Position: Active Directory(AD) Administrator - Single Round Interview
Location: Miami or west palm beach FL (Onsite)
Duration: Long Term
Experience: 6+ years
Visa: OPT-EAD, -EAD, L2-EAD & USC
Job Summary:
We are looking for an experienced Active Directory (AD) Administrator to support and maintain enterprise Active Directory infrastructure in a fully onsite environment. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, Windows Server, PowerShell, identity management, and enterprise security.
The candidate will be responsible for day-to-day administration, troubleshooting, maintenance, security, and optimization of Active Directory and related Microsoft infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
- Administer and support Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) in a large enterprise environment.
- Manage Active Directory users, groups, computers, organizational units (OUs), and security permissions.
- Create, modify, disable, and remove user and computer accounts based on established procedures.
- Manage Group Policy Objects (GPOs) and troubleshoot Group Policy-related issues.
- Perform Active Directory domain, forest, and replication administration and troubleshooting.
- Monitor and troubleshoot AD replication, authentication, Kerberos, LDAP, and domain controller issues.
- Support Domain Controllers, including installation, configuration, maintenance, upgrades, and troubleshooting.
- Manage DNS and DHCP services associated with the Windows/AD environment.
- Troubleshoot user authentication, login, password, account lockout, and access-related issues.
- Manage security groups, distribution groups, nested group memberships, and delegated permissions.
- Perform Active Directory cleanup, including stale users, computers, groups, and inactive objects.
- Support Active Directory migrations, domain consolidations, and organizational changes as required.
- Develop and maintain PowerShell scripts to automate AD administration and repetitive operational tasks.
- Support Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) integration and hybrid identity environments.
- Troubleshoot Azure AD Connect / Entra Connect synchronization issues.
- Assist with identity and access management activities, including MFA, SSO, conditional access, and privileged access.
- Support enterprise security initiatives related to Active Directory and Windows infrastructure.
- Implement and maintain appropriate least-privilege access controls.
- Assist with auditing and remediation of AD security vulnerabilities and configuration issues.
- Monitor AD health and proactively identify infrastructure issues.
- Participate in patching, upgrades, disaster recovery, and business continuity activities.
- Maintain accurate documentation for AD architecture, configurations, procedures, and operational processes.
- Work with infrastructure, networking, cybersecurity, application, and service desk teams to resolve complex issues.
- Participate in incident, problem, and change management processes.
- Provide production support and participate in escalation/on-call activities when required.
Required Skills:
- Active Directory / AD DS
- Windows Server 2016/2019/2022
- Group Policy (GPO)
- DNS / DHCP
- PowerShell scripting
- Active Directory replication
- Domain Controllers
- Kerberos / LDAP
- User and Group Administration
- OU and Security Group Management
- Windows authentication and troubleshooting
- Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD
- Azure AD Connect / Entra Connect
- Hybrid Identity
- Microsoft 365 identity integration
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Know anyone who might be interested?
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