Active Directory - Senior Consultant

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.

At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.

We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.

The M365 Identity Administrator will be responsible for planning, configuration, implementation, installation, performance tuning, and recovery procedures for Active Directory and Entra.

Key Responsibilities

• Migration of customer Domains and configuration of Entra and Hybrid Entra this including interoperability with other products in the M365 environment.
• Migration of Users and Objects to new domains.
• Configuration of Security with a domain to meet customer needs and Microsoft Best Practices.
• Ability to effectively troubleshoot and resolve a wide array of Active Directory & Entra issues – including root cause analysis
• Implement updates to site & services along with organizational units to meet customer needs an Microsoft Best Practices
• Create as built documentation for the customers environment.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop sites, resources, and tools for business operations
• Participate in technical design sessions; develop detailed technical solution documentation that is aligned with business objectives
• Create, monitor, and maintain business processes using Microsoft Power Automate and related technologies
• Familiarity with migrations tools such as Bit-Titan and Quest.
• Work with Project Managers to help guide the customer’s project to a successful outcome.
• Ability to work within a team setting and contribute to overall team success.
• Communicate, internally and externally, the status of the projects and expected completion dates.

Skills Required

• At least 5 years’ experience as an Active Directory Architect or Administrator.
• Microsoft Certification preferred
• Proficient knowledge of M365 Entra and Active Directory administration and related technologies including PowerShell
• Working knowledge/familiarity of M365 administration canters
• Highly self-motivated and directed with keen attention to detail
• Excellent Written and Oral Communication skills

Why AHEAD:

Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.

We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.

USA Employment Benefits include:

- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

- 401(k)

- Paid company holidays

- Paid time off

- Paid parental and caregiver leave

- Plus more! See benefits [https://www.aheadbenefits.com/> for additional details.