10243 - Active Directory Engineer

ComTec Information Systems; Town of Texas (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT solutions provider is seeking a highly skilled Active Directory Engineer in Wisconsin. The ideal candidate will develop and implement migration plans, assess existing AD environments, and ensure seamless transitions with minimal disruption. Candidates must have over 10 years of experience in Active Directory along with strong troubleshooting skills and proficiency in automation using PowerShell. Competitive compensation and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience configuring and implementing Active Directory.
• 5+ years of experience in planning and performing AD migrations.
• Hands-on experience with Active Directory migration.
• Experience developing scripts to automate AD data migration.
• Experience running Active Directory health checks.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Active Directory migration plans.
• Perform assessments of current AD environments.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure compatibility and migration success.
• Provide technical leadership during migration activities.
• Execute pre-migration testing and develop fallback plans.

Skills

Active Directory migration

PowerShell scripting

Troubleshooting expertise

Collaboration with IT teams

Compliance with security policies

Tools

Quest Migration Manager

Active Directory Migration Tool (ADMT)

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Active Directory Engineer with experience in planning and executing Active Directory (AD) migrations. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing comprehensive migration plans, performing assessments of existing environments, and ensuring a seamless migration with minimal disruption.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement Active Directory migration plans including detailed timelines and risk mitigation strategies.
• Perform assessments of current AD environments, including domain controllers, group policies, and security configurations.
• Develop AD migration plan to migrate applications, servers, users, and data from the existing AD to the new 2019 AD.
• Plan, Migrate and Implement Active Directory
• Collaborate with network, security, and application teams to ensure compatibility and successful migration.
• Design, implement, and troubleshoot Directory Synchronization and Federation Services
• Design and implement DNS/DHCP and Group Policy
• Provide technical leadership and troubleshooting expertise during migration activities.
• Work with customers and other IT stakeholders to identify and define secure solution requirements.
• Use Quest Migration Manager to migrate data from the existing AD to the new AD.
• Develop scripts to automate the AD migration.
• Execute pre-migration testing and develop fallback plans.
• Ensure compliance with security policies and best practices for AD environments.
• Provide post-migration support and resolve any technical issues.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience configuring and implementing Active Directory
• 5+ years of experience in planning and performing AD migrations.
• Must have hands-on experience with Active Directory migration
• Experience with AD migration tools such as ADMT (Active Directory Migration Tool), Quest Migration Manager, or similar tools.
• Experience with Quest Migration Manager is preferred.
• Experience developing AD migration plan and developing scripts to automate AD data migration
• Experience running Active Directory health checks
• Proficiency in PowerShell scripting for automation and administration.
• Strong experience with AD enterprise certificate services, rights management server, AD federation services, and identity manager
• Active Directory hands on experience in a multi-site/multi-domain/multi-forest environment, is required.
• Proven experience with AD security and best practices
• Experience with IAM (Identity and Access Management) and SSO (Single Sign-On) is preferred.