Zenex Partners
Description
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior AWS Administrator with experience in managing and supporting Active Directory environments.
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of Amazon Web Services (AWS), including its infrastructure, services, and best practices, as well as expertise in implementing, configuring, and maintaining Active Directory solutions within AWS environments. The role involves managing cloud infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration with on-premises systems, and troubleshooting complex environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establish configuration, compliance, and audit program to effectively manage AWS accounts and resources Review cloud resources and cost drivers, compute, storage, network, managed services, database and service licenses, marketplace, and accounts.
- Implement and manage Active Directory (AD) services, including AD Domain Services, AD Federation Services, and AD Certificate Services in AWS environments.
- Integrate AWS Managed Microsoft AD with on-premises ADinfrastructure or other cloud environments.
- Set up and manage Active Directory Federation Services(ADFS) in the cloud, ensuring secure access and identity management.
- Automate the provisioning and management of ActiveDirectory resources within AWS.
- As part of our Managed Services offering for clients;monitor rightsizing, elasticity, storage optimization, and identify unusedresources.
- Maintain cloud-based servers patching vulnerabilities,backup/restore operations, provision new servers, configure firewalls,configure monitoring systems.
- Manage account containerization and tagging for internalcost centers and end client billing feeds. Monitor cost allocations, securitycompliance, budgets and set alerts across accounts, workloads, and users.
- Use AWS Config to monitor and track resource configuration.Set standards for resource configurations, evaluate configuration compliance,and risk, and remediate configuration drift.
- Use AWS CloudTrail for compliance audits by recording andstoring event logs for actions made within AWS accounts.
- Set controls to monitor to assure compliance. Experiencewith monitoring tools, middleware software and ITSM tools a plus.Qualifications bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field from anaccredited college or university. Eight (12) years of Cloud AdministrationExperience.
- Excellent technical knowledge of IT Infrastructure,including switches, routers, server operating systems and hardware, storagearrays, and security applications.
- Strong system administration experience in Windows andLinux environments. Experience with automation using an established framework(SaltStack, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.).
- Strong technical knowledge of current protocols, operatingsystems, and standards. Able to read and understand technical manuals andprocedural documentation.
- Experience in public cloud environments, including AWSand/or Azure. Experience working in an ITIL-driven environment and workingknowledge of ITIL principles and processes.
Required/Desired Skills
SkillRequired /DesiredAmountof ExperienceBachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, or related field combined with experienceRequired0AWS Certified (MUST UPLOAD CERTIFICATION)Required0Experience in AWS Required12YearsExperience as a System Administrator Required12YearsExperience in public cloud environments, including AWS and/or AzureRequired12YearsExperience with automation using an established framework (SaltStack, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.)Required8YearsStrong system administration experience in Windows and Linux environmentsRequired12YearsExperience in Cloud Administration Required12YearsManaged Microsoft AD, AD FS, and AD ConnectRequired0AWS Solution Architect ProfessionalRequired0MCSA or MCSE Azure Solution Architect ExpertRequired0
Questions
No.QuestionQuestion1Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement?
Question2Please list candidate's email address that will be used when submitting E-RTR.
Question3Candidate must be paid the rate of if selected for engagement therefore the SRP rate cannot exceed . Do you accept this requirement?
Question4The maximum mark-up for this engagement's SRP rate is 35%. To be competitive on pricing, a mark-up below the 35% threshold is suggested. Do you agree to propose a mark-up at or below 35%?
Question5This assignment is contingent upon customer renewal and availability of adequate funding. Do you accept this requirement?Question6The selected candidate will be expected to start their engagement no later than 2 weeks (10 business days) from the client's selection date. Do you accept this requirement?Question7Remote Work Permitted:
Due to COVID-19, the client has agreed to allow the selected candidate to work remotely for the time being. However, the selected candidate must be available to report onsite as directed by the client. Do you accept this requirement?
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior AWS Administrator with experience in managing and supporting Active Directory environments.
