Active Directory Architect

Tekskills; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Tekskills is seeking a Senior Active Directory Architect to lead design, migration, and security for large enterprise AD environments in Bengaluru. You will architect forest and domain structures, plan GPOs, DNS, and integrate with Microsoft Entra ID and cloud services.

You will guide cross-functional teams, ensure minimal business disruption during migrations, implement RBAC, and maintain thorough documentation and standards for ongoing operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Active Directory architecture, migration, and assessment experience.
• Design and implement enterprise AD environments including forest/domain design, GPOs, OU structure, and DNS architecture.
• Lead migrations from legacy directory services to Active Directory with minimal disruption to business operations.
• Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and troubleshooting for AD infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Design, plan, and implement enterprise AD environments with forest and domain design, GPOs, OU structure, and DNS architecture.
• Lead migration projects from legacy directory services to Active Directory.
• Architect and implement security best practices including RBAC and authentication mechanisms.
• Integrate Active Directory with identity management systems, cloud services, and third-party applications.
• Develop and maintain documentation, standards, and procedures related to Active Directory architecture, configuration, and operations.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and security threats related to Active Directory and identity management.

Skills

Active Directory Architecture

Migration & Implementation

AAD Entra ID integration

GPO & DNS design

RBAC & security best practices

Tools

Microsoft Entra ID

AD Backup/Recovery

Job description

• 10+ years of Active Directory Architecture, migration/implementation, assessment experience
• Design, plan, and implement enterprise-level Active Directory environments, including forest and domain design, group policy objects (GPOs), OU structure, and DNS architecture.
• Enterprise App Integrations on AAD SSO
• Assess AD migration strategy and identify the target state with AD, Microsoft Entra ID or Hybrid
• Lead migration projects from legacy directory services to Active Directory, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
• Architect and implement security best practices within Active Directory, including role-based access control (RBAC), authentication mechanisms, and group memberships.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Active Directory with identity management systems, cloud services, and third-party applications.
• Develop and maintain documentation, standards, and procedures related to Active Directory architecture, configuration, and operations.
• Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and troubleshooting for Active Directory infrastructure components.
• Experience with AD Backup/Recovery solutions and security posture enhancement.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and security threats related to Active Directory and identity management. Role & responsibilities

Preferred candidate profile