Senior Global Directory Services Specialist

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This position reports to

IS Tech. Service Manager, Tech Platform

Your role and responsibilities

As a Senior Global Directory Services Specialist, you will be responsible for management of global ABB Active Directory and related services. Reporting to the Global Directory Services Manager, you will be accountable and play crucial role for all the areas associated with Global Directory Services. The main job responsibilities include: • Managing and maintaining Domain Controllers together with rest of Directory Services related servers including hardening, patching, backup, recovery, upgrades and day to day operations. • Managing and maintaining Directory Services like Active Directory, synchronization (MIM, AADConnect), authentication (ADFS, PTA), backup (Quest), DNS (MS, Infoblox, Akamai) and DHCP (MS). • Improving Directory Services with strong focus on automation, monitoring, optimization and consolidation. • Responding to incidents and driving the resolution • Request fulfillment, Implementing changes • Writing technical documentation, work instructions and operational procedures • Managing core Directory Services and working with other suppliers responsible for UAM part of Directory Service together with other parts of ABB IS landscape • Ensuring Directory Services are compliant with IS policies, compliance, architecture standards and any other applicable ABB Group Directives and ABB Group Guidelines. • Maintaining constant dialogue with ABB Infosec, ABB compliance and ABB Hosting teams to ensure Directory services are fit for customer needs without compromising security. • Maintaining constant dialogue with business and other IS managers to ensure alignment and integration with global IS domain strategy. • Working in multi-national company in the follow-the-sun model

Qualifications for the role

• Above 5 years of experience and extensive knowledge of Windows Servers/Active Directory/DNS in enterprise environments.
• Extensive hands-on experience of implementing and administering Windows Servers, GPOs, user accounts, groups, sites, audit logs, hardening
• Experience with sync engines like MIM and Azure AD Connect
• Experience with Microsoft authentication services like ADFS, PTA, PHS
• Experience with Microsoft DHCP and DNS. Good knowledge of scripting (mainly PowerShell)
• Experience with Entra ID. Experience with Quest Active Roles is a plus
• Experience with Infoblox is a plus. Experience with ITSM tools (Service-Now) is a plus
• Experience in using SIEM systems (Splunk) is a plus.
• Fluent spoken and written English, good communication skills.
• Experience to translate business requirements into technical
• Strong focus on security hardening, compliance, automation and processes. Knowledge on ITIL process and IT service management is a plus.

More about us

Our mission in ABB IS (Information Systems) is to harness the power of information technology to deliver valuable, reliable, and competitive IS services for ABB. If you have a strong technical skills, analytical mind, and the drive to help us stay ahead of the competition, you are the one we are looking for. We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory