Active Directory Engineer

TEKsystems•Chandler, AZ

20h•$60 - $89•Hybrid

About The Position

Will be responsible for analyzing Active Directory hundreds of group policies and making decisions on how to eliminate or streamline these policies trough automation via PowerShell scripting. The individual should have experience with enterprise level Active Directory solutions, specifically pertaining to security. The individual will work within the engineering organization have the ability to write PowerShell scripts from scratch , interacting with peer teams and partner groups, scaling and deploying improvement, consolidation and migration efforts within the enterprise. The candidate must be able to operate and function well in a multi-cultural, geographically dispersed virtual team environment.

Requirements

At least 5-10 years of dedicated Active Directory engineering and architecture experience that includes designing, implementing and maintaining complex enterprise level (50K+ objects) Active Directory solutions and security models
3-5 years of Powershell Scripting with the ability to write scripts from scratch
Overarching broad and deep technical experience with Active Directory Security
Extensive experience and advanced knowledge implementing Windows security concepts and policies, least-privilege design principles
Extensive knowledge of AD Security best-practices, latest security threats/trends and mitigation thereof
Experience with best practices for Active Directory disaster recovery, object management, security models and trust creation
Granular ACE permissions models meeting functional and technical requirements
Deep, in-depth working knowledge of Kerberos and NTLM authentication, MFA, SSO and federation technologies
Extensive and deep knowledge of Group Policy Objects (GPOs), engineering, implementing and 3rd party management solutions thereof
Strong knowledge of LDAP and ability to comfortably construct queries
Working knowledge of Certificate/CA/PKI infrastructure
Excellent communication skills, including proven experience effectively communicating technical challenges and solutions to peers, customers and management

Nice To Haves

Experience with Microsoft’s Enhanced Security Architecture Environment (ESAE) - “Red/Bastion/Admin” forest design; including JIT (just in time) JEA (just enough administration) concepts; Microsoft PAM (Privileged Access Manager)
Experience engineering password vaulting solutions (CyberArk, Lieberman, Thycotic, etc.)
PowerShell scripting experience and capabilities
MS SQL/DB knowledge
Microsoft or 3rd party management and monitoring solutions (SCCM, SCOM, VCM, NetIQ GPDH/GPA)
Unix/Linux skills; Vintela VAS integration; RedHat IdM

Responsibilities

Analyzing Active Directory hundreds of group policies and making decisions on how to eliminate or streamline these policies trough automation via PowerShell scripting.
Working within the engineering organization.
Writing PowerShell scripts from scratch.
Interacting with peer teams and partner groups.
Scaling and deploying improvement, consolidation and migration efforts within the enterprise.
Operating and functioning well in a multi-cultural, geographically dispersed virtual team environment.