Manager, Active Directory Services

AIA Hong Kong; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services firm in Kuala Lumpur seeks a senior manager to oversee IT services, particularly Active Directory management. This role involves leading a team, ensuring service availability, and aligning IT strategies with business needs. Candidates should have extensive experience in IT management and a relevant degree. Strong technical skills and multilingual capabilities are essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience with 3 years in a managerial position.
• Hands-on experience with related technical components.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of administrators for high operational efficiency.
• Ensure stability and security of Active Directory services.
• Act as an escalation point for Active Directory-related issues.

Skills

Active Directory Management

Incident Management

Vendor Management

Performance Monitoring

Multilingual Capability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology

Tools

Azure AD

DNS

Active Directory

Job description

Are you ready to shape a better tomorrow?

AIA Digital+ is a Technology, Digital and Analytics innovation hub dedicated to powering AIA to be more efficient, connected and innovative as it fulfils its Purpose to help millions of people across Asia-Pacific live Healthier, Longer, Better Lives.

If you are hungry and driven to play an active role in shaping a better tomorrow, we want to hear from you. Because the work we do at AIA Digital+ makes a difference in the lives of millions of people, every day. We will equip you with the critical skills, tools and technology, and endless opportunities to learn, contribute and thrive in a dynamic and exciting environment.

If you want to shape a brighter future at AIA Digital+, please read on.

About the Role

Ensures our IT service availability and minimises the AIA’s business impact of our IT service outages through the effective management. Contributes to the improvement of user satisfaction with our IT services by ensuring that the arrangements remain aligned with business needs and priorities and fit for purpose. Improves the overall technical performance as measured by the technology related KPIs and SLAs (utilisation, availability, response times etc.) year on year.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Technical Operations and Performance Management:

• Lead and mentor a team of AD administrators and support engineers to ensure high performance and operational efficiency.

Active Directory Management:

• Oversee the deployment, configuration, and maintenance of Active Directory Services, including domain controllers, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and CA.
• Ensure the stability, security, and performance of Active Directory across the organization.

Incident & Problem Managements:

• Act as an escalation point for Active Directory-related issues and ensure timely resolution.
• Conduct root cause analysis for recurring issues and implement preventive measures.
• Part of the Active Directory operations team, with on-call and standby duties activated based on business criticality to implement changes, fulfill requests, and resolve incidents.

Security & Compliance:

• Implement and enforce security best practices for Active Directory, including privileged access management, account lifecycle management, and audit policies.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and organizational policies.

Performance Monitoring and Optimization:

• Monitor Active Directory performance, analyze trends, and implement improvements to enhance efficiency and reliability.
• Collaborate with infrastructure and security to optimize AD configurations.

Vendor & Stakeholder Management:

• Collaborate with vendors and internal stakeholder to evaluate, select, and implement AD-related tools and technologies.
• Manage relationships with third-party service providers and ensure SLAs are met.

Budget & Resource Management:

• Develop and manage related budget.
• Allocate resources effectively to meet project deadline and organizational goals.

Minimum Job Requirements:

Relevant Experience

• 7+ years of relevant experience in which at least 3 years in managerial position with regional coverage.
• Hands on experience on position related technical components.
• We're looking for multilingual talent

Or

• An equivalent combination of qualifications and relevant experience.
• Multilingual talent

Education

• Bachelor’s degree holder of University on Information Technology or related discipline

Technical Skills

• Extensive knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, CA and related technologies.
• Strong understanding of identity and access management (IAM) principles, including Azure AD, LDAP, and SSO.
• Experience with cloud-based directory services environments is a plus.
• Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified or equivalent are highly desirable.

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