Senior Active Directory Specialist

Tych Business Solutions
R 700 - R 750 a day
Johannesburg, Gauteng
1 day ago
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the design of the OT Active Directory (AD) environment. Active Directory Administration

Design the AD infrastructure, including domain controllers, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy.

Suggest processes to monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize AD to ensure stability and performance. Identity and Access Management (IAM)

Develop IAM policies, procedures, and controls.

Design mechanisms and suggest procedures for user provisioning, and access control in alignment with security policies.

Security and Compliance

Design AD security best practices in line with current practices including MFA, security baselines, and privileged access management.

Suggest processes to conduct security audits, patching, and vulnerability assessments.

Disaster Recovery and Backup

Design AD disaster recovery and business continuity plans.

Design backup and recovery tests to ensure data integrity and availability.

Scripting and Automation

Suggest PowerShell scripts to automate AD tasks such as account management and reporting.

Suggest automated monitoring and alerting solutions for AD performance and security.

Collaboration and Support

Work with IT teams to plan integration of AD with cloud services (e.g., Azure AD, Office 365).

Provide expert-level support for AD-related incidents and service requests.

Documentation and Reporting

Maintain detailed documentation of AD architecture, policies, and procedures

Qualifications:
Matric and Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.

10+ years of experience managing and administering Active Directory in enterprise environments.

Microsoft Certified: Server Infrastructure (Must Have)

Microsoft Certified: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure (Must Have)

Expertise in Windows Server, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and PowerShell scripting.

Experience with Azure AD, ADFS, and identity federation.

Strong understanding of AD security hardening, MFA, PKI, and LDAP.

Familiarity with IAM tools such as Okta, CyberArk, or similar.

Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.

Preferred Certifications:
Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate

Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate

CompTIA Security+ or CISSP (Advantageous)

Microsoft Azure Fundamentals or Azure Administrator As

More than 10 Years
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