Active Directory Engineer
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Position Overview & Specifications
Agile Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary . Job Description Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) is the UK’s biggest Retail, Digital and Mobile bank with over 30 million customers. We’re passionate about our purpose of Helping Britain Prosper and set out an ambition for a financial services company that embraces the digital age. The Modern Workplace Engineering function is pivotal to accelerating the Group’s transformation agenda & adoption of cloud native capabilities. Workplace Engineering lead the technical strategy, design and delivery across multiple technology platforms – we are setting new standards when it comes to our resilience and security, whilst ensuring the services we engineer can be seamlessly transitioned for use throughout the group. The engineers use their knowledge and expertise in a variety of methodologies and toolsets to assist with designing, implementing and developing integrated customer-centric technology solutions that are fit for purpose and meet the quality standards that our customers expect. Engineers will have the opportunity to develop their technical knowledge and understanding as well develop, practice and demonstrate the workplace skills and behaviours required for this job role. The will also be expected to build close working relationships with stakeholders and supporting operational teams Together we can make it possible! Want to hear more? The Directory Services Team are responsible for support of the Infrastructure Applications aligning to Active Directory the core Microsoft technology components that underpin the Lloyds Banking Group IT infrastructure, primarily production Active Directory (Global) and (Azure) Microsoft’s multi-tenant, cloud based Active Directory and Identity Management. In addition to our support and project delivery capabilities for production environments, we also provide equivalent support for the associated development and route-to-live Domain environments. Team responsibilities also include maintaining and supporting all road maps for AD supporting Services, partnering with Microsoft and Projects on all related project deliverables, and assess the capacity impact on new AD aware applications and help coordinate Business Projects e.g. Active Directory, Security deliverables. We also assist with Domain Governance queries e.g. Microsoft Azure, Patching, Compliance e.g. Cyber Portfolio, AD hardening, AD Restructure with strong focus on Change, Incident and Problem Management and wherever possible Incident Reduction and Service Improvements. We want to recruit a new engineer to join our team. What will this role entail?
- Active Directory Domain Services (AD-DS), including knowledge of Active Directory Structure, Group Policy and Authentication methods
- Azure Active Directory and supporting tools such as Azure Active Directory Connect
- Using Azure AD to configure Sign Sign-on using SAML/OAuth.
- Name Resolution via DNS and WINS
- Active Directory Lightweight Services (AD-LDS )
- Foundational level of understanding of Azure Active Directory and Hybrid Identity
- Strong communication skills are a major benefit, needing to communicate complex technical issues and solutions, to a variety of Stakeholders with differing technical knowledge
- Knowledge of other Active Directory / Identity tools such as FIM, Quest Change Auditor and Active Roles would be an advantage
- Foundation level of understanding of scripting in Batch, Visual basic script and PowerShell
- Foundation level understanding of Agile and Systems thinking would be beneficial
- We expect our technicians to have a good round understanding of IT Technology particularly in the Windows world as well as becoming specialists in Active Directory Technology
- You should also be prepared to provide 24x7 support to the supported platforms but outside of this we could consider working patterns that work for everyone.
You'll also receive a package that includes:
- Cash sum of 4% which you can exchange for a variety of benefits or simply take the cash
- Private Medical Insurance
- Pension, where we'll give up to a max of 15%
- Share plans
- 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Discretionary bonus
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: Banking & Lending
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Active Directory Engineer roles across Lloyds Banking Group's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Banking & Lending.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £45,054 - £50,060 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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