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Role Description

DGR Systems, a growing premier technology consulting company, is looking for an Architect with specific expertise in Active Directory solutions. This individual will provide technical expertise and strategic experience in designing and managing complex AD environments while also understanding business needs and security requirements for our customers.

The ideal candidate must be an excellent communicator with an ability to simplify complex topics into clear messages and must be consultative in focus with a growth mindset and passion for continuous learning to bring the best solutions to our clients. The candidate will bring technical experience and business acumen to DGR Systems.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate Expertise: Be a subject matter expert in the deployment approach and the functional, technical, and operational aspects surrounding Active Directory projects.
• Practice Technical Leadership: Assist Practice leadership in evaluating emerging technology, products, and industry trends for use in setting business strategy for the company.
• Pre-Sales Engineering: Support practice leadership and business development in evaluating and recommending technologies, tools, and platforms for all project sizes and complexities.
• Architecture Planning: Develop comprehensive architecture plans for any project size and complexity, addressing system integrations, data flows, and infrastructure needs.
• Design Solutions: Create detailed architecture and design documents that align with business objectives and technical constraints.
• Implementation Oversight: Oversee the implementation of solutions, ensuring development teams adhere to architectural plans.
• Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation for all projects, including architectural designs, decisions, and changes.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks in the architecture and design phases for projects of any size.
• Stakeholder Communication: Effectively communicate technical concepts and solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure solutions meet quality standards and perform as expected.
• Compliance and Governance: Ensure all solutions comply with relevant regulations, standards, and organizational policies.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with architects, engineers, project managers, and delivery leaders to align architecture with project goals.
• Mentorship and Leadership: Engage in the training, development, coaching, and selection of less experienced team members.
• Other duties as required.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience in the IT industry with 2 years minimum focus on Active Directory (AD) Solutions.
• Experience in designing scalable AD environments, migration to modern AD environments, consolidating or restructuring AD environments for better alignment.
• Experience with Security protocols, AD security auditing, and zero-trust models.
• Experience with scripting and automation in PowerShell and other automation tools.
• Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, role-based access control, and multi-factor authentication.
• Experience with back-up solutions and disaster recovery.
• Experience with troubleshooting and optimization.
• Experience with Enterprise-level deployments.
• Professional Certifications are preferred (Microsoft Windows Server Hybrid Administrator Associate, Microsoft Identity and Access Administrator Associate, ITIL, CISSP, etc).
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering complex technical projects.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Proven consultative mindset and experience with the ability to integrate complex elements and customer requirements into innovative technical architectures.
• Demonstrated client-focus solutions provider excelling at understanding customer needs and translating those needs to solutions.
• Presentation skills with a high degree of comfort with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Benefits

• Group Health Care Plans (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Company Paid Life Insurance (Basic & AD&D)
• Company Paid Short Term & Long Term Disability
• Company Paid Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Voluntary Insurance Options (Voluntary Life, Accident Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance)
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Certification Reimbursement
• Work From Home Program
• Wellness Resources