Active Directory

Job Description: As an Active Directory Specialist at Wipro, your role involves designing, implementing, and managing AD forests, domains, and trusts in complex, multi-site enterprise environments. Your daily tasks will include operational support such as user/group provisioning, OU management, GPO updates, and troubleshooting DNS/DHCP issues. You will also manage domain controllers, ensure replication health, maintain SYSVOL integrity, and synchronize time. Key Responsibilities: - Applying and maintaining Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to enforce security hardening and compliance standards. - Conducting health checks, cleaning up stale or orphaned objects, and ensuring a well-governed AD environment. - Troubleshooting authentication, replication, and directory service issues, as well as providing root cause analysis. - Coordinating patching, upgrades, and changes to directory services in accordance with change management protocols. - Managing Active Directory Sites & Services, subnets, and replication topology. - Supporting backup and restore operations using enterprise-grade tools. - Administering and securing Microsoft Entra ID, integrating on-prem AD with Entra ID using Azure AD Connect / Cloud Sync, and implementing SSO, MFA, and passwordless authentication with Microsoft Entra features. - Implementing Privileged Identity Management (PIM) and Just-in-Time (JIT) access for enforcing RBAC for privileged roles. - Monitoring and mitigating identity security risks using Microsoft Defender for Identity, Entra ID Protection, Access Reviews, and Audit Logs. - Assisting with identity lifecycle management, joiner/mover/leaver processes, and enforcement of least privilege. - Collaborating with security, networking, and IAM teams to integrate services like DNS, DHCP, PKI, and MFA. Qualifications Required: - Mandatory Skills: Active Directory - Experience: 5-8 Years,