Active Directory Engineer

JOB TITLE: Active Directory Engineer DATE: March, 2008

DEPARTMENT: Information Technology
REPORTS TO: Manager, Enterprise Infrastructure

MAJOR PURPOSE OF POSITION

Responsible for the global Active Directory design, architecture, security, migrations, and consolidations. Responsible for the ongoing support, maintenance, and enhancement of a complex enterprise Active Directory environment.

JOB FUNCTIONS

1. Provides expert judgment and analysis for Global Active Directory design, architecture, security, migrations, and consolidations that employ solutions to company business needs.

2. Resolves highly complex technical issues and conducts advanced research applicable to an enterprise Active Directory infrastructure.

3. Recommends alterations to development and design that improve quality of systems and/or procedures, and provide ongoing support, maintenance, and enhancement of a complex enterprise Active Directory infrastructure.

4. Fitting forest and/or Organizational Unit (OU) structure to support organizational needs.

5. Delegating authority within a distributed OU management structure.

6. Modifying (extending) the AD schema to meet specific location / user needs.

7. Managing root Group Policies (GPOs) and assisting OU administrators with GPOs while maintaining the highest standard of infrastructure security at all times.

8. Create and maintain Active Directory design and operations documentation

9. Provide level III help desk support relating to the above functions.

10. Planning and managing the execution of special IT projects.

11. Adhere to and help shape policies and procedures, as well as implement appropriate controls and compliance monitoring to effectively deliver and safeguard information assets.

12. Supervise, direct, and provide training for direct report(s).


ADDITIONAL JOB REQUIREMENTS

ORGANIZING AND PLANNING

Must be highly effective in this area by managing multiple tasks at one time through above average organizing and planning skills. Must be able to prioritize and follow-up effectively on routine and new or unusual tasks for self and direct reports.

COMMUNICATION

Must be capable of communicating through oral, written, and interpersonal relationships with personnel inside and outside the company. Must have good understanding and experience as to which form of communication should be used.

COOPERATION

Must be able to cooperate with a variety of personnel at all levels and locations of the organization, as well as personnel outside the company.

DEVELOPMENT OF OTHERS

Must be effective in this area. Primary task will involve training, giving instructions, coaching, and counseling others in order to improve performance and productivity on tasks.

PRINCIPAL CHALLENGES

Design, architecture, and migration of a global Active Directory infrastructure with multiple worldwide locations.

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related curriculum, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
MCSE certification in Microsoft Windows
Extensive knowledge of Microsoft security best practices and (overall) network security models as they relate to Active Directory.
Experience in successfully executing a full spectrum of AD migrations (legacy AD to new AD and non-directory enabled environments to AD).

TYPE AND LENGTH OF SERVICE

Minimum of 8 - 10 years experience in Information Technology.
Minimum of 6 - 8 years hands-on experience managing a large-scale, multi-location enterprise Windows Active Directory infrastructure.