AD Engineer

Kforce is a professional staffing services firm offering Technology and Finance & Accounting jobs with top employers nationwide. We specialize in providing contract, contract-to-hire and direct placement opportunities, with over 50 years of experience in the staffing industry.

The Senior Engineer will be responsible for daily management of and documentation of all key elements of company Identity Management infrastructure. The Engineer will provide troubleshooting and consulting support. The Senior Engineer is part of a global team which is operating with a follow-the-sun / shift model. In addition to the daily management, the Senior Engineer will be involved in initiatives, as project leader or technical resource in order to participate in creating and deploying new solutions, or to improve existing ones. Ensures uniformity of services, adherence to standards, and consistency of infrastructure delivery.

* Run operations of the Identity Management infrastructure and supports problem solving for directories, applications and other solutions owned by the Identity Management team, lead the problem management for recurrent or complex issues * Contribute to the development of Identity Management automation processes for support of daily operations and the gathering of directory performance information; As the technical expert, contribute technical idea according to the experience from daily operation * Support Identity Management initiatives by taking responsibility for the effective deployment and usage of assigned resources including vendor resource and ensuring they are completed within planned timescales and resource estimates * Support the definition of administrative processes and procedures and necessary documentation * Makes them understandable to others. Handle the process deployment, monitoring, maintenance and optimization

**Requirements:** * Bachelor's degree or related experience in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline * Minimum 3 to 5 years of relevant practical experience in Identity Management production support of large-scale, global environments supporting over 75,000 users and globally diversified application authentication requirements * Knowledge of Windows Server 2008/2012, as well as Microsoft client operating systems * Expertise in Active Directory and AD LDS * Expertise with the following network protocols: LDAP, DNS, DHCP, RADIUS, TCP/IP * Scripting skills: VBScript and PowerShell * Understanding of security concepts related to Public Key Infrastructures including Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) * Experience with Incident & Request management workflows (e.g. ITSM, Remedy) * Experience with implementation of backup / restore and disaster & recovery strategies * Understanding of Active Directory Group Policy Objects (GPO), Network Policy Server (NPS) **Additional Beneficial Skills:** * Experience in Microsoft Identity Manager, Forefront Identity Manager for provisioning, synchronization, security, etc. * Knowledge of SQL database and T-SQL syntax * Experience in CA Siteminder and Active Directory Federation Services or similar federation technologies * Experience in server virtualization - Hyper-V, VMWare ESXi * Experience in products from Dell Compliance Suite * Experience in Centrify * Experience in IPAM solutions such Men and Mice * Knowledge of Office 365 integration and provisioning including Azure AD and AD Connect * Knowledge or familiarity with ITIL processes and methods. ITIL Foundations certification preferred * Strong project management skills and global experience * Strong technical and non-technical communication skills * Ability to establish and maintain high levels of customer trust and confidence * Experience in working within a globalized environment in terms of strategy, policies and procedures