Active Directory Admin
Job Title: Active Directory Admin Location: Calgary, AB Hybrid Job Type: Fulltime Permanent Role Total Experience: 8-10 years Role Description: • Need at least 7+ years of hands-on experience in on premises Microsoft Active Directory administration and support. • Strong expertise in Active Directory domain and forest design, trust relationships, and troubleshooting. • In-depth knowledge of directory infrastructure including FSMO roles, Kerberos authentication, KDCs, DNS integration, Sites & Services, SYSVOL, and replication topology. • Hands-on experience installing, configuring, admini…
- Hybrid
- ALBERTA
- Posted Jul 14, 2026
- Apply by Aug 13, 2026
- 1 position
Job summary
Job Title: Active Directory Admin Location: Calgary, AB Hybrid Job Type: Fulltime Permanent Role Total Experience: 8-10 years Role Description: • Need at least 7+ years of hands-on experience in on premises Microsoft Active Directory administration and support. • Strong expertise in Active Directory domain and forest design, trust relationships, and troubleshooting. • In-depth knowledge of directory infrastructure including FSMO roles, Kerberos authentication, KDCs, DNS integration, Sites & Services, SYSVOL, and replication topology. • Hands-on experience installing, configuring, administering, and troubleshooting Windows Server Active Directory (2008, 2012, and later versions). • Strong understanding of OU design, object lifecycle management, schema updates, permissions delegation, inheritance, and security group design. • Expertise in Group Policy Management, including design, precedence, enforcement, blocking, and troubleshooting. • Strong experience with Active Directory–integrated DNS configuration and issue resolution. Hands-on experience with Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS / PKI) including: • CA hierarchy design (Root / Issuing CAs) • Certificate templates • Certificate lifecycle (issuance, renewal, revocation) • Trust models and integration with AD • Experience with DFS / DFSR, SYSVOL health, and replication troubleshooting. • Ability to develop and maintain PowerShell scripts for AD administration, health checks, reporting, and automation. Key Responsibilities • Design, configure, administer, and support on premises Active Directory environments, including multi domain and multi forest setups. • Perform Active Directory trust creation, validation, and troubleshooting across forests and domains. • Own and maintain the overall health of Active Directory, including replication, DNS integration, SYSVOL, and time synchronization. • Manage, troubleshoot, and optimize Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to meet enterprise operational and governance requirements. Administer and support Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS / PKI), including CA hierarchy management (Root and Issuing CAs)
What you’ll do
Design, configure, administer, and support on-premises Active Directory environments, including multi-domain and multi-forest setups. Manage and troubleshoot Active Directory trust creation, replication, and Group Policy Objects to ensure operational efficiency.
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 7 years of hands-on experience in Microsoft Active Directory administration and support. Strong expertise in Active Directory design, troubleshooting, and related technologies is required.
Other relevant skills
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- Active Directory Administration
- Troubleshooting
- Group Policy Management
- DNS Integration
- PowerShell Scripting
- Certificate Services
- Replication Topology
- OU Design
- Security Group Design
- DFS
- KDCs
- Kerberos Authentication
- Trust Relationships
- Schema Updates
- Object Lifecycle Management
- Health Checks
Additional details
- Minimum experience
- 5+ years
- Apply by
- Aug 13, 2026