Windows Server + Active Directory Engineer

Ampcus, Inc; Little Rock (AR); Remoto; USD 80.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services.

The Windows Server + Active Directory Engineer will administer, secure, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Windows Server and Active Directory environments, ensuring identity management, authentication, and policy enforcement across the infrastructure. The role includes patching, hardening, monitoring, and day-to-day operations, with emphasis on PowerShell automation, disaster recovery

Competenze

• 1-3 years of experience supporting Windows Server and Active Directory in a large enterprise environment.
• Strong knowledge of AD DS, Group Policy, DNS, authentication protocols, replication, and Windows security.
• Experience with patching, system hardening, monitoring, backup and recovery, and incident/change management processes.
• Proficiency in PowerShell scripting and structured troubleshooting.
• Ability to participate in scheduled maintenance windows and on-call support as required.

Mansioni

• Install, configure, patch, harden, monitor, and troubleshoot Windows Server environments.
• Administer Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Group Policy, trusts, sites and services, users, groups, and service accounts.
• Support DNS, DHCP, PKI/certificates, LDAP/Kerberos, file services, and related identity dependencies.
• Manage hybrid identity integrations with Microsoft Entra ID, where applicable.
• Investigate and resolve replication, authentication, policy, performance, and availability issues.
• Execute vulnerability remediation, privileged access controls, backup and recovery validation, and disaster recovery testing.
• Automate routine administration tasks using PowerShell and maintain scripts in version control.
• Maintain runbooks, architecture records, configuration baselines, change records, and operational documentation.

Conoscenze

Windows Server

Active Directory

PowerShell scripting

Troubleshooting

Identity management

Strumenti

Group Policy

DNS

DHCP

PKI/certificates

Microsoft Entra ID

Descrizione del lavoro

Ampcus Inc. is a certified global provider of a broad range of Technology and Business consulting services. We are in search of a highly motivated candidate to join our talented Team.

Job Title: Windows Server + Active Directory Engineer

Location(s): Little Rock, AR
(Remote)

Job Summary
We are seeking a Windows Server + Active Directory Engineer to administer, secure, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise Windows Server and Active Directory environments. The engineer will ensure reliable identity management, authentication, name resolution, policy enforcement, patching, and day-to-day infrastructure operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Install, configure, patch, harden, monitor, and troubleshoot Windows Server environments.
• Administer Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Group Policy, trusts, sites and services, users, groups, and service accounts.
• Support DNS, DHCP, PKI/certificates, LDAP/Kerberos, file services, and related identity dependencies.
• Manage hybrid identity integrations with Microsoft Entra ID, where applicable.
• Investigate and resolve replication, authentication, policy, performance, and availability issues.
• Execute vulnerability remediation, privileged access controls, backup and recovery validation, and disaster recovery testing.
• Automate routine administration tasks using PowerShell and maintain scripts in version control.
• Maintain runbooks, architecture records, configuration baselines, change records, and operational documentation.

Required Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience supporting Windows Server and Active Directory in a large enterprise environment.
• Strong knowledge of AD DS, Group Policy, DNS, authentication protocols, replication, and Windows security.
• Experience with patching, system hardening, monitoring, backup and recovery, and incident/change management processes.
• Proficiency in PowerShell scripting and structured troubleshooting.
• Ability to participate in scheduled maintenance windows and on-call support as required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Microsoft Windows Server, Azure Administrator, Identity and Access Administrator, or relevant security certifications.
• Experience with Active Directory migrations, hybrid identity, PKI, Privileged Access Management (PAM), clustering, and virtualization.

Work Arrangement

• Candidates based in Little Rock, Arkansas, and New Orleans, Louisiana, are preferred.
• U.S. Citizens or Green Card Holders only.

Ampcus is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veterans or individuals with disabilities.