S1 - AD Project Manager

Responsibilities

• The role requires strong project management discipline combined with deep understanding of identity and access management concepts and Microsoft AD technologies.
• Project & Delivery
• Lead end-to-end Active Directory migration projects, from initiation through closure, ensuring delivery on time, within scope, and within budget.
• Define project scope, objectives, milestones, dependencies, risks, and success criteria.
• Establish and manage detailed project plans, schedules, RAID logs, and change controls.
• Drive adherence to project governance, enterprise standards, and migration best practices.
• Ensure clear entry and exit criteria for each migration phase (design, pilot, migration waves, decommissioning).
• Stakeholder & Vendor Management
• Act as the single point of accountability between business stakeholders, infrastructure teams, security teams, application owners, and external vendors.
• Conduct regular project status meetings, steering committee updates, and executive reporting.
• Manage vendor and SI engagements, ensuring contractual deliverables and SLAs are met.
• Align business readiness, user impacts, and communication plans with HR, IT, and security stakeholders.
• Active Directory Migration Planning
• Oversee current-state and target-state assessments covering: Forests, domains, trusts Group Policies Users, computers, service accounts Identity governance and access controls
• Coordinate migration strategies such as: Forest consolidation or separation Domain restructuring Tenant-to-tenant or on-prem to Azure AD migrations
• Ensure application and service dependency mapping is completed and validated.
• Risk, Security & Compliance
• Identify and mitigate risks related to authentication, authorization, downtime, and security posture.
• Ensure migration design complies with internal security standards, audit requirements, and regulatory controls.
• Coordinate identity-related security validations including: Privileged access Service accounts Legacy authentication dependencies
• Manage rollback and contingency planning for each migration phase.
• Testing, Cutover & Readiness
• Define and manage testing strategies including: Functional testing Application authentication testing Performance and access validation
• Coordinate UAT, sign-off, and business readiness for each migration wave.
• Plan and execute cutover activities including communication, hyper care, and post-migration stabilization.
• Ensure legacy AD environments are properly decommissioned where applicable.
• Proceeding.

Requirements

• Active Directory & Identity Fundamentals
• Strong understanding of: Active Directory and domain architecture Trusts, DNS, FSMO roles Group Policy Objects (GPOs)LDAP, Kerberos, NTLM authentication
• Experience managing or overseeing large-scale migrations involving: User accounts, computer objects, groups, service accounts SID history, access continuity, and permissions mapping
• AD Migration & Microsoft Technologies
• Hands-on or oversight experience with AD migration tools such as: ADMT Quest Migration Manager Binary Tree Microsoft native migration approaches
• Exposure to hybrid identity environments including: Azure AD / Entra ID Azure AD Connect / Cloud Sync Microsoft 365 integration
• Understanding of identity lifecycle management and access governance concepts.
• Application & Infrastructure Awareness
• Ability to coordinate with application teams to assess AD dependencies and authentication methods.
• Awareness of impacts on: Windows servers and workstations Applications using LDAP or integrated authentication File shares, permissions, and service accounts
• Understanding of IAM integrations, SSO, and federated identity models.
• Security & Compliance Knowledge
• Familiarity with identity security principles including: Least privilege Privileged Identity Management (PIM)Role-based access control
• Awareness of audit, compliance, and regulatory implications of identity changes.
• Project Management Skills & Tools
• Proven experience delivering complex infrastructure or identity programs.
• Strong command of project management practices including: RAID management Cutover and hyper care planning
• Experience using tools such as MS Project, Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow, or equivalent.
• Desired Experience & Qualifications
• 8+ years of IT project management experience, with at least 3-5 years in identity or infrastructure-focused programs.
• Prior experience delivering Active Directory migration, consolidation, carve-out, or merger projects.
• Strong communication skills with ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• PMP, P

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