Remote AD & Windows Server Engineer

CAI; Olympia (WA); Remote; USD 69,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k retirement plan

Job summary

CAI is seeking a Server Administrator to advance our Active Directory and Windows Server operations. This remote, full-time role involves managing AD, GPO, and server lifecycles, plus scripting with PowerShell to automate tasks across enterprise endpoints.

You will execute complex policies, implement CIS baselines, and document changes in Azure DevOps, collaborating with the Server Operations Team Manager and cross-skilling with peers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with Active Directory: domain services, replication, delegation, permissions, and domain controller troubleshooting.
• 5+ years of experience with Group Policy: design, scoping, filtering, troubleshooting, and change control in large environments.
• 5+ years of experience with PowerShell: modules, error handling, remote execution, scheduled/unattended scripts, and AD/GPO automation.
• 3+ years of experience implementing CIS benchmarks (or equivalent hardening baselines) on Windows endpoints via GPO and scripting.
• 5+ years of experience in Windows Server administration and lifecycle management, including build, patching, upgrading, and decommissioning.
• Experience documenting work in real-time, SOPs, runbooks, and change records.
• Experience working with a tracked work queue (Azure DevOps boards) and formal service request/change control processes.

Responsibilities

• Execute the Active Directory, Group Policy, and permissions work backlog, including GPO creation, modification, testing, and retirement, plus delegation and access changes.
• Implement CIS baselines through GPO and scripted remediation, guided by the Senior Server Administrator.
• Design, write, and maintain PowerShell scripts for administration, automation, auditing, remediation, and reporting across endpoints and Active Directory.
• Identify repetitive operational tasks and develop automation solutions to replace manual procedures with tested scripts.
• Manage the Windows Server lifecycle at enterprise scale: build, configuration, patching, upgrading, and decommissioning.
• Log, update, and track all work items in Azure DevOps; process service requests and change controls.
• Store all work products and documentation in Azure DevOps, including scripts, code, GPO documentation, runbooks, and SOPs.
• Cross-skill with the Senior Server Administrator to ensure AD/GPO and CIS knowledge is distributed across the team.
• Adapt to additional on-premises duties as team responsibilities are realigned, as directed by the Manager.

Skills

Active Directory

Group Policy

PowerShell

Windows Server

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

CAI is seeking a Server Administrator to advance our Active Directory and Windows Server operations. This remote, full-time role involves managing AD, GPO, and server lifecycles, plus scripting with PowerShell to automate tasks across enterprise endpoints.

You will execute complex policies, implement CIS baselines, and document changes in Azure DevOps, collaborating with the Server Operations Team Manager and cross-skilling with peers.