job summary: - The individual will be responsible for identifying opportunities for the automation of tasks, processes, or entire solutions and acting on them, as well as identifying any opportunities for improvement in the environment - Analyze, design, and support a highly complex, enterprise level Active Directory service in a hybrid on-premises and cloud hosted environment location: Chicago, Illinois job type: Contract salary: $80 - 85 per hour work hours: 8am to 5pm education: Bachelors responsibilities: - Manage enterprise identity directories including Active Directory, Microsoft Azure AD, AWS Managed AD, ADFS, Azure AD Connect. - Translate business needs into workable technology solutions that meet the needs of internal customers - Participate in or lead troubleshooting and incident resolution of complex high severity incidents - Develop detailed architecture, standards, design, and implementation documentation - Analyze the current Directory Services environment to identify both technical and operational opportunities and develop continuous improvement action plans - Participate in disaster recovery, capacity planning, performance monitoring and maintenance to ensure high availability - Understands a high-availability, high-performance environment and performs work to those standards - Works with project management to achieve on time project implementation Skills: - Expert level knowledge of protocols such as: Kerberos, NTLM, TCP, UDP, SAML, OAuth, LDAP, SCIM - Expert level knowledge of Active Directory Sites and Services, including Bridge Head servers and Replication Connectors, Forest and Domain Trusts and Federation technologies - Expert level knowledge of DNS, DHCP and WINS, including hosts and lmhosts files - Expert level knowledge of protocols such as: Kerberos, NTLM, TCP, UDP, IPv4, IPv6, SAML, LDAP and Secure LDAP - Expert level knowledge of Windows server operating systems - Knowledge of Semperis ADFR and DSP qualifications: Experience level: ExperiencedMinimum 8 years of experienceEducation: Bachelors skills: Network SecurityAzureTroubleshooting Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.At Randstad Digital, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com. Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad Digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility). This posting is open for thirty (30) days.