Senior Directory Services Engineer

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Job Description : General Summary

The Senior Directory Services Engineer is responsible for the design, engineering, and operational leadership of enterprise directory services. This position combines advanced technical expertise with strategic oversight to ensure the stability, scalability, and security of directory platforms across multiple environments and entities. The role requires deep knowledge of Active Directory and other directory platforms, strong problem-solving skills, and proven experience leading technical initiatives and projects involving complex efforts such as multi-forest management, M&A integrations, hybrid cloud adoption, modernization of legacy environments, and decommissioning of outdated infrastructure. The senior engineer acts as a subject matter expert and technical leader within the Identity and Access Management function.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Owns the engineering, design, and lifecycle management of directory services platforms including Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, and other cloud-based directory platforms, across multiple environments and entities, along with supporting technologies (Sites and Services, Group Policy, PKI).
• Manages multi-forest architectures and cross-entity trust relationships to ensure seamless authentication and authorization across organizations, including integration of directory services during mergers and acquisitions, with a focus on coexistence, migration planning, post-migration stabilization, decommissioning, and documentation and knowledge transfer to ensure continuity and support.
• Provides leadership in establishing technical standards, architectural roadmaps, and operational best practices for directory services, including ongoing system health monitoring, maintenance, and capacity planning.
• Leads resolution of complex or escalated issues related to authentication, replication, trusts, or integration with enterprise systems.
• Partners with networking and security teams to ensure directory services align with security, compliance, and business requirements.
• Develops and maintains automation for provisioning, monitoring, reporting, and validation to improve efficiency and reduce risk.
• Guides and mentors junior engineers with a focus on technical guidance and serves as an escalation point for directory-related support.
• Participates in planning and execution of strategic initiatives such as forest / domain redesign, modernization of legacy domain functional levels, hybrid cloud identity adoption, and cross-platform integrations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Education and Experience

Job Category : Information Security

Compensation Information :

The compensation offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, including the candidate’s relevant experience; education, including relevant degrees or certifications; work location; market data / ranges; internal equity; internal salary ranges; etc. The position may also be eligible to receive an annual bonus, commission, and / or long-term incentive plan based on the level and / or type. Compensation ranges for the position are below :

Pay Type :

Salaried

Minimum Pay Range : $120,000.00

Maximum Pay Range : $140,000.00

Benefits Information :

For all Full-time positions only : Ryder offers comprehensive health and welfare benefits, to include medical, prescription, dental, vision, life insurance and disability insurance options, as well as paid time off for vacation, illness, bereavement, family and parental leave, and a tax-advantaged 401(k) retirement savings plan.

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