Active Directory Engineer

Become an integral part of a diverse team while working at an Industry Leading Organization, where our employees come first. At ManTech International Corporation, you will help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.

ManTech is seeking a motivated, career and customer-oriented Systems Engineer, Active Directory in South Burlington, VT; Camp Springs, MD; or in a location to be determined upon offer acceptance.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Design new of infrastructure servers, OU structures, and permissions

• Perform Implementation and automation tasks with USCIS Active Directory Environment

• Build, modify, and implement Group Policies for Servers and Workstations

• Perform backup of existing USCIS Active Directory environments and develop new solutions to take advantage of new technologies and best practices provided by the latest versions of Windows Server.

• Collaborate with Operations when backing up USCIS Active Directory infrastructure for changes, modifications, and advancements, for a seamless transition and delivery.

• Backup Active Directory production environment. Conduct periodic disaster recovery planning exercises as needed.

• Assist with migration tasks as scheduled throughout USCIS offices; provide technical assistance to lower tiered administrators as needed/required.

• Collaborate with local facility administrators and teams regarding server hardware installations, upgrades, and migrations of essential AD services and rollout projects.

• Work with software vendors to identify, install, and deploy USCIS business need software solutions, involving AD LDAP authentication and delegation rights.

• Troubleshoot and resolve hardware, software, and network issues with operating systems, as required.

• Provide support for Azure Cloud infrastructure

• Backup on premise and cloud solutions to ensure, where applicable, interdependent systems have consistent backups evaluated for business value, and removal of waste.

• Act as a technical liaison between USCIS OIT customers and third-party software/hardware vendors to deliver necessary solutions for the agency.

• Participate in the entire lifecycle (planning, deployment, maintenance) of critical IT services.

• Backup Azure Entra Connect and Office 365 Suite.

• Support VEEAM Administration to provide full backup and recovery for all virtual Field Servers.

• Build and support of FlexPod, and FlexPod Blades

• Creation of FlexPod storage

• Management of UCS for FlexPod configuration

• Deliver systems integration using a progressive phase-gate transition to swiftly integrate infrastructure changes with enhanced service offerings and improved reliability.

• Focus on the DNS, DHCP, IPAM (DDI) model, to realize improved benefits inside network security and reliability

• Provide confidence and situational awareness to further the implementation of existing architectural frameworks already in development

• Build DevSecOps into every stage of the design

• Develop, implement, and provide enhanced security capabilities through DDI to minimize DDoS, malware, data exfiltration, and other DNS based security risks.

• Ensure DDI design to include automated discovery, load balancing, and MS management.

• Provide Secure DNS support for USCIS cloud environments.

• Perform Application Programing Interface (API) integration.

• Implement DNS forwarding Proxy, most critical in USCIS cloud environments.

• Integrate with network devices and platforms to assist with inventory discovery.

• Support multi-vendor, multi-platform capability.

• Deliver services that are compatible with both virtual, physical appliances, and cloud environments.

• Automate the mapping subnets to Active Directory sites and services.

• Manage multi-tenancy environments, allow for management of millions of IP addresses and multiple tenants in a single deployment.

• Provide and manage high availability architecture to minimize downtime.

• Customize audit and reporting capabilities in a way that is repeatable, transparent, clean, and useful.

• Build a customizable, single-pane view with real-time information display.

• Automate deployments utilizing orchestration capabilities.

• Ensure monitoring and alerting is fine-tuned and provide meaningful data.

• Develop extendable and open architecture to ensure rapid integration with initiatives such as private/hybrid clouds, virtualization, Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), mobility device integration and IoT.

• Engineer IP address management (IPAM) for planning, tracking, and managing the IP addresses used in the USCIS network.

• Develop the framework for IPv6 to enable USCIS to move in this direction.Develop training materials written for a multi leveled talented IT staff.Develop an implementation and migration strategy.

• Use Agile tools such as JIRA, Confluence and MS Teams to provide transparency and allow information to be visible in real time and to create a unified backlog ensuring visibility into all areas of work and identifying inter-dependencies between teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience working with Active Directory and Group Policy

• Experience troubleshooting Server issues.

• Experience troubleshooting Active Directory and Group Policy issues.

• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills required

• Strong critical thinking, complex problem solving, appropriate judgment, and decision-making skills

• Possess superior technical aptitude and effective written and verbal communications skills.

• Proven experience with managing and using DevOps concepts.

• Capable of supporting the following tools:Active DirectoryGPMCAD Sites and ServicesNewRelicSolarWinds

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree- preferred

• Familiar with tools including: ServiceNow, GitHub, Jira, Confluence

• Experience with ITIL, DevSecOps and Agile concepts

• Experience supporting Government contracts

• Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate certification or proven equivalent experience.

• Azure Certified or equivalent experience

Clearance Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain Public Trust and complete DHS Security Clearance

• Ability to obtain DHS EOD suitability

• Current DHS EOD highly preferred

Physical Requirements:

• Office work, typically sedentary with some movement around the office.

ManTech International Corporation, as well as its subsidiaries proactively fulfills its role as an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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