Active Directory Expert Opportunity

For a client in East Flanders, we are seeking an Active Directory Expert.

Role Overview:

As an Active Directory Expert, you will join the Active Directory (AD) Administrator Support Team. Your primary responsibility will be to manage and support the EMEA-wide Active Directory domain and services, ensuring they are secure, up-to-date, and operating efficiently. You will collaborate with a dynamic team of IT professionals dedicated to delivering top-tier IT services.

Main Responsibilities:

• Provide timely and efficient support for assigned operations.
• Troubleshoot AD/LDAP authentication and authorization issues.
• Assist in managing and supporting DNS service and name resolution issues and requests.
• Support the management of the Certificate Authority Service.
• Advise on application SSOs using AD Federated Services.
• Support L1 and L2 teams with AD-related issues and inquiries.
• Monitor and audit the complete AD environment.
• Implement AD security measures.
• Ensure Domain Controllers are running the latest version of Windows.
• Implement business-driven changes and integrate AD management tools, services, and applications.
• Analyze the current AD environment to identify challenges and propose solutions for improvement.
• Lead large-scale AD and Identity Management projects independently.
• Collaborate with senior staff to resolve complex incidents.
• Handle communications between EU and Global AD leaders.
• Ensure European and Global AD tasks and requests are actioned.

Mandatory Qualifications, Skills, and Experience:

• Minimum of 10 to 15 years of IT and business/industry work experience.
• At least 3 years of experience managing large-scale Active Directory environments and related services (DNS, CA, ADFS, NPS, DHCP, LDAP(S), GPO, Kerberos & Windows authentication).
• Hands-on experience with AD Domain migrations and Domain Controller installations, configurations, and upgrades.
• Solid ITIL service management & SLA reporting experience.
• Experience in managing third parties and vendors.

Desirable Skills:

• Good understanding of Enterprise Architecture, Information Architecture, and Infrastructure/Solutions Architecture.
• Knowledge of leading infrastructure products and vendors.
• High level of personal integrity and professional handling of confidential matters.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate network-related concepts to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to translate business goals and requirements into technical and service specifications.
• Ability to quickly assess the impact of technical issues on the business and make appropriate decisions.

Start Date:

ASAP