Assistant Manager - IT Operations & Infrastructure
Tata Communications is seeking a highly experienced Active Directory Core Engineer to oversee the design, administration, and troubleshooting of their enterprise identity infrastructure. The role functions as a top-level escalation point for complex identity services, replication, and authentication issues across a large, hybrid environment. Candidates are expected to have deep expertise in AD replication, GPO management, and PowerShell automation to ensure system stability and security. This is an advanced individual contributor position focused on maintaining high availability and driving infrastructure hardening.
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Experience
10+ years
Function
Engineering
Work mode
Onsite, India
Company
Tier 2
What you will work on
Tata Communications is seeking a highly experienced Active Directory Core Engineer to oversee the design, administration, and troubleshooting of their enterprise identity infrastructure. The role functions as a top-level escalation point for complex identity services, replication, and authentication issues across a large, hybrid environment. Candidates are expected to have deep expertise in AD replication, GPO management, and PowerShell automation to ensure system stability and security. This is an advanced individual contributor position focused on maintaining high availability and driving infrastructure hardening.
TAL's take
Solid role at an established enterprise, providing clear L3/L4 technical ownership of critical infrastructure.
The JD is extremely well-defined with clear technical requirements, escalation paths, and specific activity metrics.
Salaries at Tata Communications
19.1 LPA average
Based on 41 Grapevine salary entries for Tata Communications.
Engineering
0 - 2 years | B2-1
6 LPA average
Range: 2 - 8 LPA
Engineering
2 - 4 years | B3-2
7 LPA average
Range: 7 - 7 LPA
Engineering
4 - 6 years | B3
4 LPA average
Range: 4 - 4 LPA
Engineering
8 - 10 years | B4
20 LPA average
Range: 20 - 20 LPA
Must haves
- 10+ years experience in relevant field
- Strong expertise in Active Directory DS
- Strong expertise in Group Policy and DNS
- Deep understanding of AD replication and Kerberos
- Proficiency in PowerShell scripting
Tools and skills
Nice to have: azure ad, entra id, azure ad connect, adfs, m365, ad cs, sccm, intune.
About the company
Established large-scale Indian telecommunications company with significant global infrastructure footprint.
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