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AD Security Engineer 18 Month W2 Contract $80-90/hour Plano, TX

The Active Directory Security GPO Engineering team is seeking an AD Security Engineer responsible for analysis, design, implementation coordination and 4th level escalation support of complex, enterprise level Active Directory solutions, specifically pertaining to security. The individual will work within the engineering organization, interacting with peer teams and partner groups, scaling and deploying improvement, consolidation and migration efforts within the enterprise. The candidate must be able to operate and function well in a multi-cultural, geographically dispersed virtual team environment.

¿Primary responsibilities: Analysis, design, capacity planning and implementation of Active Directory Security Translate business needs into workable technology solutions that meet the requirements of internal customers and peer Active Directory Engineering and Operations teams Responsible for developing standards, target states, roadmaps, effectively socializing and obtaining consensus across architecture, engineering and operations teams Independently manage and perform engineering role for large scale Active Directory efforts and initiatives Perform various functions and duties in support of audit and compliance deliverables - verification/remittance of directory security evidence Develop detailed architecture, standards, design and implementation documentation Analyze current Active Directory environment to identify both technical and operational challenges while making recommendations and developing solutions for improvement Participate in or lead complex or high severity troubleshooting and incident/problem resolutions with other infrastructure teams Primary Skills: Active Directory, PowerShell, Windows OS At least 5-10 years of dedicated Active Directory engineering and architecture experience that includes designing, implementing and maintaining complex enterprise level (50K+ objects) Active Directory solutions and security models Overarching broad and deep technical experience with Active Directory Security Extensive experience and advanced knowledge implementing Windows security concepts and policies, least-privilege design principles Extensive knowledge of AD Security best-practices, latest security threats/trends and mitigation thereof Experience with best practices for Active Directory disaster recovery, object management, security models and trust creation Granular ACE permissions models meeting functional and technical requirements Advanced PowerShell scripting experience and capabilities Strong working knowledge of Windows Server operating systems platforms, DNS, networks, DMZs, firewalls, network security zones and IPv6 Deep, in-depth working knowledge of Kerberos (Microsoft and MIT/Heimdal) and NTLM authentication, MFA, SSO and federation technologies Extensive and deep knowledge of Group Policy Objects (GPOs), engineering, implementing and 3rd party management solutions thereof Strong knowledge of LDAP and ability to comfortably construct queries Experience performing large scale upgrades, migrations, transitions and consolidation of Active Directory domains and forests Experience and confidence to be the subject matter expert (SME) in an environment of this size and scale in order to coordinate technical efforts and resolve issues across multiple teams Working knowledge of Certificate/CA/PKI infrastructure Excellent communication skills, including proven experience effectively communicating technical challenges and solutions to peers, customers and senior management Experience with Microsoft's Enhanced Security Architecture Environment (ESAE) - Red/Bastion/Admin? forest design; including JIT (just in time) JEA (just enough administration) concepts Experience engineering password vaulting solutions (CyberArk, Lieberman, Thycotic, etc.) Red Team assessment, exposure and interaction Alternative scripting/programming skills (C#, VBscript, Javascript, Python, Perl) Microsoft Azure integration MS SQL/DB knowledge Experience with RESTful APIs Microsoft or 3rd party management and monitoring solutions (SCCM, SCOM, VCM, Quest GPO Admin) Unix/Linux skills; Vintela VAS integration; RedHat IdM