Sr. Wintel Active Directory Consultant Engineer

Title: Sr. Wintel Active Directory EngineerLocation: Walnut Creek, CASkills: Windows 2000 / 2003, Active Directory (AD) design / implementation / operations, TS Licensing, DNS, LDAP Directories, DHCP, DFS, TCP/IP, WINS, MOM, AD Security and scripting experience. (Citrix & HP server hardware a plus)With the name, Enterprise Engineering / Enterprise Operations (EE/EO), you can assume that our focus is huge. (Not to mention 24/7) and you would be right. In a nutshell, EE/EO is a group of 2000-plus people who provide the day-to-day automation services necessary to support Kaiser Permanentes many medical groups, business partners and millions of members. With 11,000 servers, EE/EO has one of the largest Oracle shared database projects in the world. With 1,500 plus Citrix servers we are the largest Citrix installation in North America. Our network infrastructure consists of 13,000 routers & switches. There are about 2,000 changes a month to our applications, systems and networks, so meeting commitments is a big piece of the challenge. And with so many disparate applications, platforms and code differentials, were always striving to reduce the complexity of our distributed environment through automation. As in the practice of medicine, the data center of Kaiser Permanente never stops.Job Summary:As a member of the Wintel Directory Services Team you will be apart of a team that is engineering and maintaining the Wintel authentication service for our entire enterprise. This service is a growing area and is a critical component in supporting or goal of providing real-time healthcare. You will be involved in the following activities:* Supporting and managing all aspects of large and distributed active directory infrastructure* Maintaining directory structure, delegating administration, setting up trusts, monitoring replication, installing domain controllers, creating logon scripts, and resolving directory related issues * Operational support of Active Directory, WINS, DFS and AD enabled applications * AD management and monitoring tool sets (MOM), MOM experience a plus* Execute disaster recovery testing to ensure a recoverable AD environment * Replicate, populate, and update tasks related to the user directory environment* Create and maintain systems and procedure documentation* Completion of project based assignmentsOpportunity Requirements: The successful candidate will posses senior level skills in AD site, domain, and forest design; AD replication, disaster recovery and LDAP are required. Detailed requirements are:Minimum Skills and Experience Required:* Minimum of 5-8 years experience working in a large complex directory environment with direct technical experience supporting Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory for 5000+ users. TS licensing, DNS and certificate authority experience a must.* Must have five (5) years experience in Active Directory design, planning, implementation and operations* In depth knowledge and experience in configuring and supporting Microsoft Windows OS technology including Domains, Trusts, LDAP Directories, DHCP, Group Policy, DFS and TCP-IP networks, WINS and Meta directory technologies* Solid understanding of Active Directory, replication, GPO management, Site and subnet management and Active Directory Security* Experience with Active Directory Management tools (Quest, NetPro, MOM)* Strong custom scripting, programming and utilities knowledge desired* Experience working in a team-based environment* Excellent documentation skills and the ability to make presentations to a technical audience * B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience Preferred Skills and Experience:* Prefer a MCSE, MCSD, or MCT certification.* An understanding of Citrix MetaFrame a big plus* Working knowledge HP server hardware is a plus * People person, self-directed, organized, detail oriented and flexibleFor consideration, please reply directly to this posting or go to www.kaiserpermanentejobs.org and apply to Req #70200 Sr. Wintel Active Directory Engineer.This position consistently supports compliance and the Principles of Responsibility (Kaiser Permanentes Code of Conduct) by maintaining the privacy and confidentiality of information, protecting the assets of the organization, acting with ethics and integrity, reporting non-compliance, and adhering to applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accreditation and licensure requirements (if applicable), and Kaiser Permanentes policies and procedures.Kaiser Permanente is proud to be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Additional Information Reference Code: 962474 Position Type: Full Time