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Active Directory Security Consultant

£60,000 - 75,000
Falcon Way, Farringdon
£60,000 - 75,000
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Company Size
50-200
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Company Type
Services
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Exp Level
Lead
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Job Type
Full-Time
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Language
English
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Visa sponsorship
No

Requirements

Must:
- Advanced knowledge of Active Directory, Group Policy, Kerberos, Entra ID, hybrid identity, and secure authentication protocols. - Strong expertise in Privileged Access Management (PAM/PIM) and secure administrative practices. - Demonstrable experience applying NCSC and Microsoft Security guidance. - Practical experience hardening authentication mechanisms (Kerberos, NTLMv2, LDAP signing). - Ability to translate complex technical risks into clear, actionable advice for both technical and non-technical audiences.

Technologies

Active Directory
LDAP

Responsibilities

- Conduct end-to-end Active Directory security assessments, including domain controllers, trusts, privileged behaviours, deprecated accounts, and protocol risks. - Lead KRBTGT account analysis and safe password rotation planning. - Review Privileged Access structures, group memberships, and delegated admin models. - Analyse Kerberos authentication hygiene, ticket anomalies, and mitigation options. - Assess Azure AD / Entra ID and hybrid identity configurations, ensuring alignment with zero-trust principles. - Evaluate service accounts, Tier-0 assets, Group Policy Objects (GPOs), and administrative workstation approaches (PAW/Cloud PAW).

Description


We are seeking an experienced Active Directory Security Consultant to lead a comprehensive security assessment across on-premises Active Directory and Azure identity environments. This role combines deep technical expertise with advisory capability, helping to uplift identity and access security posture in line with Microsoft and NCSC best practices.
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