Top Secret Senior Active Directory Administrator

Insight Global; Stafford (VA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Top Secret cleared Active Directory Administrator to join the team onsite at Quantico, supporting a Federal customer. The role covers Tier III AD support across multiple domains, with DNS/DHCP, GPOs, and security configurations in a VMware-based environment.

The ideal candidate will manage AD-related changes, document procedures, coordinate incidents, and assist with compliance tasks under CCRI and STIG requirements.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance required.
• DoD 8580 IAT III certifications (CASP+CE, CCNP Security, CISA, GCIH, GCED, or CISSP).
• Professional level certifications (e.g., MCSA Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, MCSE Core Infrastructure).
• 7+ years related experience in AD and enterprise environments.
• Experience with Windows Server, AD, and associated apps (Lync, System Center, Exchange).
• VMware virtualization and VMware vCloud knowledge.
• Strong troubleshooting and incident/change management skills.
• Experience with PowerShell for AD management.
• Ability to document procedures and train Tier II/III staff.
• Experience with AD DNS, DHCP, and GPOs; STIGs familiarity.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the health of AD and internal DNS.
• Resolve AD tickets; provide weekly status reports.
• Coordinate incidents between Tier II and III.
• Provide documentation and guidance to Tier II and service desks.
• Submit and execute AD-related Change tasks.
• Monitor AD health with government tools; take corrective action.
• Provide project support for AD technologies.
• Coordinate with Engineering on AD issues.
• Support change management and CAB processes.
• Escalate product issues to vendors with Government approval.
• Implement monitoring thresholds and proactive remediation.
• Analyze and remediate DISA STIGs for responsible techs.
• Document and implement technical solutions for operational needs.

Skills

Active Directory

PowerShell

Windows Server

VMware

DoD 8580 IAT III

Security STIGs

Incident management

Change management

Troubleshooting

AD DNS DHCP GPO

Tools

VMware vCloud

Exchange Server

System Center Suite

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is looking for a Top Secret cleared Active Directory Administrator to join the team sitting 5 days on site in Quantico, in support of a Federal customer. They will be part of an Enterprise Tier 3 level Active Directory (AD) Support team supporting over 265,000 user accounts and 140,000 computer accounts across several AD domains on government operated networks. The services that the AD Support team supports in Active Directory include accounts and group management; security configuration of the AD infrastructure; Domain Name Service (DNS); Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol; Distributed File Replication Services; Group Policy Objects; and other directory services technologies as applicable.

The ideal candidate will provide Tier III level Active Directory support and requires knowledge of the Windows Server Operating System and relevant AD applications (such as Lync, System Center Suite, and Exchange). The underlying infrastructure consists of both physical servers and VMware based servers and requires knowledge in VMware Virtualization and VMware vCloud to perform the specialized EDM Active Directory tasks. The Senior Administrator will be responsible for the following:

Maintain the overall health of technologies associated with AD and internal DNS.

Resolve Active Directory tickets escalated from the service desk to include completing the associated administrative activities and providing a weekly status report.

Coordinate incident tickets between Tier II and III sections as well as other sections as required.

Provide documentation, guidance and instruction to Tier II, and service desks for handling standard Active Directory related incidents, work orders, and service requests.

Provide Active Directory Service Desk Resolution Reports documentation to the service desk on the procedures for completing the task.

Submit and execute AD related Request for Change tasks.

Monitor the system availability and performance of AD with Government -provided event management tools, and take corrective action with regard to incidents that lower the health of AD.

Provide project support for AD related technologies.

Coordinate with the Engineering Team and other sections on AD-related issues.

Support change management process; submit requests through Change Approval Board; and participate in Change Review Boards.

Escalate product issues to third party product vendors upon Government approval. Implement monitoring tool thresholds and conduct proactive event remediation.

Provide analysis and remediation for DISA Security Technical Implementation Guidelines (STIG) for all responsible technologies in preparation for the annual Commanders Cyber Readiness Inspections (CCRI).

Document and implement technical solutions for operational requirements using existing and emerging technologies.

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Skills and Requirements

Active Top Secret clearance

DoD 8580 IAT III (CASP+CE, CCNP Security, CISA, GCIH, GCED, or CISSP (or Associate)

Professional level certification, i.e. MCSA Windows Server 2016/2019/2022, MCSE Core Infrastructure, Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Administrator

7 years related experience

Firewall, Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) experience configuring, certificate configuring; troubleshooting

Experience with PowerShell commands needed to manage Active Directory features, roles, mailboxes, performance and troubleshooting

Experience identifying the need for any Active Directory system reconfigurations (minor or significant)

Experience maintaining policies, procedures, and training plans for Active Directory system administration and appropriate use

Experience in building, tuning and maintaining servers in an enterprise environment.

Experience troubleshooting server performance issues using native Windows Server tools and utilities

Strong experience with Active Directory 2019/2022, planning, deploying and migration, including experience with mailbox server failover and cluster management

Extensive knowledge of AD architecture - databases and logs, mail routing and protocol support.

Thorough working knowledge of Windows Server 2019/2022

Ability to evaluate the need for any messaging system reconfigurations (minor or significant)

Ability to maintain policies, procedures, and training plans for messaging system administration and appropriate use