Active Directory Architect

Role Name: Active Directory Architect / Infrastructure Architect

Location: West palm Beach, FL - Remote

Duration: 6 Months

Role Overview

• We are looking for an experienced Active Directory / Infrastructure Architect with strong expertise in enterprise Microsoft infrastructure, Active Directory administration, DNS, server administration, automation, and endpoint management. The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience designing, implementing, troubleshooting, and maintaining highly available enterprise infrastructure environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and manage enterprise Microsoft Active Directory environments, including domains, forests, trusts, Sites & Services, replication, Group Policy, and authentication.
• Architect and administer DNS infrastructure, including DNS zones, records, forwarders, delegation, troubleshooting, and high availability.
• Perform Active Directory administration including user/group management, OU structure, GPOs, permissions, authentication, and access management.
• Troubleshoot complex AD, DNS, Windows Server, authentication, and replication issues.
• Manage Windows Server infrastructure and support enterprise-level server administration activities.
• Develop and maintain automation using Ansible for server configuration, deployment, patching, and operational tasks.
• Utilize Tanium for endpoint management, asset visibility, compliance, vulnerability remediation, software deployment, and system monitoring.
• Develop automation and administration scripts using PowerShell and other scripting technologies.
• Implement infrastructure security best practices, including privileged access management, authentication controls, hardening, and policy enforcement.
• Monitor Active Directory health, DNS performance, replication status, server availability, and infrastructure capacity.
• Participate in infrastructure modernization, migration, upgrades, and consolidation initiatives.
• Create architecture documentation, technical procedures, operational runbooks, and disaster recovery plans.
• Work with security, network, cloud, and application teams to resolve infrastructure dependencies and integration issues.
• Provide technical leadership, participate in design reviews, and mentor infrastructure/administration teams.
• Required Skills
• Active Directory Architecture & Administration
• Microsoft Windows Server
• DNS
• Group Policy / GPO
• AD Sites & Services
• AD Replication
• Domains, Forests & Trusts
• PowerShell
• Tanium
• Ansible
• Server Administration
• Infrastructure Troubleshooting
• Enterprise Authentication & Access Management
• Security Hardening
• Automation & Configuration Management
• Preferred Skills
• Azure Active Directory / Microsoft Entra ID
• DHCP
• PKI / Certificates
• Microsoft Identity Services
• Windows Failover Clustering
• VMware
• SCCM / MECM
• Terraform
• Azure / AWS infrastructure
• ITIL / enterprise infrastructure operations
• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity