Job Description

Job Title:

Senior Active Directory Specialist required for 5 month contract.



The Senior Active Directory Specialist is responsible for the AGA Global design of the OT Active Directory (AD) environment for AGA, ensuring optimal performance, security, and availability. This role plays a critical part in designing appropriate identity and access, enforcing security best practices, and supporting enterprise-wide authentication and directory services.

Key Responsibilities:

Active Directory Administration



Design the AD infrastructure, including domain controllers, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy.



Suggest processes to Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize AD to ensure stability and performance. Identity & Access Management (IAM)



Develop IAM policies, procedures, and controls.



Design mechanisms and suggest procedures for user provisioning, de[1]provisioning, and access control in alignment with security policies. (Design)



Security & Compliance



Design AD security best practices, inline with AGA current practices including MFA, security baselines, and privileged access management.



Suggest processes to conduct security audits, patching, and vulnerability assessments.



Disaster Recovery & Backup



Design AD disaster recovery and business continuity plans.



Design backup and recovery tests to ensure data integrity and availability.



Scripting & Automation



Suggest PowerShell scripts to automate AD tasks such as account management and reporting.



Suggest automated monitoring and alerting solutions for AD performance and security.



Collaboration & Support



Work with IT teams to plan integration of AD with cloud services (e.g., Azure AD, Office 365).



Provide expert-level support for AD-related incidents and service requests.



Documentation & Reporting



Maintain detailed documentation of AD architecture, policies, and procedures.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.



10+ years of experience managing and administering Active Directory in enterprise environments.



Expertise in Windows Server, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and PowerShell scripting.



Experience with Azure AD, ADFS, and identity federation.



Strong understanding of AD security hardening, MFA, PKI, and LDAP.



Familiarity with IAM tools such as Okta, CyberArk, or similar.



Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.

Preferred Certifications:

Microsoft Certified:

Identity and Access Administrator Associate

Microsoft Certified:

Server Infrastructure (Must Have)

Microsoft Certified:

Cloud Platform and Infrastructure (Must Have)

Microsoft Certified:

Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate



CompTIA Security+ or CISSP (Advantageous)



Microsoft Azure Fundamentals or Azure Administrator Associate