Senior System Engineer – Active Directory Infrastructure

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🤠 Texas – Remote

🤠 Texas – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

⚙️ Systems Engineer

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Communications & Power Industries (CPI)

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1995

🎖️ Defense

🏥 Healthcare

📦 Logistics

Defense • Healthcare • Logistics

Communications & Power Industries (CPI) is a global manufacturer of microwave and RF hardware, producing antennas, high-power and low-noise amplifiers, radomes, microwave power sources and related systems used to generate, amplify, transmit and receive microwave signals. CPI serves communications, defense and scientific markets with solutions for satellite ground stations, radar, electronic warfare, medical imaging and industrial applications, and provides global support and engineering services for high-reliability, mission-critical systems.

📋 Description

• Serve as the primary administrator and technical SME for Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services in a multi-forest, multi-domain, and multi-tenant environment • Design, implement, maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize Group Policy Objects, security/WMI filtering, and policy performance • Lead Active Directory consolidation, cleanup, restructuring, and modernization • Remediate stale accounts/objects, legacy configurations, unnecessary policies, excessive privileges, and other directory complexity • Administer and support Microsoft Entra ID and hybrid identity, including directory synchronization and authentication/authorization across on-premises and cloud environments • Troubleshoot complex AD, Group Policy, DNS, Kerberos, NTLM, certificates, authentication, authorization, and replication issues • Own and improve Windows Server and endpoint patching using MECM/Configuration Manager and Intune • Plan patches, deploy updates, report compliance, troubleshoot failed updates, and remediate vulnerable or unsupported systems • Provide senior-level backup and troubleshooting support for VMware compute/virtualization, NetApp storage, Rubrik backup and recovery, and related infrastructure • Work with security and infrastructure teams on AD security hardening, privileged access, least privilege, vulnerability remediation, disaster recovery, and business continuity

🎯 Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required • Candidates requiring employment authorization through an EAD, visa, or other non-citizen work authorization are not eligible • Advanced knowledge of Active Directory with strong hands-on experience administering and troubleshooting multi-forest, multi-domain, and multi-tenant environments • Experience with Active Directory consolidation, migration, cleanup, restructuring, or modernization • Advanced Windows Server administration and troubleshooting experience • Strong experience with Windows patch management, vulnerability remediation, and systems lifecycle management using MECM/Configuration Manager and/or Intune • Strong PowerShell scripting and automation skills • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID, hybrid identity, and directory synchronization • Working knowledge of Kerberos, NTLM, SAML, OAuth/OIDC, AD CS, DNS, DHCP, and networking dependencies • Ability to troubleshoot across infrastructure layers and work independently in a small, collaborative infrastructure team • Strong documentation, communication, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis skills • Security and Compliance perspective; NIST 800-43, 171, CMMC, CUI, ITAR, ECI • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or similar preferred • Experience with Active Directory security hardening, privileged access management, and least-privilege design • Experience supporting VMware, NetApp, and/or Rubrik environments • Experience with disaster recovery, business continuity, infrastructure monitoring, and enterprise lifecycle management • Microsoft certifications related to Windows Server, Azure/Entra Identity, or Security • Experience supporting regulated, defense, aerospace, or other security-sensitive environments • Strong Linux administration experience and familiarity with Docker/containerized workloads • Familiarity with Microsoft Azure Government/GCC High • Experience supporting AI infrastructure, agentic AI platforms, MCP, AI gateways, or enterprise integration of AI workloads with identity and access controls

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salaries • Comprehensive health and wellness programs • Career development • Generous retirement savings plan with company match • Attractive compensation package • Remote position