Summary: The Senior Systems Engineer will play a crucial role in shaping the Identity strategy for a leading organization, focusing on Active Directory (AD) and its associated domains. This position requires extensive experience in large-scale systems engineering, particularly in technology strategy, roadmap planning, and project delivery. The role involves leading remediation and transformation projects, overseeing backup and recovery solutions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technology initiatives with business objectives. The ideal candidate will possess expert-level knowledge of Active Directory and related infrastructure components, ensuring robust disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement comprehensive Identity strategies centred around Active Directory and its associated domains.
• Lead the planning and execution of Active Directory remediation and transformation projects.
• Oversee backup and recovery solutions for Active Directory, ensuring robust disaster recovery (DR) and business continuity planning (BCP).
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technology initiatives with business objectives.
• Utilise knowledge of Active Directory, Azure/Entra AD, and related infrastructure components to enhance operational efficiency.
• Communicate technology vision and roadmap effectively to stakeholders at all levels.
• Maintain strong operations and customer awareness, ensuring delivery-focused outcomes.
• Stay current with Microsoft best practices around security technologies, ensuring a secure by design mindset in all initiatives.

Key Skills:

• Experience in designing and implementing complex identity and workplace collaboration solutions at scale.
• Proven domain administration experience in a large, complex global enterprise.
• Expert-level knowledge of Active Directory, including Azure/Entra AD.
• Experience with Active Directory backup/restore solutions, including DR, TLR, and BCP.
• Strong understanding of Active Directory infrastructure components such as DNS, Group Policies, LDAPs, and Kerberos Authentication.
• In-depth expertise in PKI and certificate services.
• Solid architectural knowledge of file services, including DFS and cloud-based storage technologies.
• Profound understanding of data technologies related to file servers, both on-premises and in the cloud, with a focus on data security, archiving, retention, compliance, and backup/recovery.
• Familiarity with the M365 product stack and its associated productivity tools.
• Knowledge of Microsoft management tools and licensing models.
• Deep understanding of Federation Services, Single Sign-On (SSO), and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
• Technical proficiency in Microsoft Server-based Operating Systems (2016, 2019, 2022).
• Strong knowledge of Windows security and auditing, with up-to-date knowledge of Microsoft best practices.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to articulate a clear technology vision.
• Excellent commercial awareness and an evangelistic approach to technology.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a delivery-focused attitude.

Salary (Rate): 700

City: Welwyn Garden City

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT