AD/Entra SME

Job Title: AD  SME/Admin

About Zensar:

Zensar is a digital solutions company helping organizations around the world achieve new thresholds of business performance. We work with clients in banking and financial services, hi-tech and manufacturing, insurance, consumer services, and more. We prepare our clients for sustainable success through experience design, cloud technology, advanced analytics, and business acceleration.

About Job:

We are hiring a talented Active Directory Implementation and Support professional to join our team. If you’re excited to be part of a winning team, Zensar is a great place to grow your career. You will be glad you made the right choice to join us.

• 6+ years of Active Directory migration and support experience
• Expertise in Azure Active Directory migrations with key AD controls.
• In-depth knowledge of Active Directory architecture, including domains, forests, trusts, replication, and site topology.
• Proficiency in PowerShell scripting for automation, configuration management, and reporting tasks.
• Experience with Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), Azure Active Directory (AAD), and hybrid identity solutions.
• Strong understanding of directory services protocols, including LDAP, Kerberos, NTLM, and DNS.
• Experience with consolidating Domain Controllers and migrating users to SSO providers like okta or Forgerock
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Relevant certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate, or similar credentials are a plus.
• Design, plan, and implement enterprise-level Active Directory environments, including forest and domain design, group policy objects (GPOs), OU structure, and DNS architecture.
• Assess AD migration strategy and identify the target state with AD, Microsoft Entra ID or Hybrid
• Lead migration projects from legacy directory services to Active Directory, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
• Architect and implement security best practices within Active Directory, including role-based access control (RBAC), authentication mechanisms, and group memberships.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate Active Directory with identity management systems, cloud services, and third-party applications.
• Develop and maintain documentation, standards, and procedures related to Active Directory architecture, configuration, and operations.
• Perform capacity planning, performance tuning, and troubleshooting for Active Directory infrastructure components.
• Experience with AD Backup/Recovery solutions and security posture enhancement.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and security threats related to Active Directory and identity management.   
• Experience with provisioning and day to day management of Directory Services, providing a stable supporting authentication and authorization infrastructure, and effectively and efficiently performing procedures to ensure services meet requirements.
• Develop, document, maintain, and continuously improve Directory Support Services in accordance with defined Policies 
• Perform management and support for Directory access via Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (“LDAP”) and Microsoft Identity Lifecycle Manager (“ILM”) 
• Ensure, monitor, and report on customer’s compliance on Microsoft Active Directory, Entra id (Azure AD) and other Directory Software and tools
• Manage the customers file & print services and PKI environment and troubleshoot issues/fulfill request around File services & PKI