Senior Active Directory Engineer - Active Top Secret required
Type of Requisition:
RegularClearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top SecretClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret/SCIPublic Trust/Other Required:
NoneJob Family:
IT Infrastructure and OperationsJob Qualifications:
Skills:
Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory (AD), Systems Design, Systems EngineeringCertifications:
NoneExperience:
10 + years of related experienceUS Citizenship Required:
YesJob Description:
Senior Active Directory Engineer
Advance how our customers operate while you advance your career. Join GDIT as a Senior Active Directory Engineer and build an impactful career in enterprise IT, collaborating with people who are driven and resourceful like you.
MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT
As a Senior Active Directory Engineer, the work you’ll do at GDIT will be directly impactful to the customer’s mission. You will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and managing advanced Active Directory and related identity solutions to optimize the customer’s enterprise environment.
HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT
Engineer, manage, monitor, maintain, troubleshoot, and update Active Directory and related directory services.
Support and optimize identity and authentication systems.
Provide technical leadership and escalation support for complex identity, access, authentication, and centralized resource management issues.
Autonomously handle and resolve critical technical incidents, ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of Active Directory and directory services.
Develop and maintain automation and orchestration to streamline maintenance, configuration management, and monitoring of directory services systems.
Implement and enforce security best practices for identity and access management, including hardening, auditing, and compliance with applicable standards.
Create and maintain technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and runbooks for directory services operations and incident response.
Evaluate, test, and recommend new tools and technologies to enhance and modernize the directory services and identity environment.
Participate in on-call rotations and change management processes to support mission needs as required.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
Bring your technology expertise and drive for innovation to GDIT. The Senior Active Directory Engineer should have:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
Additional relevant experience may be substituted for formal education.
Minimum of 8–10 years of hands-on experience engineering and managing Active Directory in large, complex enterprise environments.
Demonstrated proficiency with:
Active Directory design, administration, and troubleshooting
Group Policy design and management
DNS, DHCP, and related Windows infrastructure services
Hybrid identity solutions
Authentication and authorization protocols
Strong understanding of system security, identity lifecycle management, and access control methodologies.
Proficiency with PowerShell and other scripting languages for automation, reporting, and configuration management.
Relevant certifications strongly desired, such as:
Microsoft: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator, Azure Administrator, Azure Security Engineer, MCSE (or successor)
Cloud: Azure or AWS Administrator/Security certifications
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Travel Required:
Less than 10%Telecommuting Options:
HybridWork Location:
USA DC WashingtonAdditional Work Locations:
Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
Our Identity Verification Process:
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events atgdit.com/tc.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected VeteransSkills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- Minimum of 8-10 years hands-on experience engineering and managing Active Directory in large, complex enterprise environments (10+ years related experience noted)
- Proven Active Directory design, administration, and troubleshooting experience
- Group Policy design and management experience
- Experience with DNS, DHCP, and related Windows infrastructure services
- Experience with hybrid identity solutions (on-premises to cloud integration)
- Knowledge of authentication and authorization protocols
- Proficiency with PowerShell and other scripting languages for automation, reporting, and configuration management
- Must currently possess Top Secret clearance and be able to obtain Top Secret/SCI
- US Citizenship required
- Participation in on-call rotations and change management processes
- Relevant certifications strongly desired (e.g., Windows Server Hybrid Administrator, Azure Administrator, Azure Security Engineer, MCSE or successors; Azure/AWS admin/security certs)
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What We Do
We are GDIT. The people supporting some of the most complex government, defense, and intelligence projects across the country. We deliver. Bringing the expertise needed to understand and advance critical missions. We transform. Shifting the ways clients invest in, integrate, and innovate technology solutions. We ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. We are there. On the ground, beside our clients, in the lab, and everywhere in between. Offering the technology transformations, strategy, and mission services needed to get the job done.







