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Xforia, Inc.

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Job Title: Sr IDAM Security Architect (Remote) * Develop the overall strategy for the migration ... Migration of Active directory roles, Group Policy Objects to Azure EntraID. * Hands on experience ...

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Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Philadelphia, PA · Remote

$109K - $148K/yr

... Active Directory administration, and firewall/router management. The position will involve a combination of remote infrastructure administration and occasional hands-on work within the data center ...

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Windows Systems Administrator

Austin, TX · Remote

Candidates must have advanced practical knowledge of Active Directory architecture and ... remote, and in cloud), workstations, and mobile devices. This includes both hardware and software ...

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Messaging Engineer

Rockville, MD · Remote

Rockville, MD (Remote) Experience in Microsoft Exchange (on-premises and Online), Active Directory, and hybrid configurations. Hands-on experience with DMARC, SPF, DKIM, email authentication, SMTP ...

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IT Support Technician (Part-Time, REMOTE)

$38 - $40/hr

Administer basic user account management within Active Directory. * Support Wi-Fi connectivity ... Ability to work independently in a remote support environment. * Strong troubleshooting ...

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Windows Engineer Virtualization

Work to provide direct support and primary responsibility for State Fund's Active Directory and ... Provide on-site and remote technical assistance to other team resources and to customers * Provide ...

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Senior Directory Infrastructure engineer with 10Yrs experience

AHU Technologies, Inc.

Remote

$85 - $90/hr

Full-time

Re-posted 28 days ago

Job description

Benefits:
  • Competitive salary
  • Opportunity for advancement
  • Training & development

Role : Senior Directory Infrastructure engineer
Client : DC Government
Location : Washington, DC (Remote)
Key Responsibilities
  • Design, implement, and maintain enterprise directory services infrastructure

Required Qualifications
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with enterprise directory services (Active Directory, Entra ID, OKTA Universal Directory, LDAP)
  • Demonstrated experience with AD domain lifecycle management including domain creation, upgrades, and decommissioning
  • Advanced PowerShell scripting skills with demonstrable experience automating directory management tasks
  • Proven experience with Microsoft GraphAPI and REST API integration for directory management
  • Experience with directory synchronization technologies (Azure AD Connect, OKTA integration agents, etc.)
  • Strong understanding of identity security best practices and compliance requirements
  • Experience with multi-forest and hybrid identity environments
  • Ability to design and implement complex directory architecture solutions

Preferred Qualifications
  • Relevant certifications (Microsoft 365 Certified: Identity and Access Administrator, OKTA Professional, etc.)
  • Experience with Terraform, Ansible, or similar IaC tools for directory infrastructure
  • Knowledge of SAML, OAuth, OIDC, and other modern authentication protocols
  • Experience with Group Policy design and management
  • Expertise in domain controller sizing, placement, and performance optimization
  • Experience with domain functional level upgrades and cross-domain migrations
  • Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure automation
  • Experience with implementing Zero Trust architecture
  • Manage the complete lifecycle of AD domains including planning, deployment, maintenance, upgrades, and decommissioning
  • Lead domain consolidation, migration, and forest restructuring projects
  • Develop domain health monitoring and proactive maintenance procedures
  • Create and execute disaster recovery plans for directory services
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts using PowerShell for directory management tasks
  • Interface with directory services using GraphAPI and REST API for custom integrations
  • Implement and maintain security best practices for directory services
  • Design and manage trust relationships between domains and forests
  • Create and maintain documentation for directory architecture and operational procedures
  • Provide escalation support for critical directory service incidents

This is a remote position.
Compensation: $85.00 - $90.00 per hour
About Us
AHU Technologies INCis an IT consulting and permanent staffing firm that meets and exceeds the evolving IT service needs of leading corporations within the United States. We have been providing IT solutions to customers from different industry sectors, helping them control costs and release internal resources to focus on strategic issues.
AHU Technologies INC was co-founded by visionary young techno-commercial entrepreneurs who remain as our principal consultants. Maintaining working relationships with a cadre of other highly skilled independent consultants, we have a growing number of resources available for development projects. We are currently working on Various projects such as media entertainment, ERP Solutions, data warehousing, Web Applications, Telecommunications and medical to our clients all over the world.

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