Active Directory Engineer

Active Directory Engineer – 6-month contract – Fully remote

My client is looking for an experienced Active Directory Engineer to support a major infrastructure consolidation programme following a number of business acquisitions.

The organisation is looking for the Active Directory Engineer to consolidate multiple existing business environments into a single, shared Active Directory infrastructure, building a new greenfield environment and transitioning acquired businesses into a modern, hybrid AD model integrated with Microsoft 365 and Azure.

Essential Skills & Experience from the Active Directory Engineer:

• Strong, hands-on on-premises Microsoft Active Directory experience.
• Proven experience delivering AD migrations, domain consolidation and/or forest migrations.
• Experience building new Active Directory infrastructure from the ground up.
• Strong Windows Server administration experience, ideally including legacy environments such as Server 2003 and 2012.
• In-depth knowledge of AD domains, forests, trusts, Group Policy, DNS and replication.
• Experience migrating and consolidating multiple business or enterprise environments.
• Understanding of hybrid AD integration with Microsoft 365 and Azure.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across traditional Windows infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities of the Active Directory Engineer:

• Build and implement new greenfield on-premises Active Directory infrastructure.
• Lead and deliver Active Directory and domain migrations across multiple acquired business environments.
• Consolidate multiple existing AD domains and forests into a shared enterprise environment.
• Manage migrations from legacy Windows Server environments, including Server 2003 and 2012.
• Configure and manage AD domains, forests, trusts, Group Policy (GPO), DNS and replication.
• Support the transition towards a hybrid Active Directory model integrated with Microsoft 365 and Azure.
• Troubleshoot complex AD, authentication, domain and replication issues throughout migration activities.

The Active Directory Engineer can work fully remote for the duration of the contract.

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