Senior Active Directory administrator designing and supporting global Windows infrastructure for TD, a leading financial institution. Architecting domains, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, security, and recovery solutions.
Responsibilities
Design and architect global Active Directory infrastructure
Design and implement Group Policy and domain consolidation for large-scale organizations
Plan and execute Active Directory domain-level upgrades
Design Group Policy Objects to support company policy compliance for servers and endpoint devices
Manage and support internal and external DNS systems
Manage and support internal DHCP architecture and scoping
Gather business and technical requirements and deliver enterprise-level solutions with stakeholders and technical teams
Maintain infrastructure software and hardware installation standards
Serve as a technical expert for Tier 1/2/3 support groups
Oversee global Active Directory backup and recovery architecture
Collaborate with internal architects, departments, and vendor partners
Lead business and technical discussions for IT solution implementations, upgrades, enhancements, and conversions
Support IT goals, objectives, measures, and projects
Provide technology-based problem-solving leadership
Coordinate day-to-day Windows Active Directory domain administrator support operations
Apply security patches, fixes, and antivirus updates
Create and implement domain-level security policies, including authentication, password, and IPSEC policies
Review and modify domain-level rights and privileges
Assess Windows infrastructure needs, configuration, maintenance, optimization, and documentation
Apply configuration and security standards within a defined Change Management process
Implement hardware and software solutions and preventive maintenance practices
Verify and monitor system improvements and changes
Establish or recommend policies on system use and services
Perform common administrative tasks
Support a distributed Microsoft Windows-based network
Support account creation, group membership, resource access, file system security, departmental migrations, Group Policy troubleshooting, data migration, replication, directory services, domain trusts, domain controllers, server requests, file systems, DNS resolution, and user creation
Requirements
4+ years of directly related experience supporting Active Directory operations and engineering (also stated as 6+ years elsewhere in the posting)
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education, technical training, or work/military experience
MCSE: Server Infrastructure certification
MCSA: Windows Server 2012 certification
AZUE certification as listed in the posting
Expert knowledge of Active Directory architecture and management
Expert knowledge of DNS and DHCP
Expert knowledge of creating, administering, and troubleshooting Group Policies (GPOs)
Expert knowledge of PKI and Microsoft Certificate Services
Expert knowledge of Distributed File System
Expert knowledge of Microsoft KMS solution
Ability to create custom scripts using PowerShell
Experience with large enterprise distributed computing environments
Experience with AD forests, domains, trusts, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, and Organizational Units
Experience with Windows Server and Microsoft Windows OS technology
Ability to lead junior and senior team members
Ability to work in Canada under applicable provincial or territorial employment regulations
Benefits
Base salary
Health and well-being benefits
Savings and retirement programs
Paid time off
Banking benefits and discounts
Career development
Reward and recognition programs
Regular development conversations
Training programs
Online learning platform
Mentoring programs
Training and onboarding sessions
Interview accommodations, including accessible meeting rooms and captioning for virtual interviews
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