AD Engineer, L3

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Become part of a team of engineers during the initial phase of a complex transition from on-premises to cloud delivery.

• Execute projects within tight deadlines in a cooperative engineering setting.

• Produce comprehensive documentation throughout the manage-and-operate phase.

• Facilitate thorough handovers to global support teams.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with Microsoft Active Directory (8+ years).

• Configuration and implementation of Group Policy for both servers and workstations.

• Proficiency in item-level targeting, scopes, permissions, and WMI filtering.

• Experience in Group Policy Modeling and Analysis.

• Security hardening in line with Microsoft and CIS benchmarks.

• Ability to formulate LDAP queries.

• Understanding of AD Sites and replication topology.

• Management of service accounts, including Managed Service Accounts (MSA).

• Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) skills and version control experience.

• Background in implementing Distributed File System (DFS).

• Experience with Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) implementation.

• Familiarity with TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, server virtualization, and PowerShell.

• Practical experience managing AD-integrated DNS and public DNS records using third-party DNS management services such as GoDaddy or equivalent.

• Proficient in administering and troubleshooting intricate Active Directory environments with multiple domains and forest setups.

• Hands-on experience with AD–Microsoft Entra ID integration, directory synchronization configuration and customization, troubleshooting synchronization issues, and resolving identity synchronization challenges.

• Strong knowledge and practical experience with Azure-based SSO utilizing SAML 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC).

• Understanding of public key infrastructure (PKI), including SSH, key management and rotation, certificate lifecycle management, stand-alone and AD-integrated CA infrastructure, and offline root CA operations.

• Confidence in navigating the Microsoft Azure Portal.

• Self-motivated individual who is comfortable taking the initiative.

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced production environment.

• Excellent communication skills and willingness to challenge decisions when necessary.

• Comfortable collaborating with customers' lead engineers.

• Exceptional documentation skills with meticulous attention to detail.

• A desire and capability to share knowledge and educate others based on extensive technical expertise.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal employment opportunity regardless of protected characteristics.

• Disability or special-needs accommodations available upon request.