Senior Directory Infrastructure Engineer (Remote)
Senior Directory Infrastructure Engineer (Remote)
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Job Description
Location: Washington DC
Duration:12 Months
Job Description:
The clients Security and Engineering Team manages a variety of functions including endpoint management Active Directory VPN firewalls and security incident response. The team is l seeking experienced Directory Infrastructure Engineers with extensive expertise in enterprise identity infrastructure including Active Directory Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) OKTA Universal Directory and LDAP environments. The resource must have a proven track record of designing and managing complex directory services across multiple platforms with particular emphasis on the complete lifecycle management of AD domains. The ideal candidates will bring expertise in modern identity approaches including Just-In-Time access Privileged Identity Management and continuous validation patterns that balance security with user experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Design implement and maintain enterprise directory services infrastructure
- Manage the complete lifecycle of AD domains including planning deployment maintenance upgrades and decommissioning
- Lead domain consolidation migration and forest restructuring projects
- Develop domain health monitoring and proactive maintenance procedures
- Create and execute disaster recovery plans for directory services
- Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell for directory management tasks
- Interface with directory services using GraphAPI and REST API for custom integrations
- Implement and maintain security best practices for directory services
- Design and manage trust relationships between domains and forests
- Create and maintain documentation for directory architecture and operational procedures
- Provide escalation support for critical directory service incidents
Preferred Qualifications
- Relevant certifications (Microsoft 365 Certified: Identity and Access Administrator OKTA Professional etc.)
- Experience with Terraform Ansible or similar IaC tools for directory infrastructure
- Knowledge of SAML OAuth OIDC and other modern authentication protocols
- Experience with Group Policy design and management
- Expertise in domain controller sizing placement and performance optimization
- Experience with domain functional level upgrades and cross-domain migrations
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure automation
- Experience with implementing Zero Trust architecture
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Contract
