What are the responsibilities and job description for the Active Directory Architect position at Stanley David and Associates?
Job Details
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
In this role, the Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing on-premises Active Directory and Azure Active Directory (AAD) environments.
This position requires deep expertise in identity and access management, advanced troubleshooting, and architectural design for hybrid environments.
Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Design
- Define and manage technical standards for Active Directory and Azure AD.
- Design and implement secure, scalable identity solutions for hybrid environments.
- Develop IAM policies, standards, and procedures aligned with compliance requirements.
Operations & Support
- Handle Level 3 (L3) activities: critical incident resolution, change management, and complex troubleshooting.
- Maintain and optimize AD infrastructure (DNS, GPOs, replication, FSMO roles).
- Monitor Azure AD Connect Health portal for sync alerts and performance analytics.
Integration & Automation
- Configure and troubleshoot Azure AD Connect, synchronization policies, and staging servers.
- Implement SSO integrations using OAuth, OIDC, and SAML.
- Develop advanced PowerShell scripts and Graph API integrations for automation.
Security & Compliance
- Implement MFA, Conditional Access, and Privileged Identity Management (PIM).
- Ensure compliance through periodic audits and reporting.
- Manage disaster recovery planning for AADC and ADFS environments.
Collaboration & Governance
- Act as a trusted advisor for stakeholders and lead technical governance meetings.
- Provide knowledge transfer and mentoring to junior engineers.
- Participate in service reviews and strategic planning for IAM services.
Required Technical Skills
- Active Directory (On-Prem)
- AD replication troubleshooting, schema updates, GPO management.
- DNS/DHCP provisioning and trust relationships.
- Azure AD
- Enterprise app registration, SSO configuration, certificate updates.
- Conditional Access, MFA, and identity lifecycle management.
- ADFS
- Federation setup, DR planning, certificate management.
- Automation
- PowerShell scripting for AD/AAD tasks.
- Experience with Microsoft Graph API for automation.
- Behavioral Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeh older management.
- Ability to work in Agile environments and lead technical initiatives.
- Strategic thinking and business acumen.
Experience & Certifications
- Experience: Minimum 8-10 years in AD/AAD engineering and architecture.
- Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Expert preferred.
- Domain Knowledge: Retail or enterprise IT environments is a plus.
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
Salary : $120,000 - $130,000