Senior Active Directory Specialist

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Microsoft Active Directory (AD) Specialist to assist with implementation, migration, and maintenance enterprise-level hybrid identity (AD + Azure AD / Entra ID) environments. The ideal candidate should have deep understanding in AD architecture, troubleshooting complex issues, and ensuring secure, scalable directory services for on-premises, cloud, and hybrid environments, while driving modernization, security hardening, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administration of Active Directory Service:
• Install, configure, and optimize AD Domain Services, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policies.
• Assist in design, implement, and maintain hybrid identity integrations between AD and Azure AD / Entra ID.
• Configure and optimize Azure AD Connect / Entra Connect - synchronization rules, provisioning flows, and cloud sync.
• Integrate AD with other identity and access management solutions.
• Execute AD migrations, upgrades, and restructuring projects.
• Support & Troubleshooting:
• Diagnose and resolve complex AD replication, authentication, and trust issues.
• Provide L3 ownership for complex escalations involving AD, Azure AD, hybrid sync, authentication failures, and identity-related outages and service requests.
• Troubleshoot issues related to domain controllers, AD replication, DNS, group policies, conditional access, MFA, SSO, and federation.
• Assist in performing root-cause analysis (RCA) for major incidents, drive corrective actions, and prevent recurrence.
• Security & Compliance:
• Ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.
• Implement and maintain identity security controls including privileged access management, service account governance, conditional access policies, and Zero Trust principles.
• Support compliance with audit requirements, access reviews, and identity governance workflows.
• Remediation of identity risks such as misconfigured service accounts, outdated protocols, and identity drift.
• Automation & Optimization:
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes via PowerShell, Graph API, or identity governance tools.
• Optimize AD performance and scalability.
• Drive migrations from legacy authentication methods to modern protocols.
• Support adoption of Entra ID features such as PIM, Identity Protection, Access Packages.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes via PowerShell, Graph API, or identity governance tools.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Technical Expertise:
• 6+ years of experience with Microsoft Active Directory architecture and administration.
• Strong expertise in Azure AD / Entra ID, including hybrid identity, conditional access, MFA, SSO, and identity governance.
• Knowledge of AD DS, DNS, Group Policy, Kerberos/NTLM, LDAP, and authentication flows.
• Hands-on experience with Azure AD Connect / Cloud Sync / Entra Connect.
• Strong scripting experience (PowerShell required; Graph API preferred).
• Deep troubleshooting skills across identity, networking, and authentication layers.
• Prior experience with AD migrations, forest/domain restructuring, and hybrid environments (Azure AD).
• Good understanding on Azure and AWS Cloud platforms.
• Security & Governance:
• Familiarity with AD hardening, RBAC, and identity lifecycle management.
• Experience implementing MFA, conditional access, and integration with security tools.
• Soft Skills:
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and documentation abilities.
• Ability to drive complex technical issues to closure with minimal guidance.

Preferred Certifications:

• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
• ITIL Foundation (Good to have)

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

Experience Level

Senior Level