Assistant Manager - IT Operations & Infrastructure
- Provide L2 support for Active Directory (AD) incidents and requests.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to: Manage and maintain a multi-domain Active Directory environment. Create, modify, and manage users, groups, service accounts, and OUs. Perform OU movement, delegation, and access permission management. Manage Group Policies (GPOs) - creation, editing, troubleshooting, and GPO impact analysis. Handle FSMO roles, replication checks, and AD health monitoring.
- Manage and maintain user lifecycle processes: provisioning, de-provisioning, and account management.
- Perform AD health checks, monitoring logs and alerts.
- Support Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) and/or Azure AD (if applicable).
- Assist in Group Policy creation, testing, and deployment.
- Collaborate with L3 and other IT teams for escalation and root cause analysis.
- Document all changes, procedures, and troubleshooting steps.
- Follow ITIL-based processes (Incident, Problem, Change Management).
- Knowledge on RODC concepts
- 3-5 years of experience managing and troubleshooting Active Directory in an enterprise environment.
- Good knowledge of Windows Server OS.
- Experience with:
- Group Policy Management Console (GPMC)
- PowerShell scripting for AD automation
- DNS, DHCP, and FSMO roles
- Understanding of AD replication topology and tools like repadmin, dcdiag.
- Familiarity with Azure Active Directory, MFA, or AD Connect is a plus.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Effective communication and documentation skills.
- Identity and Access Management
- Should have good experience in Hybrid Environment Management
- Automation and Scripting
- Monitoring and Reporting
- Follow company security standards auditing procedures
- Support compliance (ISO, SOC, internal security audits)
- Resolve login failures, trust relationship issues, GPO conflicts, and AD replication issues
- Troubleshoot authentication, Kerberos, NTLM, DNS-related issues Write and maintain PowerShell scripts for automation of AD tasks:
- Bulk user creation
- OU movement
- Group management
- Attribute updates
- AD health reporting Familiarity with Azure AD, AAD Connect, SSO/SAML is a plus Certifications:
- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Certified: Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate
- Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) MCSA / MCSE (Legacy)
- Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator (SC-300)
- Project management skills
- Strong documentation and reporting skills.
- Ability to communicate with cross-functional teams.
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to handle high-severity incidents responsibly.