Active Directory Engineer

TechDigital Group; Culver City (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Active Directory Specialist to manage and enhance their security on-premises and Azure AD domains. In this role, you will leverage your extensive experience in Active Directory operations and high-level PowerShell scripting to troubleshoot issues, manage group policies, and collaborate with IT teams across multiple geographies. You will play a crucial role in configuring privileged access and ensuring adherence to security standards. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment, contributing to the management of large enterprise systems and enhancing security protocols.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Active Directory and Azure AD.
• High-level PowerShell scripting skills for automation.

Responsibilities

• Manage and configure Active Directory and Azure AD environments.
• Collaborate with IT teams for server upgrades and migrations.

Skills

Managing Active Directory Operations

PowerShell scripting

Group Policy Management

Troubleshooting AD replication issues

Creating and following SOPs

Collaboration in multi-team environments

Tools

Visual Studio Code

Job description

Must have skills:

• Managing Active Directory Operations
• Managing Group Policy with complex Inheritance, Precedence and Enforcement
• Working with the client's enhanced security On-prem AD domains, monitoring AD replication and resolving any replication issues
• Using PowerShell/Visual Studio Code for troubleshooting and all other scripting needs
• Ability to follow existing SOPs and to create new ones

What you'll be doing:

• Working with the client's enhanced security On-prem AD domains
• Working with the client's Azure AD tenants
• Configuring and managing privileged access (PAM) and access models
• Upgrading and migrating AD physical and virtual servers
• Using PowerShell/Visual Studio Code for troubleshooting and all other scripting needs
• Managing Group Policy with complex Inheritance, Precedence and Enforcement
• Evaluating current environment and clean-up of un-needed AD objects
• Collaborating with IT teams to build out any new servers required

What you'll bring with you:

• Extensive Active Directory experience and Azure exposure
• High-level PowerShell scripting skills, proven ability to read and modify existing complex automation scripts and modules as well as script from scratch
• Previous experience in large, enterprise environments (more than 1,000 servers)
• Experience working in a multi-team environment across multiple geographies
• Ability to follow and enforce strictly defined security standards and processes. Familiarity with Change, Incident, Problem and Service management.
• Natural leadership and mentoring abilities
• Ability to work easily with people of different backgrounds