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Senior Active Directory Engineer

Holly Springs, United States

Position Overview:

The Senior Active Directory Engineer has a critical role in ensuring the global Active Directory environment is secure, scalable, and reliable. Key responsibilities include:

Design and Implementation:
Develop and implement solutions for the AD environment.
Ensure scalability and reliability of identity and access management solutions, such as Azure AD.
Management:
Oversee AD domain controllers, group policies, DNS, and replication.
Perform regular user and access audits.
Troubleshooting and Analysis:
Resolve AD issues and perform root cause analysis.
Serve as the lead technical authority on AD designs and incidents.
Leadership and Mentoring:
Provide technical leadership to junior engineers.
Create and maintain appropriate LWI’s and processes related to AD.

This role requires a strong technical background and leadership skills to effectively manage and mentor the team while ensuring the integrity and security of the AD environment

Job Description:

Key Accountabilities

Developing and implementing AD solutions, including multi-domain and multi-regional environments, and integrating them with other systems like Azure AD
Implementing and maintaining security policies, conducting regular access reviews, and ensuring compliance with industry regulation
Creating and maintaining documentation for AD infrastructure, configurations, and operational procedures
Perform cross-functional, multidisciplinary technical support and delivery of FDB global projects, Compile technology related documentation for GxP and critical IT technologies
Participate/lead in system validation and testing processes as required. Represent IT system in connection with audits and inspections
Work with FDB technical architects to define and translate architectural designs into operational delivered solutions and services
Management and Maintenance: Managing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), including user accounts, groups, permissions, and Group Policy Objects (GPOs). Providing escalated support for AD-related issues, including performance problems, replication issues, and security breaches

Qualifications & Experience

Degree or higher in Computer Science or Information Technology or relevant technical certifications
8 yrs+ experience in an IT 3rd/ 4th line position with proven track record in an enterprise AD management environment,
or 5+ years’ experience of working in a biomedical IT service environment.
Any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background to deliver against role expectations.

Impact & Decision Making

IT/OT Alignment: Drive alignment between Information Technology and Operational Technology for Active Directory and access services.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build relationships across IT service user towers beyond traditional silos.
Stakeholder Interaction: Engage with senior-level stakeholders globally about technical requirements and infrastructure needs for both BAU and projects.
Vendor Collaboration: Work with FDB vendors to ensure solutions are secure and aligned with business technical requirements.
Audit Contributions: Provide technical input for external and internal audits concerning IT designs and services.
This role requires strong communication skills, the ability to foster cross-functional relationships, and a strategic approach to aligning IT infrastructure with business needsMake, advise, and drive decisions based on gathered and assessed information.
Consult with IT and business leadership.
IT Governance Representation:
Represent IT governance within the broader framework.
Participate in technical and commercial reviews.
This emphasizes strategic decision-making and governance capabilities, involving collaboration with leadership to align infrastructure with organizational goals.

Key Skills & Accountability

Troubleshooting and Support: Providing escalated support for AD-related issues, including performance problems, replication issues, and security breaches
Cloud Migrations: Assisting with the migration of AD to cloud environments like Azure
Identity Governance: Implementing and managing identity governance solution
Performance Optimization: Monitoring and optimizing the performance of AD infrastructure
Disaster Recovery: Ensuring the availability and recoverability of AD through backups and disaster recovery plans
Collaboration: Working with other IT teams, such as security, IAM and compliance, to ensure alignment on identity and access management strategies
Security and Compliance: Implementing and maintaining security policies, conducting regular access reviews, and ensuring compliance with industry regulations.
Management and Maintenance: Managing Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), including user accounts, groups, permissions, and Group Policy Objects (GPOs
Experience: Extensive experience in designing, implementing, and managing Active Directory, including experience with migration and deployment projects.
Technical Skills: Strong understanding of Active Directory concepts, including DNS, DHCP, GPOs, and replication.
Scripting: Proficiency in scripting languages like PowerShell for automation and task management.
Security Focus: Knowledge of security best practices for Active Directory and experience with tools like Azure AD Connect and Azure AD.
Problem-Solving: Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
Communication: Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Certifications: Relevant certifications, such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert or Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administration Associate, preferred
Adept at communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders at all levels, and across organizations, using architecture communication techniques
Adept at gaining support from business and technical stakeholders for IT initiatives with low/medium levels of risk, impact, and complexity.
Understanding of security regarding open-source technologies