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Active Directory (AD) Specialist

Salary not available. View on company website.

Wipro Technologies, Ipswich

  • Onsite working
  • Full time
  • Permanent

Posted 4 days ago, 11 Aug

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Location: Ipswich (3 days in Office)Role: The Active Directory (AD) Specialist is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining Privileged Access Workstations (PAWs) for both on-premises and cloud environments, ensuring seamless integration with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) solutions. This role focuses on securing administrative tasks, protecting privileged accounts, and enforcing isolation from regular business workloads, in alignment with industry best practices for identity security and zero-trust architectures.Key Responsibilities:PAW Design & Deployment:

  • Plan, deploy, and harden PAWs used exclusively for privileged administrative tasks in both on-premises and cloud (Azure, IaaS) environments.
  • Build and maintain organizational unit (OU) structures, security groups, and Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to support secure PAW management.
  • Ensure PAWs operate in strict isolation from standard workstations (e.g., no web browsing, email, or unauthorized software).
  • Active Directory Management:
  • Administer, support, and troubleshoot Active Directory infrastructure (on-premises and cloud/hybrid environments).
  • Integrate on-premises AD with Azure AD and participate in domain migrations, consolidations, and hybrid identity solutions.
  • Security & Compliance:
  • Implement strict access controls, security hardening, and network isolation for PAWs, including disabling unnecessary services and restricting network connectivity to only management networks.
  • Configure AD and cloud conditional access policies to enforce that privileged administrative tasks are performed only from PAWs, with mandatory MFA.
  • Monitor, audit, and report on privileged access activities to ensure compliance and detect anomalies.
  • Automation & Scripting:
  • Develop and maintain automation scripts (e.g., PowerShell, Python) for provisioning, securing, and maintaining PAWs, and for AD administrative tasks.
  • Refactor and integrate custom scripts, tools, and APIs into the environment as needed.
  • Collaboration:
  • Work with IT security, endpoint management, and infrastructure teams to align PAW deployments with overall organizational security strategies.
  • Provide documentation, training, and support for PAW users and administrators., Mandatory Skills: Active Directory .Experience: 8-10 Years .Reinvent your world. We are building a modern Wipro. We are an end-to-end digital transformation partner with the boldest ambitions. To realize them, we need people inspired by reinvention. Of yourself, your career, and your skills. We want to see the constant evolution of our business and our industry. It has always been in our DNA - as the world around us changes, so do we. Join a business powered by purpose and a place that empowers you to design your own reinvention. Come to Wipro. Realize your ambitions. Applications from people with disabilities are explicitly welcome.Apply nowStartPlease wait...Information at a GlanceGet Job AlertsReceive notifications when we have open roles and get other relevant career newsJoin UsExplore open roles that match your interests and skillsIf you encounter any suspicious mail, advertisements, or persons who offer jobs at Wipro, please email us at . Do
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    Proven experience with Active Directory (on-premises and Azure AD), including integration, troubleshooting, and security hardening.
  • Strong knowledge of PAW concepts, and hands-on experience deploying or managing PAWs in enterprise settings.
  • Experience integrating MFA and conditional access solutions in both on-prem and cloud environments.
  • Proficient with automation and scripting tools (e.g., PowerShell, Python).
  • Deep familiarity with privileged access management (PAM) concepts, tools, and best practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to enforce security policies, monitor/audit privileged access, and respond to incidents.
  • Excellent analytical, documentation, and communication skills., Experience with privileged access management (PAM) solutions like CyberArk or similar.
  • Familiarity with virtualization and isolation technologies as they relate to PAW deployment.
  • Understanding of compliance frameworks and security standards relevant to identity and privileged access.
  • Experience with MFA technologies such as Ping
  • Key Skills:
  • Active Directory administration, PAW deployment, MFA integration, security hardening, Group Policy management, automation scripting, Azure AD, conditional access, privileged access management.

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