Active Directory Systems Administrator

General Dynamics

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Work type: On-site
Location: Annapolis Junction, MDColorado Springs, COWashington, DCMacDill AFB, FLSpringfield, VA
Salary: $128,039–$173,229 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 439 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Active Directory Systems Administrator

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As an Active Directory Systems Administrator at GDIT, you will support the CIS team by maintaining and securing enterprise directory services that enable authentication, authorization, and identity management across complex environments. Your daily tasks include administering Active Directory forests and domains, managing Group Policy Objects (GPOs), troubleshooting identity services, and ensuring directory service availability through health monitoring and performance tuning. You will collaborate with cybersecurity and operations teams to implement secure directory implementations and support new identity capabilities while adhering to STIGs and compliance requirements. The role requires hands-on experience with AD, Group Policy, DNS, and authentication services in enterprise environments, as well as strong knowledge of AD health monitoring, replication, and domain controller management.

Skills

ActiveDirectory GroupPolicy DNS Kerberos NTLM ADFS CertificateServices DomainControllers Terraform Ansible PowerShell Python PostgreSQL Git CI/CD STIGs Prometheus Grafana AWS Azure

What you'll do

Administer and maintain Active Directory forests, domains, and trust relationships.
Manage identity services including DNS integration, authentication protocols, and object lifecycle management.
Create and troubleshoot Group Policy Objects to enforce standardized configurations across networks.
Perform Tier 2/3 directory service support for complex AD, DNS, GPO issues.
Execute domain controller deployments, configuration updates, and schema extensions.
Monitor Active Directory health, replication status, event logs, and performance metrics.
Document directory service configurations, baselines, and operational procedures.

What we're looking for

US citizenship required
Hands-on experience administering AD, Group Policy, DNS, and authentication services
Strong knowledge of AD health monitoring, replication, domain controller management
Experience troubleshooting complex authentication, GPO, DNS issues
Familiarity with STIGs, patching workflows, vulnerability remediation requirements
Bachelor's degree in IT or 8+ years relevant experience
Meet DoD 8140 Information Assurance Workforce certification requirements

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