Active Directory

Description: 

The Senior Active Directory Administrator would need to have at least 8 years of directly related experience supporting Active Directory operations and engineering. The Senior Active Directory Administrator is a subject matter expert that has global responsibility for the design and configuration of the Active Directory and Windows Server environment.

• Proven expertise in designing and architecting domain consolidation projects.
• Design and architect a global Active Directory Infrastructure, including, design and implementation of Group Policy, domain consolidation for large scale organizations.
• Utilize logical problem solving to find creative solutions to problems in the environment on a broad scale.
• Plan and execute Active Directory Domain level upgrades.
• Plan and design Group Policy Objects as requested to ensure compliance of company policies for servers and user end-point devices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve Active Directory, GPO, Active Directory Federated Services, and password/identity management systems.
• Assist in management and support of internal and external DNS systems. Assist in management and support of internal DHCP architecture and scoping.
• Work with stakeholders and other technical teams to collect business and technical requirements and design / deliver enterprise level solutions.
• Create and update technical documentation of operating procedures as needed.
• Maintain standards for installation of infrastructure software / hardware installations.
• Serve as a technical expert for Tier 1/2/3 support groups.
• Oversee the architecture and design of the global backup and recovery of Active Directory.
• Own and lead discussions in business and technical information technology solution implementations, upgrades, enhancement and conversions. Recommends solutions as appropriate.
• Support IT goals and objectives including measures and projects.
• Provide problem solving leadership based on experience with the technology.
• Act as a member of the Windows Active Directory Domain Administrator Support Team in providing timely and efficient support to assigned operations; coordinate day-to-day operations, apply security patches/fixes and anti-virus updates as released by software manufacturers and anti-virus vendors, create and implement domain level security policies such as authentication mechanisms, password policies and rules, IPSEC policies etc.
• Review domain level rights and privileges and perform changes to the same as appropriate.
• Collaborate in assessing current and expected Windows infrastructure needs, configuration, maintenance, optimization and documentation of Windows infrastructure.
• Follow and apply configuration and security standards and policies within a defined Change Management process. 
• Ensure that system improvements and changes are implemented correctly and completely, and monitor all effects of the modifications.
• Establish/recommend policies on system use and services.
• Perform common administrative tasks.
• Support of a distributed MS Windows-based network.
• Strong understanding of architecting and configuring Microsoft Windows OS technology including AD Forests, Domains, Trusts, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy and Organizational Units.