Active Directory Engineer

ICONMA; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A staffing solutions company is seeking an experienced Active Directory Engineer with at least 5 years of operational support in large-scale environments. The role includes 24x7 support, troubleshooting, and implementing complex changes to the Active Directory environment. Applicants should have strong communication skills and a background in IT. This position offers opportunities for professional growth while managing critical infrastructure systems.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years IT experience including 5 years in Active Directory support.
• Proven ability to communicate technical issues effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide 24x7 operational support for Active Directory.
• Troubleshoot and resolve Active Directory issues.
• Implement and manage changes in the Active Directory environment.
• Ensure security and compliance of Active Directory.
• Create standard operating procedure documentation.

Skills

Active Directory

Troubleshooting

Incident management

Capacity planning

Root cause analysis

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Windows Server 2012

PowerShell

Job description

We have a unique ability to provide a full spectrum of Staffing Services and Solutions including: Staff Augmentation (Contract, Contract-to-Hire, Direct Hire); Bulk Buy Staff Augmentation; Offshore Staff Augmentation; Payroll Services; Consulting (Project Delivery, SOW), etc.

Our Staff Members

Our in-house team offers a broad range of Information Technology, Engineering, Accounting/ Finance, Scientific/Clinical, Professional, Mortgage, Administrative/Office, Call Center, Human Resources, and Marketing/Creative expertise.

Management and staff members at ICONMA understand that our greatest assets are our highly skilled and professional consultants. Because of this, we have created a work environment which fosters career development, stability and personal growth. The result for our customers’ is a knowledgeable and stable consulting staff whom they can depend on to operate more productively and to improve profitability, top-line growth, customer service, and cost management.

Job Description

Active Directory Engineer

Location: Melville, NY 11747 / McLean, VA / Plano, TX

Duration: 23-24 months

Role Overview

The 3rd Level Active Directory Engineer is responsible for providing operational and project support for an enterprise Active Directory environment. The Active Directory 3rd Level Engineer is required to have expert technical knowledge and understanding of Active Directory including experience supporting large-scale and highly complex environments.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide 24x7x365 operational support of Active Directory environment
• Troubleshoot and resolve low to high complexity issues and incidents
• Participate in or lead complex or high severity troubleshooting and incident problem resolutions with other infrastructure teams or vendors
• Plan and implement low to highly complex changes to the environment
• Participate as a team member on projects involving Active Directory
• Perform common responsibilities such as domain controller promotion and demotion, organizational unit setup and delegation of administration, group policy creation and modification, administration of AD sites, subnets and site links, and schema changes
• Analyze data and identify trends to facilitate root cause analysis and identify opportunities for service improvement
• Ensure the security and compliance of the Active Directory environment
• Create and update standard operating procedure documentation
• Manage the backup and restore of Active Directory
• Participate in capacity planning, performance monitoring and maintenance to ensure high availability and proactively identify opportunities for service improvement

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED or equivalent certification, or military experience
• Minimum of 8 year IT experience
• Minimum of 5 years of Active Directory technical experience that includes the operational support and implementation of large-scale, enterprise level solutions
• Proven experience effectively communicating technical issues\challenges to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or Engineering
• Solid understanding of the Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) principles
• Experience with Windows Server 2012 Active Directory
• Experience with Windows Azure, AWS or other public Cloud technologies
• Experience in VBScript or PowerShell to develop complex automation scripts
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) or an equivalent certification

• Active Directory 5 - Expert 5-7 Years
• LDAP 4 - Very Good 5-7 Years
• MS - Windows 5 - Expert 5-7 Years

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of Active Directory
• Experience with Windows Server 2012 Active Directory