Active Directory Specialist SC/DV Cleared
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a world leading global organisation. Our client, a blue-chip IT company, is currently seeking an Active Directory Specialist based on their customer site in Aldermaston. This is a Full-time, permanent role, Monday to Friday then Monday to Thursday alternating weeks, 8 hours and 20 minutes per day between 08:00 and 18:00 (42 hours 1 week, 34 hours following week) to start ASAP.
*** Please note SC or DV clearance is essential for this role ***
** Please DO NOT apply if you do not already have this in place **
Role Overview
We are looking for customer-focused and keen Active Directory Specialist to join the Infrastructure and Tools Team. You should have a genuine interest in solving IT issues and empathetic to customer needs and requirements. Day to day tasks include expert management and troubleshooting of Active Directory services and issues within a complex locked down GPO structure. You should possess good written and verbal communication skills, be willing to collaborate with the wider IT support teams and help develop a strong partnership with our customers' IT Leadership.
The successful candidate will be responsible to supporting a strategic change to the service model and implementing new statements of work. This will require working closely with the Service Delivery Manager and Project Manager to define and implement a more agile and collaborative structure which is capable of blending BAU support with short term projects and ad-hoc requests, where scoped and agreed. This will be achieved by following Agile and ITIL Continuous Service Improvement methodologies.
Detailed Job Description
- Provide expert troubleshooting for multi forest Active Directory service issues (DFS, DNS, WINS, LDAP etc)
- Promote and demote domain controllers
- Support AD name resolution technologies (DNS, WINS, DHCP, Infoblox)
- Implement AD security methodologies (JEA, JIT, Delegation models and Tiered Admin model etc)
- Perform AD schema extensions
- Create PowerShell scripts
- Support Azure AD, AAD-DS and other Azure technologies
- IDAM project delivery & process design
- Automation of existing process
- Simplification of complex IDAM processes & tools
- Maintaining security, standards and high availability of AD architecture
- Design and review any required changes to Active Directory with a specific focus on structure, delegation models, tiering and management.
- Writing, editing and testing policies with customer service always in mind.
- Support for incidents, acting as 2nd and 3rd line support
Essential Skills/Qualifications:
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003-2016 incorporating;
- Active Directory and Group Policy
- Role & Functional based Security Delegation and Layers
- DNS, WINS and DHCP
- PKI Services
- SMTP Proxy Servicing
- Firewall management and controls
- DFS, HA, Clustering, SOFS
- RDS, VMWare, vCenter, ESXI, vMotion, HyperV, VMM Terminal Services
- MS Cloud incorporating Exchange, Storage and Shares App serviced
- Citrix deployments incorporating PVS\MCS
- APP-v incorporating Citrix StoreFront
- MBAM/BitLocker/VPN
- AZURE popular products such as Backup; Storage; Multifactor Services; Clustering;
- Software deployment and 3rd line support and troubleshooting
- Generic Desktop support
- Device Control and Management
- Strong communication skills both written and verbal
- Self-motivated with a positive attitude and comfortable working with ambiguity
- Understand MSI technology
- Application layering (VMware App Volumes)
- Scripting experience using BAT, PowerShell, C# and VB Scripts
- Ability to create and run reports
- Awareness of Change and Release Management
- Understand FSMO roles
Desirable Skills/Qualifications:
- Good knowledge across SCCM; WSUS; SCOM 2012; AGPM; Lumensions; Minimum 5yrs of active AD role
- ITIL Foundation certified with a broad experience across Service Management disciplines and Agile delivery
- Some Business Intelligence / Data expertise using Microsoft products
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