Active Directory L3 Architect

5 days ago


Salisbury, NC, United States TCS USAAvance Consulting Full time

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

In this role, the Architect is responsible for designing, implementing, and managing on-premises Active Directory and Azure Active Directory (AAD) environments. This position requires deep expertise in identity and access management, advanced troubleshooting, and architectural design for hybrid environments.

Key Responsibilities

Architecture & Design

  • Define and manage technical standards for Active Directory and Azure AD.

  • Design and implement secure, scalable identity solutions for hybrid environments.

  • Develop IAM policies, standards, and procedures aligned with compliance requirements.

Operations & Support

  • Handle Level 3 (L3) activities: critical incident resolution, change management, and complex troubleshooting.

  • Maintain and optimize AD infrastructure (DNS, GPOs, replication, FSMO roles).

  • Monitor Azure AD Connect Health portal for sync alerts and performance analytics.

Integration & Automation

  • Configure and troubleshoot Azure AD Connect, synchronization policies, and staging servers.

  • Implement SSO integrations using OAuth, OIDC, and SAML.

  • Develop advanced PowerShell scripts and Graph API integrations for automation.

Security & Compliance

  • Implement MFA, Conditional Access, and Privileged Identity Management (PIM).

  • Ensure compliance through periodic audits and reporting.

  • Manage disaster recovery planning for AADC and ADFS environments.

Collaboration & Governance

  • Act as a trusted advisor for stakeholders and lead technical governance meetings.

  • Provide knowledge transfer and mentoring to junior engineers.

  • Participate in service reviews and strategic planning for IAM services.

Required Technical Skills

  • Active Directory (On-Prem)

  • AD replication troubleshooting, schema updates, GPO management.

  • DNS/DHCP provisioning and trust relationships.

  • Azure AD

  • Enterprise app registration, SSO configuration, certificate updates.

  • Conditional Access, MFA, and identity lifecycle management.

  • ADFS

  • Federation setup, DR planning, certificate management.

  • Automation

  • PowerShell scripting for AD/AAD tasks.

  • Experience with Microsoft Graph API for automation.

  • Behavioral Competencies

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Excellent communication and stakeh older management.

  • Ability to work in Agile environments and lead technical initiatives.

  • Strategic thinking and business acumen.

Experience & Certifications

  • Experience: Minimum 8-10 years in AD/AAD engineering and architecture.

  • Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Expert preferred.

  • Domain Knowledge: Retail or enterprise IT environments is a plus.



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