Job Summary
Engineer, administer, secure, and troubleshoot enterprise Windows Server and Active Directory services, ensuring reliable identity, authentication, name resolution, policy enforcement, patching, and operational support.
Key Responsibilities
- Install, configure, patch, harden, monitor, and troubleshoot Windows Server environments.
- Administer Active Directory Domain Services, Group Policy, trusts, sites and services, users, groups, and service accounts.
- Support DNS, DHCP, PKI/certificates, LDAP/Kerberos, file services, and related identity dependencies.
- Manage hybrid identity integrations with Microsoft Entra ID where applicable.
- Investigate replication, authentication, policy, performance, and availability issues.
- Execute vulnerability remediation, privileged-access controls, backup/restore validation, and disaster-recovery testing.
- Automate repeatable administration with PowerShell and maintain scripts in version control.
- Maintain runbooks, architecture records, configuration baselines, change records, and operational documentation.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years supporting Windows Server and Active Directory in a large enterprise environment.
- Deep knowledge of AD DS, Group Policy, DNS, authentication protocols, replication, and Windows security.
- Experience with patching, hardening, monitoring, backup/recovery, and incident/change processes.
- PowerShell scripting and structured troubleshooting skills.
- Ability to participate in maintenance windows and on-call support as required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Microsoft Windows Server, Azure Administrator, Identity and Access Administrator, or security certification.
- Experience with AD migrations, hybrid identity, PKI, PAM, clustering, and virtualization.
Rate:
Not specified
Location:
United States
IR35 Status:
Outside
Remote Status:
Remote
Industry:
IT
Seniority Level:
Senior