Senior Active Directory Engineer

**ACTIVE TS/SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE AND POLYGRAPH REQUIRED**

Senior Active Directory Engineer
Location: Springfield, VA (On-Site)
Clearance: Active TS/SCI with Polygraph required
Citizenship: U.S. Citizenship required

At D2 Consulting, we don’t just support secure systems—we build smarter, stronger technology environments that support mission-critical government operations. If you’re an experienced engineer who thrives in challenging and high-impact settings, we invite you to bring your expertise to our team supporting a key intelligence customer.

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Why This Role Matters

As a Senior Active Directory Engineer, you’ll lead the charge in designing and managing a robust, enterprise-scale hybrid cloud infrastructure. Your work will directly support users and systems across the globe, helping to ensure secure, seamless access and operational continuity in a dynamic, mission-critical environment.

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What You’ll Be Doing

• Designing, deploying, and maintaining secure, scalable AD environments including forests, domains, and domain controllers.

• Implementing and optimizing enterprise-wide identity and access solutions aligned with security best practices.

• Troubleshooting Active Directory issues across authentication, GPOs, DNS, DHCP, and endpoint integration.

• Proactively monitoring system health, anticipating risks, and engineering resilient solutions.

• Managing Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) systems and overseeing certificate lifecycle.

• Acting as a technical lead on complex projects while mentoring junior team members.

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Who You Are

You’re a hands-on engineer with deep expertise in Active Directory and enterprise identity management. You’re known for your proactive mindset, problem-solving skills, and ability to navigate high-security, high-uptime environments with professionalism and precision.

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What You Bring

Required:

• Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE)

• 5+ years of progressive experience in Active Directory administration and engineering

• In-depth understanding of Active Directory and LDAP authentication

• Strong scripting ability (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash, or Perl)

• Experience with directory synchronization tools (e.g., Azure AD Connect, Cisco DirSync)

Preferred:

• Experience with AD migrations and consolidation across domains

• Familiarity with custom AD schema attributes and Azure Active Directory

• Experience with SSO integrations and PKI management

• Background supporting government IT operations or secure agency environments

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Why Join D2 Consulting?

• Impactful Mission: Your work directly supports national security and intelligence operations.

• Innovative Projects: Get hands-on with advanced, enterprise-scale IT systems.

• Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values your expertise and encourages continuous growth.

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If you’re ready to take your career to the next level with work that truly matters, apply now and be part of D2 Consulting’s mission to deliver smarter solutions and stronger systems for tomorrow’s challenges.

Additional Information

• All your information will be kept confidential according to appropriate guidelines.
• Compensation is unique to each candidate and relative to the skills and experience they bring to the position. The salary range for this position is typically $145k-159k. This does not guarantee a specific salary as compensation is based upon multiple factors such as education, experience, certifications, and other requirements, and may fall outside of the above-stated range.
• Highlights of our benefits include Health/Dental/Vision, 401(k) match, Accrued PTO, STD/LTD/Life Insurance, Referral Bonuses, professional development reimbursement, and more!

D2 Consulting is committed to a merit-based recruitment process and encourages applications from all qualified individuals.  As a Veteran-Owned Small Business, we particularly welcome applications from veterans who have the requisite skills and experience.  Job applicants that are interested in one of our openings and may require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, should contact us to request an accommodation.