Cloud Security Services

Active Directory Engineer

Atlanta, GA, US

7 months ago
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Summary

Contract Duration: 6-7 monthsPosition Location: Hybrid – 60% Office, 40% Remote(Onsite Locations: Bedford, MA / Atlanta, GA / San Diego, CA / Waukasha, WI)

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experiencedActive Directory (AD) Engineerto supplement an existing team and provideIdentity and Access Management (IAM) strategy recommendations. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background indesigning, building, and maintaining complex global directory environments.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Engineering, deploying, operationalizing, maintaining, and supporting tools associated with AD
  • Contributing to the engineering and support of AD as needed
  • Communicating service directions, features, and roadmaps
  • Providing technical leadership and guidance
  • Assisting with currency and patching of AD systems
  • Liaising with and supporting operational teams
  • Participating in incident response for AD platforms as needed
  • Assisting in technology evaluations and proof of concept projects
  • Contributing to disaster recovery planning and remediation of vulnerabilities within AD
  • Making recommendations for improving and securing the AD environment
  • Providing IAM strategy recommendations
Required Experience:
  • Senior-level AD Engineer with5-7 years of experience
  • Experience inlarge enterprise environments
Required Technical Skills & Experience:
  • 5+ years in directory services engineering
  • 2+ years in IAM strategy development
  • Manufacturing industry experience
  • Strong understanding of AD security principles
  • Experience with implementing and maintaining AD tools, including:
    • Microsoft ATA/AATP/Defender for Identity
    • Microsoft ADRES (Active Directory Recovery Execution Service)
    • Quest Tools (Change Auditor, Recovery Manager, Enterprise Reporter, Migration Manager)
    • Other equivalent AD management tools
  • Familiarity with supportingSOC processes, recovery testing, AD continuity, and disaster recovery
  • Experience with AD security capabilities:
    • Microsoft Defender Credential Guard
    • Kerberos and NTLM protocols
    • Group Policy Preferences administration
    • Domain Controller communications and security
    • Ransomware defense for directory services
Required Soft Skills:
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in English (both written and spoken)
  • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
  • Strategic thinking balanced with a detail-oriented mindset
  • Team player, able to collaborate both in person and virtually (MS Teams or similar)
  • Self-starter with the ability to take initiative
  • Flexibility to work across different time zones
Preferred Skills:
  • Experience withSAP Access Control
  • Certifications such asCISSP,CISM, or equivalent are a plus

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