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Active Directory Specialist

Active Directory Specialist

Sonata Softwarevijayawada, andhra pradesh, in
20 hours ago
Job description

Job Title : Senior Active Directory Domain Services Engineer

Location : Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai

Experience : 10-13 years

Job Description :

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Active Directory Domain Services Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in designing, implementing, and managing Active Directory environments. This role requires expertise in multi-domain forest design, forest trust planning, and domain controller capacity planning. The candidate should also be proficient in troubleshooting, upgrade planning, operational governance, and recovery processes.

Key Responsibilities :

Design and Architecture :

  • Multi-domain forest design concepts
  • Forest trust planning
  • Domain Controller capacity planning
  • FSMO role placement
  • OU Topology design
  • Knowledge of Active Directory site topology design
  • Group Policy strategy and best practices
  • Privilege account best practices / Tier model
  • Delegation of permissions strategy
  • Group management best practices
  • Integration of third-party LDAP applications
  • RODC (Read-Only Domain Controller) deployment and management
  • Basic PowerShell scripting for automation and configuration management

Entra Connect and Synchronization :

  • Entra ID, Hybrid identity
  • Troubleshooting :

  • GPO policy processing
  • Sysvol and Active Directory replication
  • Domain Controller performance
  • Authentication failures, including cross-forest authentications
  • Upgrade Planning :

  • Introduction of new Domain Controller OS
  • Raising functionality levels
  • Operational Governance :

  • Understanding of change control best practices
  • Patch management best practices
  • Recovery :

  • Active Directory forest recovery
  • Active Directory object recovery
  • Networking Knowledge :

  • IPv4 / IPv6
  • Active Directory integrated DNS with security dynamic updates
  • DHCP design and management
  • Windows Firewall configuration and best practices
  • Port and Protocol Requirements for Active Directory Services

    Qualifications :

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
  • 10-13 years of experience in Active Directory Domain Services
  • Strong understanding of multi-domain forest design and forest trust planning
  • Proficiency in PowerShell scripting for automation and configuration management
  • Experience with Entra Connect and synchronization (Entra ID, Hybrid identity)
  • Excellent troubleshooting skills for GPO policy processing, Sysvol and Active Directory replication, and domain controller performance
  • Knowledge of change control and patch management best practices
  • Experience in Active Directory forest and object recovery
  • Strong networking knowledge, including IPv4 / IPv6, DNS, DHCP, and Windows Firewall configuration
  • Preferred Skills :

  • Certifications in Microsoft technologies related to Active Directory
  • Experience with third-party LDAP applications
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills
  • If you are a highly motivated and experienced Active Directory professional looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity, we encourage you to apply.

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