Sr. Technical Architect -Sr. Active Directory Architect on AWS Cloud Job

Experience

15+Years

Job Description

Sr. Active Directory Architect on AWS Cloud

We are looking for an experienced Senior Active Directory Architect specialized in AWS Cloud to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our enterprise Active Directory infrastructure within AWS. The ideal candidate will leverage their deep technical expertise in Active Directory, and IAM solutions to support robust, scalable, and secure identity management.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, implement, and maintain highly available and secure Active Directory environments on AWS.
• Develop robust Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategies integrating Active Directory with AWS services.
• Plan, execute, and manage Active Directory migrations, consolidations, and integrations within AWS environments.
• Design and deploy AWS Managed Microsoft AD and AD Connector to meet enterprise authentication and authorization requirements.
• Implement secure solutions using AWS Directory Services, Azure AD Connect, AWS SSO, and third-party integrations.
• Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 15+ years of experience in designing and managing enterprise-level Active Directory infrastructure.
• Expert-level knowledge in AWS Cloud services, particularly AWS Directory Service, AWS Managed Microsoft AD, AWS IAM, AWS SSO, and AWS Cloud Security.
• Proven experience integrating Active Directory with AWS environments, Azure AD, and other cloud-based identity solutions.
• Strong expertise in AD Federation Services (ADFS), LDAP, Kerberos, SAML, OAuth, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
• Solid understanding of network concepts (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, VPN) and security best practices.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal skills, and ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly.

Required Technical/ Functional Competencies

Sr. Active Directory Architect on AWS Cloud

We are looking for an experienced Senior Active Directory Architect specialized in AWS Cloud to lead the design, implementation, and optimization of our enterprise Active Directory infrastructure within AWS. The ideal candidate will leverage their deep technical expertise in Active Directory, and IAM solutions to support robust, scalable, and secure identity management.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, design, implement, and maintain highly available and secure Active Directory environments on AWS.
• Develop robust Identity and Access Management (IAM) strategies integrating Active Directory with AWS services.
• Plan, execute, and manage Active Directory migrations, consolidations, and integrations within AWS environments.
• Design and deploy AWS Managed Microsoft AD and AD Connector to meet enterprise authentication and authorization requirements.
• Implement secure solutions using AWS Directory Services, Azure AD Connect, AWS SSO, and third-party integrations.
• Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 15+ years of experience in designing and managing enterprise-level Active Directory infrastructure.
• Expert-level knowledge in AWS Cloud services, particularly AWS Directory Service, AWS Managed Microsoft AD, AWS IAM, AWS SSO, and AWS Cloud Security.
• Proven experience integrating Active Directory with AWS environments, Azure AD, and other cloud-based identity solutions.
• Strong expertise in AD Federation Services (ADFS), LDAP, Kerberos, SAML, OAuth, and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
• Solid understanding of network concepts (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, VPN) and security best practices.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal skills, and ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly.

Required Behavioral Competencies

Accountability:

• Being a role model for taking initiative and ensuring others take initiative, removing obstacles for others, taking ownership for results and deadlines for self and others, and acting as a role model for being responsible.

 Collaboration:

• Leads team activities that support collaboration. Determines common goals and shares responsibilities for results; begins to build partnerships across groups.

 Customer Focus:

• Understands the client, market and economic trends to establish ways of creating value of existing and new customer aligned to organizational imperatives.

Leadership Competencies as Applicable:

Vision Alignment:

• Create action plan based on Business objectives.
• Manages all the internal and external issues that may affect the organization's vision, mission and objectives.
• Leads & directs a strategic planning team to address & outline the future direction of Department.
• Prioritize the work based on Department’s priority.
• Demonstrates a "can do" attitude and is willing to stretch self to achieve and exceed defined goals/targets.

Decision Making:

• Considers impact on the directly involved parties while making decisions.
• Knows how to analyze difficulties down to their root.
• Demonstrated ability to take timely decisions when clear guidelines & process are defined.
• Takes ownership for and ensures accuracy of own work, meets deadlines, and asks questions about possible gaps to ensure clarity of ownership.

Coaching Mindset:

• Actively seeks inputs/feedback from his superior and peers, to identify opportunities for improving his own performance and capability.
• Works with team to implement the learnings.

Change Advocate:

• Considers innovative ideas provided by others.
• Adapts the change effectively using quality control systems & methods.
• Implements cutting edge ideas to develop business unit services.
• Demonstrates the willingness to work through the change transition.
• Effectively communicates the plan of Change.

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