Active Directory L3

Athena Consultancy Services; Dadri, Chennai District, Bengaluru; On-site; INR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Athena Consultancy Services invites an experienced Active Directory L3 specialist to join our IT operations in India. You will manage complex AD environments, design and enforce security, and automate tasks using PowerShell.

You will configure AD sites, DNS, and DHCP integration, implement RBAC, and oversee disaster recovery plans. Strong knowledge of LDAP, Kerberos, Group Policy, and Azure AD identities is essential.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience managing complex AD environments and automating tasks with PowerShell.
• Strong understanding of DNS, LDAP, and security compliance.
• Education: Tech Policy as stated in postings.
• Certifications such as MCSE, MCSA, Cloud computing or ITIL are often preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing 3rd line engineering support for Active Directory services.
• Developing PowerShell scripts to automate administrative tasks related to Active Directory.
• Ensuring Active Directory security by maintaining crypto standards and implementing RBAC.
• Adding, removing, and configuring AD sites, sitelinks, and subnets.
• Installing and configuring DHCP servers.
• Diagnosing and resolving problems with Directory Replication services.
• Managing Users and Groups per security policies.
• Implementing and maintaining AD DS including domain controllers.
• Configuring Group Policy Objects to enforce security settings and software deployment.
• Monitoring AD performance, health, and security logs.
• Executing AD backup and disaster recovery plans.
• Coordinating with network and system admins to integrate AD with other systems.
• Developing and maintaining AD architecture documentation.

Skills

PowerShell

Active Directory Administration

Group Policy Management

Kerberos authentication

Azure AD management

DNS/LDAP security

Education

Tech Policy

Tools

PowerShell

Migration tools

Certificate management tools

Job description

Active Directory L3 JD

• Providing 3rd line engineering support for Active Directory services.
• Developing PowerShell scripts to automate administrative tasks related to Active Directory.
• Ensuring Active Directory security by maintaining crypto standards and implementing low-level role-based access control (RBAC).
• Adding, removing, and configuring Active Directory sites, sitelinks, and subnets.
• Installing and configuring DHCP servers.
• Diagnosing and resolving problems associated with the Directory Replication service.
• User and Group Management: Create, modify, and manage user accounts, groups, and organizational units, ensuring adherence to security policies.
• Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS): Implement and maintain AD DS, including domain controllers, to ensure network resource availability and security.
• Group Policy Management: Configure and manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to enforce security settings and software deployment across the network.
• Performance Monitoring: Monitor AD performance, system health, and security logs to identify and resolve issues.
• Disaster Recovery: Execute AD backup and disaster recovery plans, including regular testing and updating of recovery procedures.
• Integration: Coordinate with network and system administrators to integrate AD with other systems like email, DNS, and DHCP.
• Documentation: Develop and maintain documentation related to AD architecture, settings, and procedures.
• working with Kerberos authentication.
• working with azure ad managing identities in azure like users, groups etc.
• DNS server management.
• exposure to PKI/Certificate management would be an added advantage.
• experience with migrating identities from one domain to another using migration tools.

Experience: Extensive experience in managing complex AD environments, including proficiency in PowerShell scripting for automation.

Skills: Strong understanding of DNS, LDAP, and security compliance.

Qualifications:

Education: Per Tech Policy

Certifications: Relevant certifications such as MCSE, MCSA, Cloud computingor ITIL are often preferred.