Active Directory Engineer

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA
17 Mar 2025

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Company Description

Join us and make YOUR mark on the World!

Are you interested in joining some of the brightest talent in the world to strengthen the United States' security? Come join Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) where our employees apply their expertise to create solutions for BIG ideas that make our world a better place.

We are committed to a diverse and equitable workforce with an inclusive culture that values and celebrates the diversity of our people, talents, ideas, experiences, and perspectives. This is important for continued success of the Laboratory's mission.

Pay Range

$123,960.00 - $166,992.00 Annually for the SES.2 level $148,650.00 - $200,328.00 Annually for the SES.3 level Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. Many factors are taken into consideration when setting starting pay including education, experience, the external labor market, and internal equity. Job Description We have an opening for an

Active Directory Engineer. You will design, implement and support enterprise-wide Active Directory and supporting systems. This position is in the Information Technology Solutions Division (ITSD) within the Computing Directorate, in support of the Livermore Information Technology (LivIT) Program.

This position will be filled at eitherlevel based on knowledge and related experience as assessed by the hiring team. Additional job responsibilities (outlined below) will be assigned if hired at the higher level.

You will
  • Design, implement and support Microsoft Active Directory environments.
  • Recommend, justify, and implement improvements using an accepted change control methodology.
  • Design and deliver creative solutions and resolve problems in a timely and proactive manner while collaborating within a diverse group.
  • Create and manage processes, systems, and tools exercising a high degree of responsibility.
  • Design, implement, deploy, and maintain hardware server systems to support enterprise applications.
  • Ensure service level agreements are met and highest levels of service reliability are maintained.
  • Drive scripting and automation to develop solutions to common problems and reduce operational overhead.
  • Support critical systems off-hours as needed and part of a regular 24/7 on-call rotation.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Additional job responsibilities, at the SES.3 level
  • Manage multiple complex parallel tasks and priorities of customers and stakeholders, ensuring deadlines are met, while leveraging team member skills.
  • Develop tools and procedures to improve monitoring infrastructures services and automate various complex tasks.
  • Lead and mentor junior administrators in best practices and procedures.

Qualifications
  • Ability to secure and maintain a U.S. DOE Q-level security clearance which requires U.S. citizenship
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field, or the equivalent combination of education and related experience.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of and experience in Microsoft Active Directory in a large-scale enterprise setting.
  • Broad experience architecting and administering highly enterprise Windows server environments including deployment, patching, monitoring, backup and/or repairing.
  • Ability to work in a dynamic, technical team environment with competing priorities, tight deadlines and high pressure associated with operating a critical, complex system.
  • Broad knowledge using PowerShell to administer Microsoft systems and services.
  • Proficient written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills, ability to interact with all levels of management and staff as well as outside vendors, contractors, service providers and consultants.
  • Ability to work off-hours and on-call and to respond to service alerts from various monitoring systems (intermittently, either as-needed or as part of a rotation).

Additional qualifications at the SES.3 level
  • Significant knowledge of and experience with PowerShell scripting and/or .Net development.
  • Advanced analytical and complex problem-solving skills.
  • Advanced ability automating operational tasks in an enterprise setting.

Qualifications We Desire
  • Advanced experience with monitoring platforms such as SCOM or Splunk.- Significant experience cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, or Microsoft 365.
Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Position Information

This is a Career Indefinite position, open to Lab employees and external candidates.

Why Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory?
  • Flexible Benefits Package
  • 401(k)
  • Relocation Assistance
  • Education Reimbursement Program
  • Flexible schedules (depending on project needs)
  • Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accountability (IDEA) - visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity
  • Our core beliefs - visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity/our-values
  • Employee engagement - visit https://www.llnl.gov/diversity/employee-engagement

Security Clearance

This position requires a Department of Energy (DOE) Q-level clearance.If you are selected, wewill initiate a Federal background investigation to determine if youmeet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Also, all L or Q cleared employees are subject to random drug testing. Q-level clearance requires U.S. citizenship.

Pre-Employment Drug Test

External applicant(s) selected for this position must pass a post-offer, pre-employment drug test. This includes testing for use of marijuana as Federal Law applies to us as a Federal Contractor.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer that is committed to providing all with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status, age, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.

We invite you to review the Equal Employment Opportunity posters which include EEO is the Law and Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision .

Reasonable Accommodation

Our goal is to create an accessible and inclusive experience for all candidates applying and interviewing at the Laboratory. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please use our online form to submit a request.

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