Active Directory Engineer (BAU) - SC Cleared
Location: Hampshire (on-site minimum 4 days/week)
Clearance: SC required
Contract Length: ASAP start - provisionally until end of July
Sector: Secure / Defence Environment
Overview
An opportunity for an Active Directory Engineer to manage and secure enterprise identity infrastructure in a highly controlled environment. The role focuses on directory services, identity governance, and access security.
Key Responsibilities
* Administer complex AD environments including domains, forests, trusts, and multi-site architectures
* Design and manage Group Policy for security and compliance
* Manage identity lifecycle processes (joiner-mover-leaver) and automation
* Maintain authentication services (Kerberos, LDAP, NTLM, certificate-based auth)
* Implement AD security hardening and privileged access tiering models
* Monitor AD health including replication, DNS integration, and performance tuning
* Support SSO, MFA, conditional access, and federation services
* Implement and support PAM and privileged account controls
Desirable
* Experience with Microsoft Entra ID / ADFS
* Identity Governance & Administration (IGA) tooling experience
Apply / Refer
This is an excellent opportunity for an SC-cleared AD specialist to play a key role in protecting and modernising identity services within a secure environment.
If you are immediately available or approaching the end of an engagement, we encourage you to get in touch for a confidential discussion.
We also welcome introductions from trusted contacts - peer referrals are highly valued within the cleared identity and security community.
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