Active Directory Architect- Active Secret Clearance Required

Staffing Pros, a division of VETS Inc., is recruiting for a full-time Active Directory Architect located in Washington, DC for a hybrid position. An Active Secret Clearance is required for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Provide an in-depth knowledge of the Active Directory, Domain controllers, Azure Cloud, and a proficiency in PowerShell scripting.
• Support the continuing goal of incorporating these innovative technologies into the Department of State (DOS) technical modernization program.
• Provide cybersecurity, strategy, engineering, operations, and maintenance services that deliver business and mission value anytime, anywhere, and securely from any device.
• Apply advanced subject matter knowledge to solve complex business issues and is regarded as a subject matter expert.
• Contributes to the development of new ideas and methods.
• Works on complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of multiple factors.
• Provide expert providing direction and guidance to process improvements and establishing policies.
• Participates as a member of and leads development teams.
• Performs analysis of complex functional and business requirements.
• Prepares code stubs for others.
• Completes code to implement solutions.
• Designs solutions for others to code.
• Participates in cross-functional teams.
• Leads design activities.
• May provide mentoring and guidance to other developers.
• Designs, prepares, and executes Unit tests.
• Demonstrates technical leadership and exerts influence outside of the immediate team.
• Develops innovative team solutions to complex problems.
• Contributes to strategic direction for teams.
• Applies in-depth or broad technical knowledge to provide maintenance solutions across one or more technology areas
• Independently implements end-user or enterprise infrastructure or services of significant complexity.
• Integrates technical expertise and business understanding to create superior solutions for the company and customers.
• Mentors and consults with team members and other organizations, customers, and vendors on complex issues.
• Exercises significant independent judgment within broadly defined policies and practices to determine the best method for accomplishing work and achieving objectives.
• Develop comprehensive and accurate reports and presentations for both technical and executive audiences.
• Create and document detailed guides and tracking documents - for clients to leverage as part of Active Directory hardening and overall infrastructure enhancements.
• Tier 3 level troubleshooting including diagnosing complex replication and multi domain issues.
• Develop standards, target states, roadmaps, effectively communicating and obtaining consensus across architecture, engineering, and operations teams.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of recent system engineering experience. Additional training and experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
• Expert knowledge administering AD, AAD and ADFS in hybrid environments.
• Expert knowledge administering AD and AAD support services such as AAD Conditional Access Policies, AAD Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR), AAD Connect and Windows Server DNS.
• Expert knowledge designing, testing, deploying and maintaining Active Directory Group Policy (GPO) for the purpose of securing Domain Controllers, Domain Member Servers and Domain Member Workstations.
• Expert analyzing security risks with proposed changed to AD, AAD, ADFS, AZAP, Domain Controllers, GPOs, etc. and providing an understandable summary of those risks to management for proper implementation decisions.
• Experience administering multiple AD forests with forest trusts.
• Knowledge of third-party AD support services such as Quest Active Roles, Quest Change Auditor for AD.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Identity Manager.
• Knowledge on configuring, deploying and onboarding applications for remote access via AZAP, including the use of Kerberos constrained delegation (KCD) for Single Sign On.
• Must have a deep and thorough understanding of monitoring best practices.
• Extensive experience with infrastructure and server theories, principles, and concepts; application infrastructure and standards; networking fundamentals.
• Experience translating technical issues into understandable business language for end-users.
• Experience working with cyber security teams to actively update AAD conditional access policy and AD Group Policies as determined by cyber threats and operational requirements.
• Knowledge of Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) – as it pertains to Enterprise Domain design and support.
• Experience as a subject matter expert (SME) Senior Active Directory System Engineer or Architect in a large AD environment with the proven ability to coordinate technical efforts and resolve issues across multiple teams.
• Strong working knowledge of Windows 2016 and 2019 Member Servers and Domain Controller operating systems platforms, DNS, networks, DMZs, network security zones.
• PowerShell scripting experience and capabilities.
• Expert knowledge of ADDS, ADFS, Azure AD and Windows Server Operating Systems 2016 & up.
• Hands-on expertise with Azure AD Connect and AD Cloud SaaS.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active Secret clearance is required with the ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance.

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