Windows & Active Directory Engineer
The Senior Windows & Active Directory Engineer leads enterprise‑scale directory services and Windows Server infrastructure with a focus on standardization, security, modernization, and operational resilience. This role is central to mergers, acquisitions, and consolidation initiatives, ensuring seamless integration of acquired environments and driving a unified, scalable identity and infrastructure strategy across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead engineering, architecture, and operational oversight of enterprise Microsoft Windows Server and Active Directory services.
- Drive domain, forest, and Group Policy standardization to strengthen security, scalability, and administrative efficiency.
- Maintain and enhance the security posture of Windows and AD environments through configuration hardening, patching, access control improvements, and vulnerability remediation using tools such as CrowdStrike, Qualys, and Microsoft Defender.
- Support M&A, divestiture, and consolidation efforts, including assessment, migration planning, and integration of acquired environments.
- Apply AI, automation, and PowerShell to improve operational efficiency, accelerate troubleshooting, and enhance reporting and decision‑making.
- Define, track, and report KPI metrics related to service health, performance, compliance, and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate across infrastructure, networking, security, and application teams to deliver stable, compliant, business‑aligned solutions.
- Develop and maintain standards, automation, documentation, and operational processes that reduce risk and improve reliability.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of enterprise experience with Microsoft Windows Server and Active Directory engineering and administration.
- Deep expertise in domains, forests, trusts, DNS, Group Policy, replication, and directory security.
- Proven experience supporting M&A integration, domain/forest consolidation, and legacy environment rationalization.
- Strong proficiency in PowerShell automation and modern hybrid identity technologies.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills in complex enterprise environments.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Azure AD / Entra ID, identity governance, and conditional access.
- Familiarity with Zero Trust principles and enterprise security frameworks.
- Background in infrastructure modernization, cloud migration, or automation at scale.
Who we are:
Mold-Masters (www.moldmasters.com) is a leading global supplier of hot runners, controllers, auxiliary injection and co-injection systems. We design, manufacture, distribute, sell and service highly engineered and customized plastic processing equipment that caters to every market. Mold-Masters is a business unit of Hillenbrand.
Hillenbrand (www.hillenbrand.com) is a global industrial company that provides highly engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders.
EEO: The policy of Hillenbrand Inc. is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or veteran status. Additionally, Hillenbrand Inc. and our operating companies are committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, email us at [email protected] . In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. At Hillenbrand, everyone is welcome to apply and "Shape What Matters for Tomorrow".
Skills Required
- 10+ years of enterprise experience with Microsoft Windows Server and Active Directory engineering and administration
- Deep expertise in domains, forests, trusts, DNS, Group Policy, replication, and directory security
- Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions integration, domain and forest consolidation, and legacy environment rationalization
- Strong proficiency in PowerShell automation and modern hybrid identity technologies
- Leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration experience in complex enterprise environments
- Experience with Azure AD or Entra ID, identity governance, and conditional access
- Familiarity with Zero Trust principles and enterprise security frameworks
- Background in infrastructure modernization, cloud migration, or automation at scale
Hillenbrand Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Core medical, dental, and vision coverage is consistently listed, and materials highlight added resources like telemedicine, mental-health support, screenings, and in some locations onsite wellness centers. Feedback suggests these features contribute to a modern, supportive health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with company matching is explicitly called out, and filings emphasize retirement programs and participation for most U.S. employees. Feedback suggests retirement benefits are a clear pillar of the total rewards approach.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off and paid holidays are standard, with company materials also noting parental, sick, and disability leave options. Feedback suggests flexibility and time-off are positioned within a broader total rewards framework.
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What We Do
Hillenbrand (NYSE: HI) is a global industrial company that provides highly-engineered, mission-critical processing equipment and solutions to customers in over 100 countries around the world. Our portfolio is composed of leading industrial brands that serve large, attractive end markets, including durable plastics, food, and recycling. Guided by our Purpose — Shape What Matters For Tomorrow™ — we pursue excellence, collaboration, and innovation to consistently shape solutions that best serve our associates, customers, communities, and other stakeholders.
