Windows & Active Directory Azure Entra ID - OS, Virtualization and Hardware-Operations Support

Key activities: 

• Active Directory Level 3 Specialist administration

• Active Directory operational assistance

• Managing AD objects, Organizational Units (OUs) including creating, moving, and deleting OUs as per organizational structure

• Managing Active Directory Sites and Services for efficient replication and network access

• Monitoring and maintaining Active Directory health and performance

• Support typical Active Directory issues and work to resolution and root cause identification

• Domain Controller Management

• Migrating / Upgrading domain controllers and windows server when necessary

• Managing DNS, DHCP And Group Policy Objects

• Configuring security policies, software installation policies, and user environment settings through GPOs

• Configuring and managing DFS namespaces and folders and troubleshooting DFS replication issues

• Windows Server/Client OS installation, troubleshooting OS level issues, installation of application software on different Server/client OS

• Configuring Windows file server cluster & SQL AOAG cluster

• Managing Antivirus products like Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

• Managing PKI, Root CA, Intermediate CA Certificates and Public domain certificates

• Managing Azure Entra ID, File & Print Server

• Supporting Print applications like EveryOne Print solution

• New server installation and configuration remotely using iDRAC and ILO

• Good General Server/Network Administration Concepts 

• Knowledge of PowerShell scripting

• Managing External public DNS server, FTP, Signify

• Preparing SOPs, Root Cause Analysis for all major incidents 

• Vulnerability remediation on Server

• Creation of custom scripts for ad-hoc tasks

• Involvement in management of daily operations

Technology/Skills/Tools

• Tools: Active Directory, CSC/Ultra DNS, PKI, Service-Now

• Technologies: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 & 2019 Administration, Azure, Microsoft Office365, Vulnerabilities Remediation, Qualys 

• Skills: Windows Server Administration, OS Upgradation & Migration, Active Directory, Azure Entra ID, DNS, DHCP, Group Policies, Windows Clustering, Vulnerability Remediation, PKI Certificates management, File server 

• Dell Hardware support