Job Description

Position Title & Code: IT Security Engineer

Location: Washington DC 20024 (Hybrid 3 days onsite)

Project End Date: 09/30/2026 (With Possible extension to next fiscal year)

Key Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities

• Strong understanding of AD Attributes, LDAP Queries, PowerShell Scripting to Modify AD Attributes, Group Policy Analysis, GPO Configuration & Item-Level Targeting, Workstation Configurations, Browser Configuration Settings, familiarity with VMView and other Applications that integrated with Active Directory
• Strong knowledge of permissions that are granted natively to various Microsoft Built-In Groups to perform Active Directory Administrative Functions, knowledge of native permissions granted when building AD objects, knowledge of permissions granted natively to Built-In Groups via GPOs and/or Local Policies
• Thorough functional understanding and ability to configure Active Directory Server Roles (CAs, IIS, File/Print, DNS)
• Working knowledge of GPOs, AD Sites, Replication Topology, and native AD troubleshooting tools
• The Active Directory Engineer will plan, support, implement, and design a directory synchronization system for Microsoft Active Directory and Windows-based systems across the enterprise, including directory and identity management solutions
• Implementation of business-driven changes, Configuration of Group Policies, and Integration of AD Management tools/services
• Analysis, design, and implementation of Active Directory and Identity Management solutions
• Independently manage and perform the engineering lead role for large-scale Active Directory and Identity Management projects
• Analyze the current Active Directory environment to identify both technical and operational challenges and develop solutions for improvement
• Analysis, design, capacity planning, and implementation of Active Directory Security
• Provide data for regulatory compliance from Active Directory or support systems upon request
• Oversees and maintains the security and reliability of the corporate forest while ensuring the integrity of the AD schema
• Primary person in charge of coordination for AD migration and integration activities
• Interact with customers, service managers, and operational support teams to design, test, and deploy security and/or automation solutions to meet business needs
• Leads the evaluation of technical requirements for projects to determine the impact on the infrastructure, including equipment redundancy and capacity requirements
• Exceptionally strong articulation and communication skills required for daily interactive with System Administrators
• Ability to create Training Manuals, Presentation Decks using Microsoft Office Products
• Ability to read product documentation to conceptualize and implement solutions, build Domain Controllers and Member Servers to support Enterprise Solutions
• Develop and maintain repeatable process documents that govern the installation, configuration, administration, and maintenance of identity authorization processes
• Troubleshoot any and all problems that arise with any messaging production environment

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Technology or related fields
• MCSE certification preferred
• ITIL v4 certification preferred

Qualifications

• 10 or more of hands on experience with Microsoft Active Directory
• Experience developing technical engineering solutions that solve business problems and improve processes
• Experience in VBScript or PowerShell to develop complex automation scripts
• Experience with integration of applications with Active Directory via LDAP and Kerberos for authentication and authorization

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