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Senior IT Infrastructure Lead
Uniphore
Chennai, IND
Full-time
Senior
Onsite
Discovered 5 days ago
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- Identity & Hybrid Directory Services
- Designing, planning, migrating, and implementing Active Directory in environments with 2,500+ users.
- Designing, implementing, and troubleshooting Directory Synchronization and Federation Services (Azure AD Connect / Cloud Sync, ADFS) for Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
- Managing Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) services including users, groups, device management, Enterprise Applications, App Registrations, and Conditional Access.
- Configuring SSO (SAML, OAuth2/OIDC) integrations and API/App Registrations, including service principals, API permission scopes, and certificate/secret-based authentication.
- DNS/DHCP and Group Policy design.
- Hands-on experience managing DNS records (A, CNAME, MX, TXT, including SPF/DKIM/DMARC) across internal and external DNS zones.
- Designing on-premises AD with Hybrid Azure AD Sync.
- Active Directory hands-on experience in multi-site / multi-domain / multi-forest environments.
- Deep knowledge of Active Directory and Entra ID, including Group Policy, Federation, and Single Sign-On.
- Strong experience with AD enterprise certificate services, rights management server, AD Federation Services, and identity manager.
- Experience with Active Directory consolidation/migration (Quest migration experience and ADMT a plus) and running AD health checks.
- Strong experience with IP Address Management (IPAM) solutions.
- Cloud & Endpoint Security (Microsoft Defender Suite)
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (CASB) policy creation, OAuth app governance, shadow IT / cloud app discovery.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, device onboarding, EDR, attack surface reduction, vulnerability management.
- Working knowledge of Defender for Identity and/or Microsoft Sentinel is a plus.
- Hands-on experience with email security solutions such as Microsoft Defender for Office 365 or similar anti-phishing, anti-spam, safe links/attachments, and mail flow security.
- O365 security and compliance administration.
- Endpoint Management- Windows & Mac
- Hands-on experience with O365, Intune, and MDM for Windows endpoints.
- Hands-on experience managing macOS/Apple devices using Kandji, Jamf, or a similar Apple MDM, including Apple Business Manager and Automated Device Enrollment.
- Hands-on experience handling servers such as Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, and 2022.
- Cross-platform patching, security, performance, and backup/recovery best practices across Windows and macOS.
- Network & Firewall
- Strong experience with core networking (VLANs, layer 2/3 routing, ACLs, load balancing).
- Hands-on administration of enterprise firewalls, including rule management, site-to-site and remote-access VPN, NAT, and network segmentation.
- Working knowledge of SD-WAN technologies and ISP/circuit concepts (MPLS, broadband, leased lines, last-mile connectivity, failover and redundancy).
- Working knowledge of Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) solutions such as FortiClient EMS or Zscaler, or similar.
- Working knowledge of NaaS (Network as a Service), enterprise WiFi/Access Point management, and RADIUS-based authentication (802.1X).
- Collaboration & Meeting Room Technology
- Hands-on experience managing meeting room/conferencing platforms such as Cisco (Webex Room devices), Microsoft Teams Rooms, and Zoom Rooms.
- Configuring and managing collaboration hardware from Logitech and Cisco (room cameras, speakers, controllers) across meeting spaces.
- Willing to partner with internal teams (facilities, events, business stakeholders) to plan and support large town halls and company-wide gatherings, including AV setup and live event support.
- Cloud Infrastructure, Virtualization & VDI
- Proven experience with Virtualization, Storage, Compute, Cloud (Azure), Network, Backups, and Automation/Scripting (PowerShell).
- Hands-on experience with backup and disaster recovery solutions such as Veeam or similar, covering Microsoft 365, virtual machines/servers, and cloud workloads.
- Experience creating and maintaining documentation for the Azure VDI environment, including architecture diagrams, configuration guides, and standard operating procedures.
- Managing and maintaining the Azure VDI environment, including monitoring, troubleshooting, performance optimization, and security.
- Staying current with industry trends and best practices in VDI and cloud computing, and applying them to improve the environment.
- Technical Leadership & Escalation
- Own end-to-end technical direction and standards across identity, cloud, endpoint, and network/security domains — not execution within a single domain only.
- Define and maintain standards for Conditional Access, CASB policy, EDR/MDM enrollment, and firewall change management.
- Evaluate and recommend tools and vendors (e.g., MDM platform selection, CASB/EDR tooling, firewall vendor).
- Act as the technical escalation point for complex, cross-domain incidents beyond L2/L3 support; mentor and guide L1–L3 engineers.
- Work closely with other IT and security teams to ensure identity, endpoint, and network systems are integrated with other systems and applications.
- Partner with security, risk, and compliance teams (e.g., ISO 27001/SOC 2, as applicable) on identity and endpoint controls.
- Ready to collaborate with teams across different regions, understanding their business needs and driving them through to a solution.
- Present technical recommendations, risk assessments, and plans to IT leadership and other stakeholders.
- Own disaster recovery / business continuity planning for identity, directory, and endpoint management platforms.
- Knowledge of AWS is an added advantage.
- Certification (any of the following preferred):
- Microsoft SC-300 (Identity and Access Administrator) and/or SC-200 (Security Operations Analyst) and/or AZ-500 (Azure Security Engineer)
- MCSE: Server Infrastructure, or MCM/MCA in Directory Services, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Firewall/network security certification (e.g., PCNSE, Fortinet NSE, or CCNP Security) is a plus
- Location preference:
- India - Chennai
- Uniphore is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics. For more information on how Uniphore uses AI to unify—and humanize—every enterprise experience, please visit www.uniphore.com.
- Uniphore is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.
- For more information on how Uniphore uses AI to unify—and humanize—every enterprise experience, please visit www.uniphore.com.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Active Directory consolidation/migration (Quest migration experience and ADMT a plus) and running AD health checks.
- Working knowledge of Defender for Identity and/or Microsoft Sentinel is a plus.
- Knowledge of AWS is an added advantage.
- Firewall/network security certification (e.g., PCNSE, Fortinet NSE, or CCNP Security) is a plus
About Uniphore
Software & SaaS885 employeesFounded 2008
B2B AI software company providing enterprises with a secure platform for data, models, and AI agents.
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