Windows Active Directory Administration Professional

****Your Role****

• Administer and maintain Active Directory infrastructure, including domain controllers, replication, and overall AD health.
• PerformWindows Server administration (20122022), including patching, hardening, and system security.Design, implement, and manage Group Policies (GPOs) to ensure compliance with enterprise security standards.Manage permissions, access rights, ACLs, and Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA) following best practices.
• Implement and maintainAD security, hardening, and identity protection measures.Troubleshoot and resolve AD, DNS, replication, authentication, Kerberos, LDAP, and SSOrelated issues.Integrate Active Directory with enterprise applications and infrastructure services.
• Collaborate with cross-functional IT teams duringsystem upgrades, migrations, and major incidents.Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate administrative tasks and improve operational efficiency.
• Monitor AD health, performance, logs, and generate reports onaccess control, compliance, and user activity.
• Maintainbackup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures for the AD environment.Serve as Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for customers during incidents, escalations, and migration activities.
• Demonstrate strongstakeholder management skills, especially while handling business-critical issues under pressure.
• ***Your Profile****
• 6-9 years of handson experience managing and supporting large-scale Active Directory environments.
• Strong expertise inActive Directory administration, including domain controllers, replication, FSMO roles, and AD Sites Services.Skilled in Windows Server (20122022) administration, patching, hardening, and security compliance.
• Experienced in designing, implementing, and troubleshootingGroup Policies (GPOs) for enterprise environments.
• Solid knowledge ofAD security, access control, ACL management, privileged access, and gMSA accounts.
• Proficient inPowerShell scripting for automation, reporting, and operational efficiency.
• Hands-on experience troubleshootingKerberos, LDAP, DNS, replication, and authentication issues.Capable of integrating AD with multiple applications, identity services, and SSO platforms.Experienced in monitoring AD health, performance, logs, and generating compliance/security reports.
• Skilled in maintainingbackup, recovery, and disaster recovery procedures for AD.Acts as a Single Point of Contact (SPOC) during incidents, escalations, and migration activities.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to handlebusiness-critical issues under pressure.Effective collaborator with cross-functional IT and security teams during upgrades and major changes.