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Directory Services Engineer III

Job Locations US-SC-Sumter
Job ID
2026-5354
# of Openings
1
Clearance Requirement
S
Education Requirement
Bachelor's Degree
Certifications
Network+ or CCNA, and ITIL Foundation (personnel have up to 60 days to acquire ITIL Foundation certification.)
Experience Level
Senior

Overview

 

As a dynamic systems integrator, SMS offers proven solutions in engineering, operations, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. With expertise in modernizing and optimizing legacy infrastructure and systems, ensuring operational efficiency, and designing, implementing, and managing secure environments, SMS supports business and mission goals with proficiency, quality, and integrity.

 

SMS has been serving the advanced information technology needs of the federal government since 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers’ missions for more than 45 years. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States. For additional information on SMS, visit www.sms.com.

 

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Responsibilities

  • Develop, implement, and maintain an active directory architecture solution.
  • Provide support, implementation, and design services for Microsoft Active Directory and Windows-based systems across the enterprise, including directory and identity management solutions.
  • Perform daily systems monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems, and key processes, reviewing system and application logs, and verifying completion of scheduled jobs.
  • Perform analysis for collaboration of network / system needs and participate in planning, designing, upgrading and deployment of enterprise datacenter hardware and software using a project-based timeline.
  • Provide management of internal Domain Name Service (DNS) for active directory domains.
  • Provide management of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for active directory domains.
  • Develop reports and trend analysis documentation on system use to include account utilization, Directory Information Tree (DIT) accuracy, and directory replication. and Global Address List (GAL) replications using the AF Hub.
  • Perform PowerShell scripting for AD administration.
  • Analyze a wide array of networking metrics and recognize substandard network performance.
  • Develop reports and trend analysis documentation on bandwidth and network security incidents.
  • Provide General IT Management support.
  • Provide General Networking support.
  • Provide LAN support.
  • Provide WAN Enterprise support.
  • Provide technical and general O&M support.
  • Provide documentation/reports support as required.
  • Provide meetings/briefings support as required.
  • Provide functional training support as required.
  • Provide OCONUS deployment/TDY travel support as required.
  • Provide CONUS TDY support as required.

Qualifications

  • B.S. in related field and 5 or more years’ relevant IT experience or 7 or more years’ relevant IT experience. 
  • Firewall experience. 
  • Knowledge of what constitutes a “threat” to a network. 
  • Skill in providing feedback to enhance future collection and analysis. 
  • Must possess experience and demonstrate an understanding with installation of Microsoft Windows Server in Host and Compute Environments, and Windows Server using server images. 
  • Experience with implementation of storage solutions, high availability, Domain Name Systems (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), network connectivity and remote access solutions, core and distributed network solutions, advance network infrastructure, and maintain and monitor server environments. 
  • Must possess experience and demonstrate an understanding with managing Microsoft users and permissions, creating active directory domain services (AD DS) forests, designing server infrastructure, troubleshooting, protecting network, and user data. 
  • Network+ or CCNA  
  • ITIL Foundation (candidate has up to 60 days to acquire ITIL Foundation certification) 
  • Active Secret clearance 

 

SMS is a dynamic systems integrator established in 1976, delivering talented teams and innovative, cost-effective solutions and services to support our customers’ missions for more than 47 years. Our ability to hire and retain quality people in a rapidly evolving IT market is proven through our employee retention rate averaging over 3 years. At SMS, we place a high value on quality of service, customer satisfaction, and best-of-breed policies and practices, resulting in CMMI Level 3 certification and ISO registrations including 9001:2015, 20000-1:2018, and ISO/IEC 27001:2013. SMS is headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with offices and on-site operations at customer locations throughout the United States. 

 

SMS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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