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of Amazon Web Services (AWS), including its infrastructure, services, and best practices, as well as expertise in implementing, configuring, and maintaining Active Directory solutions within AWS environments. The role involves managing cloud infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration with on-premises systems, and troubleshooting complex environments.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establish configuration, compliance, and audit program to effectively manage AWS accounts and resources Review cloud resources and cost drivers, compute, storage, network, managed services, database and service licenses, marketplace, and accounts.
- Implement and manage Active Directory (AD) services, including AD Domain Services, AD Federation Services, and AD Certificate Services in AWS environments.
- Integrate AWS Managed Microsoft AD with on-premises ADinfrastructure or other cloud environments.
- Set up and manage Active Directory Federation Services(ADFS) in the cloud, ensuring secure access and identity management.
- Automate the provisioning and management of ActiveDirectory resources within AWS.
- As part of our Managed Services offering for clients;monitor rightsizing, elasticity, storage optimization, and identify unusedresources.
- Maintain cloud-based servers patching vulnerabilities,backup/restore operations, provision new servers, configure firewalls,configure monitoring systems.
- Manage account containerization and tagging for internalcost centers and end client billing feeds. Monitor cost allocations, securitycompliance, budgets and set alerts across accounts, workloads, and users.
- Use AWS Config to monitor and track resource configuration.Set standards for resource configurations, evaluate configuration compliance,and risk, and remediate configuration drift.
- Use AWS CloudTrail for compliance audits by recording andstoring event logs for actions made within AWS accounts.
- Set controls to monitor to assure compliance. Experiencewith monitoring tools, middleware software and ITSM tools a plus.Qualifications bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field from anaccredited college or university. Eight (12) years of Cloud AdministrationExperience.
- Excellent technical knowledge of IT Infrastructure,including switches, routers, server operating systems and hardware, storagearrays, and security applications.
- Strong system administration experience in Windows andLinux environments. Experience with automation using an established framework(SaltStack, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.).
- Strong technical knowledge of current protocols, operatingsystems, and standards. Able to read and understand technical manuals andprocedural documentation.
- Experience in public cloud environments, including AWSand/or Azure. Experience working in an ITIL-driven environment and workingknowledge of ITIL principles and processes.
Required/Desired Skills
SkillRequired /DesiredAmountof ExperienceBachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, or related field combined with experienceRequired0AWS Certified (MUST UPLOAD CERTIFICATION)Required0Experience in AWS Required12YearsExperience as a System Administrator Required12YearsExperience in public cloud environments, including AWS and/or AzureRequired12YearsExperience with automation using an established framework (SaltStack, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.)Required8YearsStrong system administration experience in Windows and Linux environmentsRequired12YearsExperience in Cloud Administration Required12YearsManaged Microsoft AD, AD FS, and AD ConnectRequired0AWS Solution Architect ProfessionalRequired0MCSA or MCSE Azure Solution Architect ExpertRequired0
Questions
No.QuestionQuestion1Absences greater than two weeks MUST be approved by CAI management in advance, and contact information must be provided to CAI so that the resource can be reached during his or her absence. The Client has the right to dismiss the resource if he or she does not return to work by the agreed upon date. Do you accept this requirement?
Question2Please list candidate's email address that will be used when submitting E-RTR.
Question3Candidate must be paid the rate of if selected for engagement therefore the SRP rate cannot exceed . Do you accept this requirement?
Question4The maximum mark-up for this engagement's SRP rate is 35%. To be competitive on pricing, a mark-up below the 35% threshold is suggested. Do you agree to propose a mark-up at or below 35%?
Question5This assignment is contingent upon customer renewal and availability of adequate funding. Do you accept this requirement?Question6The selected candidate will be expected to start their engagement no later than 2 weeks (10 business days) from the client's selection date. Do you accept this requirement?Question7Remote Work Permitted:
Due to COVID-19, the client has agreed to allow the selected candidate to work remotely for the time being. However, the selected candidate must be available to report onsite as directed by the client. Do you accept this requirement?