Active Directory engineer (IAM) - Security (Onsite)
Washington, DC, DC
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Job Title: Active Directory engineer (IAM) - Security (Onsite)
Location: Washington, DC
Duration: 12 Months+
Job Description:
Messaging and Directory Services Subject Matter Expert (SME) position requires in-depth knowledge of Microsoft-based infrastructure design and development, messaging and directory services best-practices and advanced knowledge of systems engineering, operations and management. The consultant should have architect level experience planning, documenting, installing, managing, monitoring, and troubleshooting high-availability Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019 environments. Active Directory for Windows Server 2012/2016/2019, a wide range of wireless messaging technologies and advanced knowledge of messaging security and hygiene. O365 and Azure AD.
Skills with Azure AD and cloud authentication
Responsibilities:
Skills:
Location: Washington, DC
Duration: 12 Months+
Job Description:
Messaging and Directory Services Subject Matter Expert (SME) position requires in-depth knowledge of Microsoft-based infrastructure design and development, messaging and directory services best-practices and advanced knowledge of systems engineering, operations and management. The consultant should have architect level experience planning, documenting, installing, managing, monitoring, and troubleshooting high-availability Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019 environments. Active Directory for Windows Server 2012/2016/2019, a wide range of wireless messaging technologies and advanced knowledge of messaging security and hygiene. O365 and Azure AD.
Skills with Azure AD and cloud authentication
- Single sign-on and federation solutions including operations and implementation knowledge of products (such as Azure AD, MFA, SecureAuth, OKTA)
- Privilege accounts lifecycle management solutions including operations and implementation knowledge of products
- Azure AD Identity & Access management skills such as (permission sets, policies, and roles management); proficient in providing guidance on least privilege to business partners
- Manage Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) provisioning tools
- Assist with maintaining M365 accounts, permissions, and applications
- Maintain Single Sign-on (SSO) and multi-factor authentication (MFA) solutions.
- Integration with user directories (including Active Directory, LDAP, Azure, etc.)
- Installation of new software releases and system upgrades
- Evaluate and install patches; resolve software related problems
- Provide technical support by utilizing working knowledge of IAM systems, browsers, etc.
- Assist with integration, implementation, and administration of systems
- Familiarity with software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Hands-on development/coding
- Integrating on-premise applications with a SSO solution and multiple IdPs using SAML
- Utilize IAM (Identity and Access Management) programs to enable government clients to protect against digital identity risks.
- Provide appropriate access to applications, systems, and data with advanced authentication.
- Oversee the spread of information with privileged access management.
- Verify identity utilizing a wide range of IAM solutions and advanced authentication methods.
Responsibilities:
- Expertise in implementing, administrating and operating information security technologies such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, Antivirus, network traffic analyzers and malware analysis tools.
- Utilizes advanced experience with scripting and tool automation such as Perl, PowerShell, Regex.
- Develops, leads, and executes information security incident response plans.
- Develops standard and complex IT solutions & services, driven by business requirements and industry standards.
- May also leverage dynamic and static code assessment tools to measure vulnerability of applications throughout the SDLC.
Skills:
| Skills | Required / Desired | Amount | of Experience |
| 6-10 yrs as messaging and AD Enterprise SME | Required | 6 | Years |
| Design & build of Active Directory and Exchange servers | Required | 10 | Years |
| Design & build of LDAP systems | Required | 10 | Years |
| PowerShell scripting | Required | 6 | Years |
| Advanced Knowledge of Email Routing and Security | Required | 10 | Years |
| Expert knowledge of O365 | Required | 5 | Years |
| Experience troubleshooting and resolving AD issues | Required | 10 | Years |
| Email Hygiene Services / Platforms IronPort, EOP | Required | 6 | Years |
| Expert knowledge of Email and AD HA technologies | Required | 6 | Years |
| MDM knowledge (BES, AW, Good) | Required | 7 | Years |
| Strong understanding of Microsoft cloud infrastructure | Required | 3 | Years |
| Exceptionally strong articulation and communication skills required for daily interactive with System Administrators | Required | 7 | Years |
| Ability to create technical documents and white papers | Required | 5 | Years |
| 6-10 yrs developing standard and complex IT solutions & services, driven by business requirements and industry standards | Required | 6 | Years |
| 6-10 yrs leading projects, ensuring they are in compliance with established standards/procedures | Required | 6 | Years |
| Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience | Desired |
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