Quality Engineer
Project Role Description : Enables full stack solutions through multi-disciplinary team planning and ecosystem integration to accelerate delivery and drive quality across the application lifecycle. Performs continuous testing for security, API, and regression suite. Creates automation strategy, automated scripts and supports data and environment configuration. Participates in code reviews, monitors, and reports defects to support continuous improvement activities for the end-to-end testing process.
Must have skills : AWS Administration
Good to have skills : NA
Minimum 3 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education
Summary:
An IT systems engineer develops, tests, implements, and evaluates new software, improves existing processes, upgrades hardware, and does whatever else is necessary to ensure that the organization has streamlined and functional systems that can meet the KN business needs. You also ensure that problems are prevented or solved, should they happen.
As systems engineer, you understand technology beyond merely engineering it. You understand the role it plays in the larger picture of KN s and every employee s ultimate objective. Qualified systems engineers will have a background in IT, computer systems engineering, or systems engineering and -analysis.
Roles & Responsibilities:
-Operate and maintain a hybrid identity architecture based on on-premise Active Directory and Entra ID in the M365 cloud
-Manage Azure AD Connect synchronization, including monitoring, troubleshooting, and lifecycle management
-Administer Active Directory core services, including:
o Domains and trusts
o Sites and Services
o Replication topology
o DNS integration
-Ensure high availability, performance, and stability of directory services
-Identity and Access Management
-Administer Entra ID and Microsoft 365 tenant configuration
-Manage and optimize:
o Conditional Access Policies
o Identity protection and authentication methods
o Tenant-wide security and identity settings
-Support application integrations and identity federation scenarios
o Review and validate requests to ensure compliance with internal standards and processes
o Implement approved requests in a controlled and auditable manner
o Access management and permission delegation through Quest Active Roles
Security, Hardening & Compliance
-Harden AD, Entra ID, and M365 environments based on security best practices and frameworks (e.g. CIS Benchmarks)
-Ensure:
o Least-privilege access models
o Secure authentication and authorization designs
o Regular review of privileged roles and access paths
o Minimize risks for cyber-attacks or similar vulnerabilities
- Support audits, security assessments, and remediation activities
-Governance, Auditing and Reporting of AD by using Quest s Active Administrator, Change Auditor, Enterprise Reporter and IT Security Search
Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
-Support M&A activities from an identity perspective, including:
o B2B collaboration and external identity enablement
o Migration from legacy AD and M365 environments, including using Quest On-Demand Migration
o Tenant-to-tenant and directory consolidation
scenarios
- Design and execute secure migration strategies with minimal business disruption Backup & Recovery
- AD backup and recovery through Quest Recovery Manager
- Manage Commvault Cloud (Metallic) as the M365 backup and recovery solution
- Ensure:
o Regular backup validation
o Recovery readiness for identities, M365 workloads, and configurations
o Compliance with retention and recovery requirements Automation & IAM Integration
-Automation of tasks through PowerShell scripting
- Support the design and implementation of self-service workflows for identity-related use cases
-Collaborate closely with the IAM team to:
o Align AD and M365 processes with SailPoint
o Migrate or redesign existing Quest Active Roles workflows into SailPoint
- Promote automation, standardization, and reduction of manual administrative effort
Service Management & Collaboration
-Work within ITIL-based processes, including:
o Incident Management
o Service Request Fulfilment
o Problem Management
-Act as a technical consultant for internal teams and stakeholders
- Provide 2nd and 3rd level support for identity-related issues
Professional & Technical Skills:
Technical Skills
Strong expertise in on-premise Active Directory architecture and operations
In-depth knowledge of Entra ID and Microsoft 365 identity services
Sophisticated scripting knowledge, especially Microsoft PowerShell
Hands-on experience with Azure AD Connect
Solid understanding of:
o Authentication and authorization concepts
o Identity lifecycle management
Experience with Quest Active Directory management and migration tools
Knowledge of backup and recovery concepts for identity and M365 workloads, ideally based on Commvault Cloud (also called Metallic) Security & Governance
Strong understanding of identity security best practices including resilience against cyber-attacks
Experience applying security frameworks (e.g. CIS)
Ability to assess risks and enforce governance standards
Familiarity with audit, compliance, and reporting requirements Professional & Methodological Skills
Experience working in ITIL-based service organizations
Structured, analytical, and proactive working style
High level of service orientation and customer focus
Ability to prioritize tasks and work effectively under pressure
Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills Communication & Personal Skills
Very good communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Team-oriented mindset with the ability to work independently
High level of responsibility and ownership
Resilience, flexibility, and adaptability in complex environments
Fluent English, written and verbal (German is a plus)
Additional Information:
- The candidate should have minimum 3 years of experience in AWS Administration.
- This position is based at our Chennai office.
- A 15 years full time education is required.
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