IT Security Specialist

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Avaron helps you find assignments that match your skills and ambitions. As a permanently employed consultant with us, you get competitive terms – combined with the variety and growth that a consulting career offers. About the Assignment You will take on a key role in a complex IT environment where identity, stability, and security are central to daily operations. The assignment focuses on managing and improving Active Directory environments, with responsibility for keeping core services reliable, secure, and well integrated with surrounding infrastructure. You will work broadly across administration, security, automation, and troubleshooting, while collaborating closely with teams in operations, networking, and security. The environment includes hybrid identity solutions involving Entra, which gives you the opportunity to contribute to both day-to-day reliability and longer-term infrastructure improvements. This is an interesting assignment for you who enjoy combining hands-on technical work with real impact on a business-critical platform. Job DescriptionYou will manage and maintain Active Directory environments and help ensure stable, secure, and efficient operations. You will monitor and improve domain controller health, replication, and DNS integration. You will implement and follow up on security policies and access control measures within the AD environment. You will support hybrid identity solutions involving Entra. You will troubleshoot issues in the environment and drive resolutions that improve stability and performance. You will develop and maintain PowerShell scripts for automation and reporting. You will work closely with IT operations, network, and security teams in infrastructure-related initiatives. You will contribute to system upgrades, patch management, and disaster recovery planning. RequirementsProven experience administering Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS). Strong understanding of Windows Server 2016, 2019, and 2022 en