Active Directory Engineer

This position is full time remote and requires an active secret clearance.

Accelera Solutions is seeking a highly skilled Active Directory Engineer to support enterprise identity, access, and infrastructure services within a secure Department of Defense (DoD) environment. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Microsoft Active Directory, Windows Server environments, and enterprise-scale identity management, with experience supporting mission-critical systems across classified and unclassified networks.

This role will support design, administration, optimization, and security hardening of Active Directory services across on-premises and cloud-integrated environments.

Key Responsibilities:

•    Design, implement, administer, and maintain Active Directory (AD DS), Group Policy (GPO), DNS, and DHCP 

•    Manage user accounts, service accounts, and privileged access controls in accordance with DoD security policies 

•    Perform Active Directory health monitoring, performance tuning, and troubleshooting 

•    Support identity lifecycle management, including provisioning, de-provisioning, and access reviews 

•    Implement and maintain AD security hardening, auditing, and compliance with DoD RMF and NIST standards 

•    Support patching, vulnerability remediation, and system updates using tools such as SCCM or similar 

•    Integrate AD with cloud environments (Azure AD, AWS, hybrid identity solutions) 

•    Support incident response, root cause analysis, and remediation for identity-related issues 

•    Maintain documentation, system diagrams, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) 

•    Collaborate with cybersecurity, network, and DevSecOps teams to ensure secure and reliable operations 

•    Provide Tier 2/3 escalation support and mentorship to junior engineers (if applicable)