Senior Global Directory Services Specialist

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This position reports to

IS Tech. Service Manager,Tech.l Platform

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, as a Senior Global Directory Services Specialist, you will be responsible for management of global ABB Active Directory and related services. Reporting to the Global Directory Services Manager, you will be accountable and play crucial role for all the areas associated with Global Directory Services. The work model for the role is: #LI-Remote This role is contributing to the IT Area in Mexico as country. You will be mainly accountable for: • Managing and maintaining Domain Controllers together with rest of Directory Services related servers including hardening, patching, backup, recovery, upgrades and day to day operations. • Managing and maintaining Directory Services like Active Directory, synchronization (MIM, AADConnect), authentication (ADFS, PTA), backup (Quest), DNS (MS, Infoblox, Akamai) and DHCP (MS). • Improving Directory Services with strong focus on automation, monitoring, optimization and consolidation. • Responding to incidents and driving the resolution, request fulfillment and implementing changes. • Writing technical documentation, work instructions and operational procedures. • Managing core Directory Services and working with other suppliers responsible for UAM part of Directory Service together with other parts of ABB IS landscape.

Qualifications for the role

• Above 5 years of experience and extensive knowledge of Windows Servers/Active Directory/DNS in enterprise environments.
• Extensive hands-on experience of implementing and administering Windows Servers, GPOs, user accounts, groups, sites, audit logs, hardening
• Experience with sync engines like MIM and Azure AD Connect
• Experience with Microsoft authentication services like ADFS, PTA, PHS
• Experience with Microsoft DHCP and DNS
• Good knowledge of scripting (mainly Powershell)
• Experience with Entra ID
• Experience with Quest Active Roles is a plus
• Experience with Infoblox is a plus
• Experience with ITSM tools (Service-Now) is a plus
• Experience in using SIEM systems (Splunk) is a plus.
• Fluent spoken and written English, good communication skills.
• Experience to translate business requirements into technical
• Strong focus on security hardening, compliance, automation and processes
• Knowledge on ITIL process and IT service management is a plus.

What's in it for you?

• Enjoy a supportive and solution driven team environment
• Bring your knowledge and expertise, make the difference in technology
• Feel empowered: take ownership and drive exciting results in your scope of action

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Accident insurance
• Paid and Unpaid leave opportunities
• Wellbeing program
• Dental insurance.
• Flex days.
• Employee Assistance Program (PAE).
• Development platforms: Spark, Harvard Manager Mentor and English Learning EF English Live School (EF).

More about us

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