Senior Azure Active Director Engineer
Kforce Inc.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Kforce is working with a well-known University Health System in search of Senior Azure Active Directory Engineer to join their team! This position is a direct-hire, full-time and hybrid 3-days a week in New York.Summary:In this role, the Engineer provides implementation and design services for Microsoft Active Directory, AAD, and Windows-based systems, including directory and identity management solutions.Responsibilities:

• Resolves assigned cases and change requests and acts as an escalation for issues
• Applies new solutions with the team and determines the course of action for new application initiatives
• Implements new software solutions; The core infrastructure duties include enterprise Microsoft AD, AAD, M365, Certificate Authority and Windows file services architecture creation and management, enterprise-wide system security and policy configuration, and top-level implementation of project initiatives
• Produce enterprise-level designs for Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, SaaS application integration, Azure App., and SSO for enterprise initiatives, following those through to implementation
• Produce Enterprise-level plan for security hardening
• Design, implement, and manage Azure infrastructure components: virtual networks, subnets, network security groups, and Azure Resource Manager templates
• Implement, Monitor and maintain Azure security and compliance, including configuring Azure Security Center, implementing role-based access control, and managing security alerts and threat detection
• Perform regular audits as part of implementation and assessments of Azure resources and configurations to ensure compliance with security best practices and regulatory requirements
• Update Enterprise-level plan for recovery of AD in the event of a disaster or system compromise
• Work with internal teams to implement GPOs, and performance tuning

REQUIREMENTS:

• Typically requires 7 or more years of experience and BA/BS degree; Minimum 8 years of overall IT experience with 5+ years of professional experience in designing, automating using PowerShell, deploying, securing and monitoring on-prem and Azure Active Directory preferred
• Must show a progressive advancement in responsibility including deep troubleshooting technical skills
• Must understand how to identify and instill industry best practices
• Team Player with proven leadership, communication, organizational, and strong interpersonal skills; The role requires significant interaction with many different teams across a large company
• Must be able to work in a team environment with a can-do attitude capable of overcoming difficult challenges
• Self-motivated, with keen attention to detail and excellent judgment skills
• Must have excellent writing and communication skills, strong communicator with ability to maintain open communication with internal employees, contractors, managers, 3rd parties, and customers as needed
• Ability to translate technical issues into understandable business language for end users
• Ability to establish new standards for quality, performance or productivity
• Able to integrate and apply feedback in a professional manner
• Desired experience working in a fast-paced Industrial Manufacturing environment with a career track record of engineering, developing, deploying, and maintaining business-critical systems in technical expertise, including hands-on solution development and implementation experience

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