AD Engineer at Xcede, London, £Contract Rate

We are seeking an experienced Active Directory Engineer to join a project team, focusing on the administration, maintenance and improvement of enterprise Active Directory and hybrid identity services. Wokring knowledge and understanding of Okta is key.

9 month initial contract
Outside IR35
Immediate start, London/Manchester (1-2 days per week)

Key Responsibilities

• Administer and maintain Microsoft Active Directory (AD DS) and hybrid environments with Microsoft Entra ID.
• Manage AD objects, OUs, security groups, access provisioning and permissions.
• Develop PowerShell scripts to automate administration, reporting and Joiner/Mover/Leaver processes.
• Manage and troubleshoot Group Policy (GPO), DNS, DHCP, Kerberos and domain trusts.
• Resolve complex authentication, authorisation and directory-related issues.
• Support domain controller health, patching, backups and directory replication.
• Maintain SSO integrations across Okta, Entra ID, Google Workspace and Oracle Fusion.
• Support identity security improvements, including privileged access controls and CyberArk PAM integration.

Key Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on Microsoft Active Directory administration and architecture experience.
• Advanced PowerShell Scripting and automation.
• Strong GPO, DNS, DHCP, LDAP/LDAPS and Kerberos knowledge.
• Microsoft Entra ID and hybrid identity synchronisation.
• Experience with SSO and identity federation; Okta exposure beneficial.
• Understanding of CyberArk/Privileged Access Management (PAM).
• Knowledge of AD security best practices, including least privilege and tiered administration.
• Experience working within ITIL service management frameworks.