Active Directory Engineer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Active Directory Engineer to join a leading global law firm on an initial 3-month contract.

PLEASE NOTE - This contract will fall inside IR35

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support Active Directory, including Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, PKI, Domain Controllers, authentication and identity services.




• Administer and support Microsoft Azure and Entra services, including Conditional Access, Entra Connect, Microsoft Authenticator, Intune, Windows Defender for Identity and role/group management.




• Maintain and enhance core infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments, ensuring high availability, performance and resilience.




• Monitor infrastructure, troubleshoot issues proactively and implement improvements to minimise service disruption.




• Lead infrastructure changes, application deployments and platform upgrades while following change management and service management processes.




• Produce and maintain technical documentation, including system procedures, knowledge articles and root cause analysis.




• Support capacity planning, service monitoring and lifecycle management of core platforms.




• Work closely with Information Security to maintain compliance across the server estate.




• Contribute to infrastructure roadmaps, technology improvements and automation initiatives using PowerShell.




• Provide technical leadership by mentoring team members, coordinating operational activities and supporting project delivery.

Key Experience

• 5+ years' experience supporting enterprise infrastructure environments.




• Strong expertise in Microsoft Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, PKI and Windows Server technologies.




• Experience managing Microsoft Azure and Entra services, including identity and access management.




• Strong PowerShell scripting skills, including creating, testing and maintaining automation.




• Experience supporting hybrid infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments.




• Knowledge of high availability, disaster recovery, clustering, server migrations, upgrades and security patching.




• Experience delivering infrastructure projects and managing operational priorities.




• Understanding of IT service management principles and change control processes.




• Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach.




• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.




• Microsoft certifications in Active Directory, Azure or related technologies, or equivalent experience.




• ITIL Foundation certification or equivalent practical experience.

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