Senior Active Directory SME

DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) is the world's leading independent, end-to-end IT services company, helping clients harness the power of innovation to thrive on change. Created by the merger of CSC and the Enterprise Services business of Hewlett Packard Enterprise, DXC Technology serves nearly 6,000 private and public sector clients across 70 countries. The company's technology independence, global talent and extensive partner alliance combine to deliver powerful next-generation IT services and solutions. DXC Technology is recognized among the best corporate citizens globally.

Please note that suitable candidates must be within a reasonable travel distance to the Newcastle site and be able to meet the criteria to achieve DV clearance.

The successful candidate will join a highly skilled team of infrastructure engineers providing technical infrastructure design and implementation to central and regional UK Secure Accounts. The role will require a flexible working ethic and a pragmatic approach to IT Cloud and Platform Project Delivery.

Successful candidates will have a design, implementation and support background, great customer service and communication skills. They will have a keen interest in innovation alongside a willingness to implement new ways of working and automation.

Description of Role

1. Provide expert design, implementation and troubleshooting for multi forest Active Directory service (DFS, DNS, WINS, LDAP etc)
2. Promote and demote domain controllers
3. Support AD name resolution technologies (DNS, WINS, DHCP, Infoblox)
4. Implement AD security methodologies (JEA, JIT, Delegation models and Tiered Admin model)
5. Perform AD schema extensions
6. Create PowerShell scripts
7. Support Azure AD, AAD-DS and other Azure technologies
8. Simplification of complex IDAM processes & tools
9. Maintaining security, standards and high availability of AD architecture
10. Design and review any required changes to Active Directory with a specific focus on structure, delegation models, tiering and management.

Essential Knowledge and Skills Required:

1. Microsoft Windows Server 2003-2022
2. Active Directory and Group Policy
3. Role & Functional based Security Delegation and Layers
4. DNS, WINS and DHCP
5. PKI Services
6. Firewall management and controls
7. RDS, VMWare, vCenter, ESXI, vMotion, HyperV, VMM Terminal Services
8. MS Cloud incorporating Exchange, Storage and Shares App serviced
9. Citrix deployments incorporating PVS/MCS
10. APP-v incorporating Citrix StoreFront
11. Powershell Scripting, MBAM/BitLocker/VPN

Desirable skills and knowledge/certifications

1. Any Microsoft / Citrix / VMWare certification
2. Wider understanding of client or midrange OSes, networking and security
3. HyperV, Azure and Google Cloud
4. HP BladeSystem, or similar blade servers / blade chassis and interconnect technologies
5. HP Cloud Service Automation, or similar self-service cloud management technology
6. HP Server Automation, or similar system configuration / software deployment technology
7. Symantec Datacentre Security, or similar security policy enforcement product