Active Directory L3 Architect

Salisbury, DE - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Position: Active Directory L3 Architect

Location: Salisbury NC(Onsite)
Duration: Fulltime

Job Description

In this role the Architect is responsible for designing implementing and managing on-premises Active Directory and Azure Active Directory (AAD) environments. This position requires deep expertise in identity and access management advanced troubleshooting and architectural design for hybrid environments.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design
- Define and manage technical standards for Active Directory and Azure AD.
- Design and implement secure scalable identity solutions for hybrid environments.
- Develop IAM policies standards and procedures aligned with compliance requirements.

Operations & Support

Handle Level 3 (L3) activities: critical incident resolution change management and complex troubleshooting.
Maintain and optimize AD infrastructure (DNS GPOs replication FSMO roles).
Monitor Azure AD Connect Health portal for sync alerts and performance analytics.

Integration & Automation

Configure and troubleshoot Azure AD Connect synchronization policies and staging servers.
Implement SSO integrations using OAuth OIDC and SAML.
Develop advanced PowerShell scripts and Graph API integrations for automation.

Security & Compliance

Implement MFA Conditional Access and Privileged Identity Management (PIM).
Ensure compliance through periodic audits and reporting.
Manage disaster recovery planning for AADC and ADFS environments.

Collaboration & Governance

Act as a trusted advisor for stakeholders and lead technical governance meetings.
Provide knowledge transfer and mentoring to junior engineers.
Participate in service reviews and strategic planning for IAM services.

Required Technical Skills

Active Directory (On-Prem)

AD replication troubleshooting schema updates GPO management.
DNS/DHCP provisioning and trust relationships.

Azure AD

Enterprise app registration SSO configuration certificate updates.
Conditional Access MFA and identity lifecycle management.

ADFS

Federation setup DR planning certificate management.

Automation

PowerShell scripting for AD/AAD tasks.
Experience with Microsoft Graph API for automation.

Behavioral Competencies

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
Ability to work in Agile environments and lead technical initiatives.
Strategic thinking and business acumen.

Experience & Certifications

Minimum 8-10 years in AD/AAD engineering and architecture.
Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Expert preferred.
Domain Knowledge: Retail or enterprise IT environments is a plus.

Position: Active Directory L3 Architect Location: Salisbury NC(Onsite) Duration: Fulltime Job Description In this role the Architect is responsible for designing implementing and managing on-premises Active Directory and Azure Active Directory (AAD) environments. This position requires deep exp...