Active Directory Engineer

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Our client is looking for an experienced Active Directory Engineer to join their team in Erskine on an initial 4 month contract. The ideal candidate will hold a valid SC clearance.

Business Impact

* Responsible for producing part or all of the technical solution to the client, in accordance with an agreed technical design.

* Has sufficient depth and breadth of technical knowledge to be individually responsible for the design and scope of deliverables within a field of expertise.

* Occasionally responsible for providing a detailed technical design for enterprise solutions.

* Understands a broad spectrum of HP technology in order to provide part or all of a detailed technical design which meets customer requirements.

* Understands HP Portfolio and how to apply it to engineered solutions.

* Contributes to knowledge tools and communities, and ensures project learnings are documented Knowledge sharing and reuse within practice or profession.

Knowledge and Skills

* Demonstrates the use of consulting skills including: questioning, listening, ideas development, permission and rapport, and influencing.

* Ability to conduct/lead oral status/technical interchange meetings with customers on small to medium sized engagements.

* Owns and contributes to the technical design of customer solutions. Ability to translate technical details into concise and easy to understand written form. Ability to write relevant components of a proposal document (e.g. answer specific RFP questions). Ability to translate verbal requirements from face to face client meetings into requirements documents, statements of work, and proposals.

* Able to discuss (within own area of expertise) requirements with the customer, and to challenge and clarify when appropriate. From the requirements, able to develop a high level design or plan, and then estimate the amount of effort required to deliver. Able to advise the engagement owner about the risks associated with this work package.

* Ability to work with a team to provide written responses to technical proposals and /or reports/documentation for delivery to tech lead/project manager.

* Demonstrates an specialist understanding of several Active Directory and other complementary technologies, including:

* Essential:

* DNS

* Directory Services

* Group Policy

* Desirables:

* IP addressing and routing

* Site component topology

* Forest operations and topology

* Active Directory distributed file system

* File replication services

* Security

* Client interactions

* Active Directory Certificate Services / PKI

* Rights Management Services

* Active Directory Federated Services

* ADAM/Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services

* Functional skills in basic protocol analysis

* Scripting

* Kerberos

* LDAP / X500

* Holds Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and/or Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) certification in Microsoft Server platform related disciplines..

Suitable candidates should submit their CV within first instant to liam.crellin- or alternatively call 0161 924 3965