Senior Active Directory Engineer - Active Top Secret required

General Dynamics Information Technology
Washington, United States of America
9 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Washington, United States of America

Tech stack

Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Active Directory
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
User Authentication
Azure
Configuration Management
Computer Engineering
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DNS
Identity and Access Management
Windows Server
Powershell
Runbook
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)
Information Technology

Job description

  • Engineer, manage, monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, and update Active Directory and related directory services.
  • Support and optimize identity and authentication systems.
  • Provide technical leadership and escalation support for complex identity, access, authentication, and centralized resource management issues.
  • Autonomously handle and resolve critical technical incidents, ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of Active Directory and directory services.
  • Develop and maintain automation and orchestration to streamline maintenance, configuration management, and monitoring of directory services systems.
  • Implement and enforce security best practices for identity and access management, including hardening, auditing, and compliance with applicable standards.
  • Create and maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and runbooks for directory services operations and incident response.
  • Evaluate, test, and recommend new tools and technologies to enhance and modernize the directory services and identity environment.
  • Participate in on-call rotations and change management processes to support mission needs as required.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
  • Additional relevant experience may be substituted for formal education.
  • Minimum of 8-10 years of hands-on experience engineering and managing Active Directory in large, complex enterprise environments.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with:
  • Active Directory design, administration, and troubleshooting
  • Group Policy design and management
  • DNS, DHCP, and related Windows infrastructure services
  • Hybrid identity solutions
  • Authentication and authorization protocols
  • Strong understanding of system security, identity lifecycle management, and access control methodologies.
  • Proficiency with PowerShell and other scripting languages for automation, reporting, and configuration management.
  • Relevant certifications strongly desired, such as:
  • Microsoft: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator, Azure Administrator, Azure Security Engineer, MCSE (or successor)
  • Cloud: Azure or AWS Administrator/Security certifications

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