Active Directory Engineer - 60019378

State of South Carolina • Richland County, SC

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Administration's Office of Technology and Information Services (OTIS) is the state’s central provider of IT services to state government agencies. OTIS oversees the state’s federated model for implementing, enhancing, and protecting information technology (IT) resources and the utilization of IT shared services across agencies. In this role you will work as a member of the Data Center Infrastructure team to install, configure, maintain, update and troubleshoot servers and server software. You will assist with daily support, configuration and administration of MS Active Directory, BigFix infrastructure servers, and Dell Quest tools. This role will maintain, configure, update and monitor all systems utilizing approved software, conforming to DTO and DIS standards and policies ensuring all procedures and processes will properly secure data, applications, and communications conforming specifically to DTO and DIS security standards, policies and procedures. The position is onsite Columbia, SC.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in communications, business administration, computer science, management information science, or a related field. Relevant experience can be substituted for the bachelor's degree on a year-for -year basis.
• Six (6) years of proven hands on experience with enterprise information technology architecture including, but not limited to, planning, development, implementation and governance of technologies & services for an enterprise class service provider.
• Knowledge of Active Directory and Identity services with emphasis on identity management, privileged Access Management (PAM), and Password management, conditional access policies.
• Knowledge of role-based access control (RBAC), Azure AD, ADFS, configuration management, SSO\SaaS integration and Group Policy management.
• Familiarity with security compliance standards such a CIS\DISA STIG\PUB1075 preferred.
• Ability to establish positive working relationships with technical staff, customers and others involved in server management.
• CJIS Certification is a requirement of this position.
• Position may require overnight travel.
• Position may require employee to work evenings and weekends.
• Position requires on-call shifts and call back.
• Position required to report to work during emergency situations and hazardous weather events.
• This position may require the employee to work from a remote location beyond the standard 37.5 hours/week and could include working nights, weekends, and holidays.

Nice To Haves

• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP).
• Strong technical experience with identity and/or configuration management- HCL BigFix and Quest/One Identity Software.
• Experience with automation using Powershell Scripting and/or ServiceNow.

Responsibilities

• Assist with support and administration of MS Active Directory infrastructure to include design, installation, configuration, maintenance, and performance monitoring of underlying server and application software.
• Assist with support and administration of Quest tools, such as Change Auditor, Enterprise Reporter, Active Role Server, Password Manager and administration of IBM BigFix root/relay servers and application.
• Ensure daily administration procedures and processes conform to and are compliant with OTO standards and policies, and all appropriate statutory/regulatory requirements.
• Provide system administration of solutions to meet DIS 200 requirements, such as ObservelT and CyberArk applications and their underlying infrastructure.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children.
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)
• Retirement benefit choices
• State Retirement Plan (SCRS)
• State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior