Job Title : Senior (L3) Active Directory Administrator
Location : Bangalore
Experience Required : 10 years
Duration : 6 months (With an option to extend)
- Operate with a security?first, proactive mindset;
don’t wait for tickets—find and fix issues.
Troubleshoot deeply : analyze verbose logs, traces, and (when relevant) packet captures;correlate across client, network, identity, and cloud systems;produce clear RCAs and runbooks.
Automate routine tasks ( PowerShell preferred , any scripting language welcome). Must?have — Core Windows / AD (applies to all candidates)Strong hands?on administration of Microsoft Active Directory (GPO, DNS, DHCP), PKI , and Windows Server / Client at enterprise scale.Working knowledge of LDAP , directory replication , and schema change safety;obsessive about standards, procedures, and access hygiene.
Scripting proficiency in at least one language (PowerShell preferred) for automation and diagnostics.Administer and harden Splunk Enterprise in multi?site deployments (indexer clustering + search head clustering, deployer / DS, RBAC, app lifecycle, license mgmt).Own performance & reliability : ingestion / search tuning (RF / SF validation, queues, bucket health, retention), and DR / failover testing.Investigate and resolve connectivity / performance issues;assist security incident response and apply relevant product features.
Directory hygiene : clean replication, predictable GPO / DNS / DHCP behavior, and well?documented PKI changes.Troubleshooting outcomes : faster MTTR with clear RCAs, reusable runbooks, and automation to prevent recurrence.Splunk track : cluster health green (RF / SF met), low ingest errors & latency, stable license utilization, search SLOs met, clean field extractions.Experience in large enterprises (~10k+ users) and with compliance regimes (ISO / NIST / PCI / HIPAA / GDPR).