Windows/Active Directory/VMware Engineer - Onsite in Irvine, CA

Required Experience:

• 10+ years experience in large Enterprise environments with thousands of users and hundreds of servers and critical Enterprise Applications.
• Strong understanding of overall IT Infrastructure concepts including data center, compute, storage, networking, security, identity, DR, HA, etc.
• Extensive administration of on-premises Active Directory.
• Expert level knowledge of AD concepts and objects including Forest, Site, Domain, Trust, OU, GPO.
• Powershell experience, creating and modifying custom scripts to report and perform bulk actions on AD objects, systems, and integrated technologies.
• Expert level technical knowledge and administration experience of Windows Server 2008 - 2019.
• Extensive hands-on experience with VMware, vSphere, and vCenter design, administration, capacity planning, and troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of Windows Server authentication methods and integration of 3rd party applications (ADFS, LDAP, SAML, Kerberos)
• Strong capabilities with MS Office/365 tools including Outlook, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Visio, Teams, etc.
• O365 integration with on-premise AD.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Manage and maintain Active Directory leveraging scripts and automation wherever applicable.
• Administration and management of Windows Servers through full life-cycle.
• Administration and capacity planning of VMware multi-cluster environment.
• Supporting and adhering to change management process.
• Perform scripting of administration tasks and reporting using PowerShell.
• Develop scripts for automating processes within the environment.
• Collaboration with network, InfoSec, storage, data center, vendors, and other stakeholders in support of the running environment and project initiatives.
• Participation in triage and troubleshooting for all responsible technologies.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation describing the environment.