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Active Directory Administrators

What if your expertise could have global impact?

At Paramount Defenses, we're committed to building innovative enterprise grade security solutions that address vital and pervasive security needs, particularly those faced by organizations running Microsoft Windows Server based IT infrastructures.

At the heart of every Windows Server based IT infrastructure across the world, lies an Active Directory deployment, which serves as the foundation of information security and infrastructure management for the organization.

Our security solutions are focused around Active Directory, and their development and delivery requires deep expertise in Active Directory and related technologies. As a part of our commitment to building enterprise grade solutions, we establish and maintain some of the world's largest and complex Active Directory deployments in our test labs.

We're looking for highly proficient Active Directory administrators to help us maintain our test Active Directory deployments, and work with our product development and test teams as they test our products in these test deployments.

The incumbent will be required to architect and maintain some of the most complex of Active Directory deployments in the world, and simulate a large number of scenarios including but not limited to multiple cross-forest trusts, external facing (DMZs) Active Directory deployments, enterprise grade Microsoft Exchange deployments, Active Directory integrated ISA and RAS deployments, large Microsoft Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) deployments, and traditional dynamic enterprise grade NOS Active Directory deployments consisting of millions of objects, and a large number of delegated administrators.

Primary responsibilities include –

• Architecting and implementing Active Directory complex logical structures
• Establishing and maintaining the underlying DNS infrastructure
• Establishing, managing and decommissioning external and cross-forest trust relationships
• Deploying and maintaining Active Directory integrated technologies such as Exchange, MS PKI, RAS and ISA
• Provisioning and de-provisioning access for hundreds of thousands of users and hundreds of administrators
• Simulating a variety of Active Directory deployment scenarios
• Using virtualization to create and maintain large Active Directory deployments
• Assessing, analyzing and procuring adequate hardware and software as needed to operate our test labs

The nature of responsibilities require that a candidate possess at least a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or possess at least ten years of relevant and verifiable work experience at a reputed organization.

This position also requires at least five years of real-world Active Directory administration experience with enterprise grade Active Directory deployments. We expect a desirable candidate to demonstrate a deep understanding of Active Directory's architecture and operational models, and a broad understanding of various Microsoft technologies that are Active Directory integrated, such as Exchange, ISA, RAS and Certificate Services.

The ideal candidate demonstrates expert technical proficiency, has respectable experience operating enterprise Active Directory deployments, understands the vitality of our endeavor, is a self-motivated team player and embraces our values.

As for the rewards, you'll have an opportunity to have significant impact as a part of an agile high-impact organization, count as your peers some of the smartest folks in the Active Directory space, make meaningful contributions to the security posture of thousands of organizations worldwide, gain a wealth of operational experience, and enjoy truly world–class benefits.

Interested in being a part of this exciting journey? Please email us in confidence at careers@paramountdefenses.com.