Job Summary
Primary Skills (Must Have) Active Directory specialist including AD Domain migrations using Quest/ADMT or similar tool DNS DHCP ADFS Azure AD DFS
Secondary Skills (Good to Have) M365 and Wintel
Responsibilities
Your key responsibilities
Designing Configuring and maintaining Active Directory services on Windows server 2003 2008 2012 2016 2019 DC
Good knowledge on FIM and ADFS
Should have worked on GPO consolidation OU restructuring AD Sites permissions and Domain decommissioning and sizing projects.
Remediation of domains Domain controllers build Functional level upgrade.
Strong experience on Infrastructure assessment solution design architecture planning and execution for Active Directory domain migrations
Experience on Active Directory domain migrations using Quest or ADMT or similar tool - This is a must
Assessment of all domains and Forest along with IIS File Print Database servers etc.
Implementation of Azure AD Connect Conditional Access policies MFA FIDO Authentication Windows hello for Business setup
Gather migration requirements interacting with multiple stakeholders and Application Owners
Good to have Exposure on Azure Infrastructure as a service.
Managing Identity and Access Management of Azure subscriptions Azure AD Azure AD Application Proxy Azure AD PTA
Design and develop specialized automation tools scripts and processes for administration and performance monitoring.
Experience in syncing the Objects users groups workstation in Hybrid approach.
Excellent knowledge of designing Active Directory DNS DHCP
Good to have - understanding on authentication protocols such as SAML WS-Fed Oauth and OpenID. Design and implementation of Active Directory Federation Services.
Troubleshooting AD Domain migration related issues and suggest best practices
End to end support for migration of all directory objects
Team player ability to be able to work with virtual teams
Ability to work in a variety of client settings and platforms
Powershell Knowledge of scripting is add-on
Skills and attributes for success
A willingness to be flexible in responding to issues as they occur and the ability to identify product or deployment improvements to mitigate future occurrences
Self-motivated Strong communication and team building skills.
Work iteratively in a team with continuous collaboration
Excellent client management skills
Ownership and accountability
Quest AD Migration Manager Native Migration tools ADMT DHCP Migrations File Services Migration AD Health Checks.
Certifications Required
AZ-104 Microsoft Azure Administrator
MS 100 Microsoft 365 Identity and Services
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