dynamic working environment is offered with a requirement for British citizenship and DV clearance.

Benefits

25 days of paid annual leave

Flexible Dynamic Working policies

Defined Contribution retirement savings plan

Free financial webinars and education

Healthworks gym membership

Company bonus up to 21% of salary

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of Active Directory Domain Services, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, Replication, and Trusts.
• Deep understanding of Azure AD / Entra ID, ADFS, Hybrid Join, and identity federation models.
• Strong background in Kerberos, LDAP, NTLM, and PKI-based authentication.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of directory services across multiple domains and forests.
• Define standards and best practices for Active Directory solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate technical challenges into executive-level decisions.

Skills

Active Directory Domain Services

Azure AD / Entra ID

Kerberos

PowerShell

Stakeholder management

Tools

DNS

DHCP

Ansible

Job description

A leading aerospace and defense company based in the UK is seeking an experienced Active Directory Architect to lead the design and optimisation of directory services. This role will involve defining standards, managing multi-domain environments, and collaborating with stakeholders to implement identity solutions. Applicants should have expert knowledge in Active Directory and Azure AD, strong stakeholder management skills, and the ability to translate technical challenges into strategic decisions. A dynamic working environment is offered with a requirement for British citizenship and DV clearance.