Active Directory Architect

Company Name: Harvard Partners, LLP
Location: USA

We are in search of an Active Directory Architect who will be accountable for the design and  architecture of a large Active Directory and Windows Server enterprise environment. Including the

design and implementation of Group Policy, DNS and DHCP.  You will be recommending, and integrating hardware/software solutions in the infrastructure, while ensuring compliance with all change management procedures and guidelines.

 

Job Functions:

• Provide ultimate responsibility for design, architecture, and support of Microsoft Active Directory and key subcomponents
• Design, document, test, and implement appropriate backup and disaster-recovery mechanisms for all Microsoft enterprise platforms (Active Directory, DNS, ADFS, etc.)
• Continuously identify, plan, and implement necessary upgrades to support capacity planning, business requirements, and Microsoft OS/domain upgrades
• Implement scalable solutions to support critical infrastructure services running in Active Directory, such as LDAP, DNS, and authentication and identity solutions
• Perform root-cause analysis of complex issues ranging through hardware, operating system, application, network, and information security platforms while working closely with a variety of infrastructure teams and business users to quickly arrive at inventive and long-term solutions.
• Work closely with End-User Services and Platform engineers to structure and define appropriate domain structure, sites, services, trusts, and OU/GPO hierarchy to support all elements of end-user, desktop, server and core processing platforms
• Collaborate with Governance, Risk and Compliance to mitigate vulnerabilities, define and implement security policies and baseline standards

 

Required Skills:

• At least 5+ years of experience 5+ architecting, designing, and troubleshooting of MS Active Directory a large-scale enterprise environment
• A Strong understanding of architecting and configuring Microsoft Windows OS technology (client and server) including AD Federation, Forests, Domains, Trusts, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy and Organizational Units
• Creation of Azure AD cloud solution
• Knowledge of file and print server management and trouble shooting
• Strong knowledge of domain controller configuration and migration
• Experience with designing and deploying group policies
• Experience effectively communicating, technical information technology solution implementations, upgrades, enhancement and conversions to stakeholders
• High-level understanding of datacenter, storage and virtuailization
• Strong problem solving and leadership skills
• Self-starter and self-motivated a must
• Experience with Exchange on-prem and cloud configuration and deployment a plus!
• Experience with Hitachi Psync/Password Manager a plus!

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

• Employment type

  Contract

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Information Technology and Services