Genesis10 is currently seeking an Active Directory Monitoring & Observability Specialist - Hybrid for a 11+ month contract position with a Global Financial Institution located in Charlotte, NC, Plano, TX and Pennington, NJ. The Active Directory Monitoring & Observability Specialist is responsible for the design, implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of enterprise monitoring, observability, alerting, analytics, and operational intelligence capabilities supporting Active Directory and hybrid identity platforms. This role partners closely with Active Directory Engineering, Identity & Access Management (IAM), Cyber Security, Infrastructure Operations, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and Platform Engineering teams to ensure the availability, performance, security, compliance, and resiliency of critical identity services.
Responsibilities: - Design, develop, and maintain enterprise monitoring solutions for Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Domain Controllers, Global Catalog Servers, DNS Services, Kerberos Authentication Services, LDAP Services, Group Policy Infrastructure, Active Directory Replication, Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS), and Microsoft Entra ID / Hybrid Identity integrations
- Develop proactive health monitoring for replication latency and failures, authentication failures, Kerberos ticket anomalies, LDAP performance degradation, and other critical events
- Implement real-time service health monitoring and enterprise operational dashboards
- Build automated service health scoring and operational readiness reporting
- Design and develop advanced Grafana dashboards and visualizations, creating executive, operational, engineering, and security-oriented dashboards
- Integrate Grafana with platforms such as Splunk, Prometheus, Elasticsearch, OpenTelemetry, Azure Monitor, and Microsoft Sentinel
- Build service maps, dependency views, SLA/SLO scorecards, capacity analysis dashboards, and trend analysis reporting
- Establish enterprise observability standards and dashboard governance
- Implement observability best practices aligned with SRE principles, defining and managing SLIs, SLOs, and KPIs
- Develop automated anomaly detection capabilities and build predictive operational analytics
- Facilitate root cause analysis, trend analysis, and support incident and problem management processes
Requirements: - Hybrid schedule requirement of a minimum of 3 days per week
- Deep expertise in Active Directory, including Forest and Domain Architecture, Domain Controller Operations, AD Replication, LDAP, DNS, Kerberos, Group Policy Management, and Security
- Strong experience with Grafana dashboard development, metrics visualization, alerting framework design, and data source integration
- Proficiency with Splunk, including Splunk Enterprise, Search Processing Language (SPL), Data Models, and dashboard development
- Experience with additional technical skills such as Prometheus, OpenTelemetry, Elasticsearch, Kibana, Azure Monitor, Microsoft Sentinel, Dynatrace, AppDynamics, DataDog, ServiceNow, PowerShell, Python, REST APIs, Terraform, Git, and CI/CD Pipelines
Pay range: $78.04 - $86.04 per hour
Only candidates available and ready to work directly as Genesis10 employees will be considered for this position. If you have the described qualifications and are interested in this exciting opportunity, please apply! Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.
For contract roles, Genesis10 offers the benefits listed below. If this is a perm-placement opportunity, our recruiter can talk you through the unique benefits offered for that particular client. Benefits of Working with Genesis10: - Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
- The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
- Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
- Behavioral Health Platform
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
- Voluntary Term Life Insurance
- 401K
- Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
- Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)
For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.
Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
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