Sr Specialist IS Infra Platforms Identity

Job Title: Sr Specialist IS Infra Platforms Identity / Active Directory

Location: Kansas City MO 64105

Duration: 6 Months Contract

Rate: $53 Hourly

Description:

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:

This specialist role is responsible for supporting design and implementation of clients identity and authentication technologies. Current and future active directory design group policy development and oversight privileged access management support single signon support root cause analysis and problem solving. This position requires disciplined technical leadership and the ability to design and integrate application solutions into clients authentication infrastructure that adhere to enterprise standards.

The professional is recognized within the organization as a functional expert with specialized depth and/or breadth of knowledge. Works independently with guidance only in the most complex situations. Solves complex problems; identifies new solutions using abroad perspective and understanding. Leads large scale projects with substantial resource requirements risk and/or complexity. May lead a project team with influence over contribution of others. Translates functional vision into plans and guides their execution.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Responsible for designing integrating supporting and administering active directory group policy administration privileged access management system and single signon and multifactor authentication environments

Manages active directory reporting and alerting environments using AD Audit and Varonis toolsets

Oversees Azure ActiveDirectory replication and authentication

Enhances the operation and reliability of enterprise systems through process automation monitoring and alerting

Leads root cause analysis for incident and problem management in assigned environments

Establishes and maintains relationships with vendors to stay updated on product roadmap enhancements patches and upgrades

Works directly with vendor solutions in projects and upgrades related to the environment

Creates maintains and updates platform documentation and standard operating procedures

Provides 24/7 support for specific role and participates in scheduled oncall rotations

Adheres to clients change and configuration management processes

Follows designated clients architecture and industry best practices to meet business needs

Demonstrates responsibility accountability and credibility in all work and research assignments

Provides mentorship to colleagues in jobspecific duties

Communicates effectively through verbal and written communication with a focus on documentation

Identifies isolates and resolves production and nonproduction system problems service requests and support processes

Handles stress resulting from project deadlines and a multitasking environment

Represents clients Vision Values and Culture in interactions with the team clients and stakeholders

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college preferably in a job related major field of study

Minimum seven (7) years of relevant professional experience in design deployment or administration of active directory environments

Demonstrated experience of Kerberos and Windows Authentication

Demonstrated experience and knowledge of PKI digital certifications & security tokens

Knowledge of secure cloud platform authentication management

Skills:

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Demonstrated experience with privileged access management

Demonstrated experience with single signon solutions

Demonstrated experience with multifactor authentication solutions

Demonstrated experience designing and integrating application authentication solutions into the infrastructure to meet project requirements

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) certification preferred

ITIL certification preferred

Education:

Bachelors degree from an accredited university or college preferably in a job related major field of study