Senior Systems Engineer, Enterprise Directory Services and Authentication

General Dynamics

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Work type
On-site
Location
Fort Huachuca, AZ
Salary
$88,400–$119,600 / yr
Posted
57 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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This role $104k
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This role pays less than 98% of similar roles. Most pay $137,231–$199,625 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $104k versus about $168k for comparable roles.

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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.

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TL;DR · Senior Systems Engineer, Enterprise Directory Services and Authentication

Senior Systems Engineer - Enterprise Directory Services and Authentication serves as a critical role within the IT Infrastructure and Operations team. The selected candidate will provide technical support, configuration management, and engineering for Army Active Directory systems across NIPRNET, SIPRNET, and Deployed Forces networks. Daily responsibilities include designing, building, and optimizing hardware systems, managing service processes, and providing documentation guidance to administrators while ensuring IAVA compliance. The role requires expertise in forest architecture, site replication, topology engineering, security and identity isolation, disaster recovery, and hybrid cloud integrations. Essential technical skills include scripting, automation, diagnostics, Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) vulnerability scanning, and STIGs configuration management. This position addresses the complex challenge of maintaining secure directory services and enterprise application migrations within a high-security Department of War Information Network environment to ensure reliable identity management across multiple operating system environments.

What does a Systems Engineer earn?

Median $158250 from 186 postings across 30 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Manage Active Directory service processes by providing accurate configuration information for multiple operating system environments.
  • Design, build, and test new hardware systems and components to optimize Active Directory performance.
  • Implement directory services, application servers, and support enterprise application migrations.
  • Provide technical support for the implementation of Army Active Directory systems across NIPRNET and SIPRNET networks.
  • Maintain system documentation regarding Active Directory capabilities and ensure compliance with IAVA standards.
  • Execute strategic planning for the design, build, and deployment of integrated AD systems.
  • Perform site replication, topology engineering, and disaster recovery for forest architectures.
  • Manage security configurations using STIGs and perform vulnerability scanning via ACAS.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a United States citizen.
  • Must possess an active Top Secret security clearance with the ability to obtain SCI.
  • Bachelor's degree required, or an additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a degree.
  • IAT III certification (SecurityX, CCNP Security, CISA, CISSP, GCED, or GCIH) plus one additional Computing Environment certification.
  • 5+ years of related experience.
  • Expertise in Active Directory configuration, management, replication, and hybrid identity/cloud integrations.
  • Experience with ACAS, vulnerability scanning, and STIGs configuration management.
  • US Citizenship.

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