Active Directory Engineer (TS/SCI required)

Position: Active Directory Engineer

Clearance: TS/SCI

Location: Springfield, VA or St. Louis MO

Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Active Directory Engineer to support the planning, building, and operations of a large, globally accessed, hybrid cloud computing system. The Senior Active Directory Engineer provides support, implementation, and design services for Microsoft Active Directory and Windows-based systems across the enterprise, including directory and identity management solutions. Additionally, the position will require an individual experienced in system design and integration, identity life-cycle management, and process automation and improvement.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the management, uptime, and lifecycle of the organizations Active Directory forests, domains, and Domain Controllers.
• Deliver and implement a secure, scalable, and resilient Active Directory design, following industry best practices while adhering to Information Security standards.
• Provide technical assistance and escalation support for all troubleshooting tasks related to AD, including but not limited to integration with Windows and non-Windows endpoints, authentication, role-based access controls, DNS, DHCP, etc.
• Manage the environment proactively, anticipating risks and issues, designing and engineering for resiliency. Take technical ownership of projects and systems accordingly.
• Facilitate the implementation of Group Policy Objects (GPO) based on stated requirements. Troubleshoot and resolve any GPO related issues which arise.
• Monitor and identify replication interruptions between domain controllers.
• Management of the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems and certificates.

Required Skills and Experience:

• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE)
• Knowledge of at least one scripting language (e.g. Powershell, Python, Bash, or Perl).
• In Depth understanding of Active Directory or LDAP authentication and administration.
• Advanced familiarity with enterprise directory synchronization tools such as Azure Active Directory Connect, Cisco Directory Synchronization, or others.

Desired Skills:

• Experience migrating users and objects from disparate AD environments to new environments.
• Knowledge of custom Active Directory schema attributes.
• Experience administrating Azure Active Directory and single sign-on.
• Experience working in a fast tempo government agency production IT environment.
• Experience troubleshooting various Microsoft Windows Server platforms' roles and features.?

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Programming, Science, Engineering or a related technical discipline, or the equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
• 5+ years IT experience