Active Directory Administrator/Engineer

Pay Rate: $80/hr on w2

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience administering Active Directory in an enterprise environment.
• Hands-on experience with Active Directory / AD DS and Forest / Domain Architecture.
• Experience with Domain Controllers, Group Policy / GPO, and AD Replication.
• Experience with DNS / Sites and Services and Trusts / Multi-Forest environments.
• Strong PowerShell scripting skills.
• Experience with AD Security Assessment / Hardening.
• Working knowledge of Tier 0 / Privileged Access models.
• Understanding of Kerberos / NTLM authentication.
• Experience with LDAP Signing / Channel Binding.
• Experience with LAPS / gMSA.
• Experience with Delegation / ACLs.
• Experience with Authentication Hardening.
• Knowledge of Attack Paths / Privilege Escalation and how to mitigate them.
• Experience with AD CS / PKI.
• Experience with Forest Recovery / Disaster Recovery.
• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, Entra Connect, and Hybrid Identity.
• Experience with Conditional Access, MFA, and PIM.

Preferred Qualifications

• Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate, Microsoft Certified: Security Operations Analyst Associate, or Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate.
• Experience with identity threat detection tools and security monitoring.
• Experience in regulated industries with strict access control requirements.