Description

　　The Directory Services Engineering Team is seeking an AD Sr Engineer / Architect responsible for analysis, design, and implementation coordination and tier 3 escalation support of complex, enterprise level solutions.

　　The staff member will work within the engineering organization, interacting with peer teams and partner groups, scaling and deploying improvement, consolidation and migration efforts within the enterprise.

　　This role requires an in-depth knowledge of the Active Directory, Domain controllers, group policy and a proficiency in PowerShell scripting. The candidate must have demonstrated prior and active experience in managing Active group policy and multi domain issues. The candidate will support the continuing goal of incorporating these innovative technologies into the Department’s equipment modernization program.

　　The successful candidate will be a self-starter, someone who can work independently, and will be flexible in a fast-paced environment.

　　This role may allow temporary hybrid work at the customer site with work-from-home based on customer approval and the type of work being performed.

　　Description of Duties

　　Analysis, design, testing and deployment of Active Directory Group Policy Objects

　　Translate business needs into workable solutions that meet the requirements of enterprise customers and Operations teams

　　Develop standards, target states, roadmaps, effectively communicating and obtaining consensus across architecture, engineering and operations teams

　　Independently manage and perform engineering role for large scale Active Directory efforts and initiatives

　　Perform various functions and duties in support of audit and compliance deliverables/

　　Develop detailed architecture, standards, design and implementation documentation

　　Analyze current Active Directory GPOs to identify both technical and operational challenges while making recommendations and developing solutions for improvement

　　Participate in or lead complex or high severity troubleshooting and incident/problem resolutions with other infrastructure teams

　　Tier 3 troubleshooting including diagnosing complex replication, group policy, and multi domain issues.

　　Qualifications

　　Required Education & Experience

　　Bachelor’s degree with 10+ year’s recent system engineering experience or Master's degree with 8+ years. Additional training and experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.

　　Experience and confidence to be the subject matter expert (SME) for GPOs in a LARGE AD environment with the proven ability to coordinate technical efforts and resolve issues across multiple teams

　　Extensive and deep knowledge of Group Policy Objects, including Group Policy precedence order and scope of management, WMI filters, Group Policy Preferences, group-based GPO filtering,

　　Experience with Quest tools (ARS, etc.)

　　Advanced PowerShell scripting experience and capabilities

　　Strong working knowledge of Windows desktop and server operating systems platforms, DNS, networks, DMZs, firewalls, network security zones

　　Working knowledge of third-party Group Policy management solutions

　　Excellent communication skills, including proven experience effectively communicating technical challenges and solutions to peers, customers and senior management

　　Expert knowledge of AD, ADFS, PKI in Windows Server Operating Systems 2012 and up.

　　Experience working on on-prem and cloud platforms

　　A Strong understanding of DNS Management

　　Strong understanding and practical experience using of Group Policy for server management

　　Required Clearance

　　Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain Top SecretDesired Experience, Skills, & Attributes

　　Microsoft MSCE certification

　　Familiarity with DoS processes.

　　Microsoft and/or networking certifications.

　　Ability to apply ITIL v3 Foundation concepts within the workplace.

　　Excellent interpersonal and team skills.

　　Strong writing skills.

　　Alternative scripting/programming skills (JSON, C#, VBscript, Javascript, Python, Perl)

　　IIS and MS SQL knowledge

　　Microsoft or 3rd party management and monitoring solutions (SCCM, SCOM, others)

　　Working knowledge of Certificate/CA/PKI infrastructure

　　Working knowledge of LDAP and ability to comfortably construct queries

　　Experience working in Azure environment

　　Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.REQNUMBER: 2400963

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