Senior Active Directory Engineer - Active Top Secret required
Quick Summary
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field Additional relevant experience may be substituted for formal education.
Skills:Active Directory (AD), Azure Active Directory (AD), Systems Design,
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
Top SecretClearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
Top Secret/SCIJob Family:
IT Infrastructure and OperationsRequirements
~1 min readJob Description:
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.
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.
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.
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:
40Work Location:
USA DC WashingtonAdditional Work Locations:
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About this job
- Posted
- 42 days ago
Listing Details
- Posted
- September 2, 2026
- First seen
- October 1, 2026
- Last seen
- October 15, 2026
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- Days active
- 13
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 19%
- Scored at
- October 15, 2026
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