Role - SPECIALIST - DATACENTRE SERVICES

Job type - Full Time

Work location - London, UK

Job Description:

• Windows Active Directory SME -L3 Experience:
• 10+ years Primary responsibilities include Architecture, Planning, Build, Implement and support troubleshooting issues by analysing infrastructure and application alerts and Root Cause Analysis.
• Create and develop patterns/templates, reference architectures and automation runbooks/scripts enabling remote execution of tasks and auto-remediation.
• Perform vulnerability assessment and patch management activities for system reliability, performance, compliance and business continuity.
• Develop process and scripts for automating post-change security/environment/quality assurance testing for production release.
• Address P1/P2/P3 incidents and lead/coordinate scheduled changes in a 24/7/365 service environment.

Technical Skills

• Must have excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Hands-on experience to perform system installation and troubleshooting to normalize the impacted services.
• Systematic problem-solving approach coupled with a strong sense of ownership and drive.
• Experience to design, lead and participate in Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery activities.
• Sound experience in troubleshooting infrastructure, Identity and access related incidents.
• Previous working experience as a Windows SME of at least 8 years in a mid-to-large-scale multi-geo organization
• Experience in designing, analysing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience of Domain Migration, Transformation and consolidation.
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Windows Operating system and Services; like Active Directory, Azure AD/Entra ID, ADFS, RODC, AD Integrated DNS, DHCP, IIS, RADIUS, Terminal Services, Bitlocker, Multifactor Authentication, Performance Monitoring, etc.
• Demonstrable ability in managing windows server 2012/2016/2019.
• Strong knowledge of Active Directory architecture, including domains, forests, trusts, group policies, and LDAP.
• Must have experience with AD Group Policies, Fine Grain Password, Security and Distribution Groups, FSMO roles, Site Links & Replication, etc.
• Sound knowledge and experience of networking protocols and services eg TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, etc., MAC addresses, IP packets, DNS, SDN, OSI layers and load balancing.
• Sound knowledge on DNS, HTTP, LDAP, SMTP and SNMP services/protocols.
• Good knowledge/Experience with E-mail and Collaboration technologies such as Exchange 2012, O365/M365, SharePoint online is an advantage.