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Sr Principal Systems Engineer – Active Directory Forests
| Company | General Dynamics |
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| Location | Washington, DC, USA |
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| Salary | $161158 – $207000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Complex Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server
- Systems Engineering
- Systems Management
- Troubleshooting
- CompTIA – Security+
- 17 + years of related experience
- US Citizenship Required
Responsibilities
- Designing and implementing complex Active Directory forests and domains across an intricate network with over 10,000 users and 20,000 Active Directory objects.
- Providing Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) infrastructure management.
- Implementing and configuring Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), including creating and configuring domain controllers, user and group accounts, and organizational units (OUs).
- Working within a bastion forest solution to provide comprehensive security and management across multiple Active Directory forests.
- Continually monitoring the environment to ensure best practices and Federal guidelines are being followed.
- Creating advanced monitoring strategies for monitoring and reporting the health of Active Directory components.
- Recording problem symptoms and status information in a timely fashion and communicating internally within IT and externally with the customer through problem resolution.
- Conducting complex troubleshooting and repair tasks on Active Directory, Windows Server 2008-2019, Domain Controllers, user authentication and other operational systems as needed.
- Leading efforts to ensure data/media recoverability by following a schedule of system backups and database archive operations.
- Conducting advanced hardware and software audits of workstations and servers to ensure compliance with established standards, policies, and configuration guidelines.
- Developing performance and security plans for computers that meet the needs of network users.
- Evaluating existing systems and plans long-term strategies.
- Participating in on-call rotation (as required) for emergency technical support and planned maintenance activities.
- Potentially serving as a team or task lead.
Preferred Qualifications
- Highly motivated, self-starter with great communications skills
- Effective problem solver
- Able to thrive in a fast-paced, changing environment
