Role: Systems Engineering Specialist Advisor - Active Directory/Entra ID/Manage Engine
Role Overview
Looking for talented security-oriented Systems Engineering Specialist Advisor with strong Active Directory/Entra ID/PIM/AD Manager/Manage Engine/Identity skills. This role will be part of a larger dedicated security team dedicated to supporting, troubleshooting, upgrading Active Directory, Entra ID and related Identity technologies.
Role Responsibilities:
The objective of this effort is to provide comprehensive programmatic, operational, and technical support for:
• Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)
• Access Certification and Entitlement Reviews
• Certificate Services
• Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Privileged Access Governance
• Identity Lifecycle Management
• Compliance Reporting and Metrics
• Audit Readiness Activities
• Zero Trust Identity Alignment
Required Qualifications:
· Minimum 5 years relevant experience in Architecture and designing, solutions & Migrating Active Directory, Entra ID, Windows & End points
· Strong Demonstrated experience with Active Directory migration tool or equivalent and consolidation of Global Forest and Domains. Hands on experience in successful consolidation of AD Forests and Domains
· Must have hands-on experience working on Entra ID (Azure Active Directory)
· Extensive Experience working as Entra Admin for enterprise Active Directory setup and maintenance
· Strong experience in AD Trusts, two-way Trusts and one-way Trusts and deep knowledge of Active Directory Schemas and meta data
· Strong Knowledge on Entra ID Identity Management & Integration with on premise
· Strong knowledge of Azure Active Directory technologies, including authentication models, federation, Multifactor Authentication (MFA), conditional access policies and other relevant capabilities.
· Knowledge of best practices in AD/Azure Privileged access management and modern AD/Azure Secured Administration practices
· Strong PowerShell scripting
· Strong Knowledge on IAM disciplines like PIM and Privilege Administrative Accounts PAM solutions such as CyberArk
· Good knowledge on ADFS and Entra ID sync connectors
· Strong familiarity with DNS Active Directory integrated, partitions and Infoblox & DHCP systems and Migration of services from Active Directory any platform
· Demonstrated knowledge and experience in AD assessment in terms of OU delegation, GPOs, permission etc.,
· Expertise in Active Directory versions 2003, 2008R2, 2012R2 & 2016, 2019 and Azure Active Directory
· Good knowledge and hands on experience in setting up lab based on the solution requirements
· Demonstrated working knowledge and hands on experience in AD disaster recovery, Replication issues and resolution using tools such as repadmin
· Demonstrated experience in writing and applying GPOs, especially related to domain consolidations
· Good Knowledge on Active Directory & windows audit logs and levels and SIEM integration
· Good knowledge on Networking, firewalls, including host firewalls, DNS, DHCP, DFS & Network load balancers and Secure Global Directory or Secure LDAP
· Good knowledge on Cryptography, certificates, PKI, symmetric, asymmetric keys, Encryption & hash algorithms
· Good knowledge on AD authentication protocols Kerberos, NTLM, LDAP, LDAPS & LDAP-Start TLS
· Good knowledge on Network log capturing & analyzing the network packet captures through the tools Wireshark, Tshark, Microsoft NM etc.,
· Good knowledge on application integration with LDAP & Kerberos i.e. Keytab, krb5 etc.,
· Good knowledge on AD migration tools like ADMT, Quest etc., knowledge on AD trusts, forest, domain tree structures, sites, DNS, GPOs, OU, FRS, DFSR.
· Good knowledge on any Identity & Access Management tools like FIM, MIM, OIM, Quest etc.,
· Exposure to SAML, OAuth, OpenID and other security/IAM related standards
· Strong hands-on familiarity with host-based security solutions, Forensic & Investigation agents, and Compliance scanning and reporting, Hardening Active Directory
· Knowledge of single sign-on, federation, active directory/LDAP, Kerberos/NTLM authentication & integrated Windows authentication
· Good knowledge on Identity management and Role based access control, attribute-based access control & entitlement management
· Good knowledge on power shell scripting with AD modules or VB .Net and ability to write scripts based on the requirement
· Excellent communication skills, especially verbal and written
· Good documentation skills to write a design & configuration documents version controls
· Excellent Interpersonal skill and ability to work as part of a team
· Home office for remote work
· Ability to work some weekends and late nights performing approved changes
· ITIL V3 or later experience, experience in writing change request and attending Change Advisory Boards (CAB) meeting
· Experience with Security Controls and compliance
