Active Directory Automation Lead – PowerShell, AD Administration & PKI

Automation Lead – Active Directory, Power Shell & AD CS/PKI

Summary

• Seeking an Automation Lead with 7+ years of experience in Microsoft Active Directory administration, automation, and support within enterprise on-premises environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and support multi-domain/multi-forest Active Directory environments.

• Administer and troubleshoot AD replication, DNS, SYSVOL, trusts, and Group Policies.

• Support Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS/PKI), including certificate lifecycle management.

• Monitor AD health, performance, and availability.

• Develop Power Shell scripts for automation, reporting, and system health checks.

• Support incident resolution, upgrades, audits, compliance activities, and documentation.

• Collaborate with infrastructure and application teams on authentication and directory services.

Required Skills

• 7+ years of hands-on Microsoft Active Directory administration.

• Strong expertise in AD domains, forests, trusts, FSMO roles, Kerberos, KDCs, DNS, Sites & Services, and replication.

• Experience with Windows Server 2008/2012 and newer.

• Advanced Group Policy (GPO) management and troubleshooting.

• Strong knowledge of OU design, permissions, delegation, security groups, and schema management.

• Hands-on experience with AD CS/PKI, including CA hierarchy design, certificate templates, issuance, renewal, and revocation.

• Experience with DFS/DFSR and SYSVOL troubleshooting.

• Strong Power Shell scripting and automation skills.