Active Directory (AD) Administrator

Windows Systems Administrator & Active Directory

Boston, MA (Hybrid)

2+ Months to Perm

Role Requirements & Details

• Domain upgrade/migration from 2019 to 2020
• Strong expertise in Active Directory (AD)
• 5 years of domain experience
• AD is critical to the environment
• Responsibilities: manage migration process, analyze AD environment, configure process and domain using Ansible and Jenkins

Duties & Responsibilities

• Active Directory & Microsoft Server Security
• Maintain client’s Active Directory and server environment
• Ensure security is the top priority
• Follow Best Practices and Change Control
• Automation
• Automate tasks to manage growing complexity
• Apply DevOps approach for integration of Windows and Unix/Linux servers
• Microsoft Windows Operating System
• Manage full lifecycle of Windows Servers (build, patch, retire)
• Work with Linux servers for automated deployments and scripting
• Key Infrastructure Services/Skillsets
• Strong knowledge of VMWare management
• Expert-level knowledge of Windows Server 2019, 2022, 2025 (Red Hat Linux optional)
• Infrastructure automation tools (Ansible, Python)
• Advanced PowerShell/PowerCLI for AD, Windows, VMWare
• Familiarity with container solutions (Podman, Kubernetes)
• Cloud solution providers (Azure, AWS, Google Cloud) preferred
• Identity Management (Active Directory, SAML, ADFS, OAUTH)
• Enterprise monitoring/reporting tools (Splunk, Zabbix)
• Compliance with ITIL, SAS115, HIPAA, PCI requirements
• Participate in disaster recovery exercises
• Write custom scripts and create Group Policy Objects (GPO)
• Perform system patching and hardware maintenance
• Storage management technologies knowledge
• Design enterprise Active Directory environments (global/group policies, OUs, delegated authority)
• Scripting/coding for modular, reusable infrastructure code
• Automation tools (Packer, Jenkins) for virtual server automation
• Source code control (GitHub, CI/CD processes)
• Manage server antivirus solutions
• Knowledge of Windows/MS SQL clustering
• Provide off-hours support and participate in on-call rotation
• Excellent communication, presentation, and documentation skills

Skills & Certifications

• Current Microsoft Active Directory and MS Windows Server Certifications

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, or relevant discipline