Location: Chicago, IL or Tempe, AZ
Duration: 6 Months
Experience: 10+ Years
Type: Contract
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced OUD LDAP Administrator to provide day-to-day engineering, operational support, and maintenance for Oracle Unified Directory (OUD) infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have strong knowledge of directory services, replication topology, UNIX shell scripting, OUD configuration, performance tuning, and Identity and Access Management (IAM) operations.
Primary Skills
Oracle Unified Directory (OUD)
LDAP Directory Services
Replication Topology
UNIX Shell Scripting
Oracle Enterprise User Security
OUD Custom Plugins
OUD REST APIs
LDAP Search Filters
OUD Installation and Patching
OUD Architecture
OUD Performance Tuning
Directory Schema Modifications
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Secondary Skills
Backup and Restore,
Password Policy Configuration,
Access Control Instructions (ACIs),
Custom Administration Groups and Users,
Mass User Updates
Custom Reporting
DNS and Load Balancers
Networking and Firewalls
OSI Model
Hardware Performance and Capacity Monitoring
Log Analysis and Troubleshooting
Root Cause Analysis
Cloud Security Management
OpenLDAP
Backbase
Incident Management
Proactive Monitoring
SLA Management
Key Responsibilities
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Provide day-to-day engineering and operational support for Oracle Unified Directory infrastructure.
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Deliver first-line support for OUD environments and IAM-related application issues.
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Perform proactive monitoring of all OUD environments.
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Configure and maintain directory services and replication topology.
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Install, patch, and maintain OUD infrastructure.
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Perform performance tuning, testing, and troubleshooting.
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Develop custom reports using complex LDAP search filters.
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Perform directory schema modifications and mass user updates.
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Manage OUD data backup and restoration.
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Configure custom password policies, ACIs, administration groups, and users.
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Support OUD REST APIs and custom plugins.
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Analyze logs, identify errors, and perform root cause analysis.
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Troubleshoot SWAT and incident-related calls while meeting strict SLAs.
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Collaborate with clients, engineers, and technical teams to resolve complex issues.
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Use knowledge of DNS, load balancers, firewalls, and networking to troubleshoot directory service issues.
Required Qualifications
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10+ years of relevant IT experience.
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Strong expertise in Oracle Unified Directory and LDAP directory services.
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Hands-on experience with UNIX shell scripting and replication configuration.
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Experience with OUD installation, patching, architecture, and performance optimization.
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Knowledge of Oracle Enterprise User Security setup with OUD.
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Experience with LDAP search filters, schema modifications, and user administration.
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Knowledge of backup and restore procedures, password policies, and access control configuration.
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Strong troubleshooting, log analysis, and root cause analysis skills.
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Working knowledge of networking concepts, including DNS, load balancers, the OSI model, and firewalls.
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Ability to support IAM incidents and meet strict service-level agreements.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs, as required by applicable law. Applicants who require a reasonable accommodation during the hiring process may request assistance.
Employment may be contingent upon the successful completion of job-related pre-employment screening, which may include background and reference checks and, where permitted by applicable law and applicable to the position, drug testing. All such screening will be conducted in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
