IAM Active Directory Entra ID Architect

IAM Active Directory Entra ID Architect

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What will you do?

A day in the life of a IAM Active Directory Entra ID Architect at VF looks a little like this.

We are seeking a highly experienced IAM Active Directory Entra ID architect to join our dynamic team and lead our identity and access management initiatives.  The architect will be responsible for the scope, assessment, design, testing, and technical documentation for the implementation, support, and security of identity solutions. The architect will possess and maintain expertise in Microsoft Azure AAD (Entra) and Active Directory platforms utilizing the knowledge to address business requirements.

Let’s break down that day in the life a little more:

• Lead the evaluation, design, and development of Active Directory & Azure Active Directory technical requirements, solutions, and implementation roadmap to ensure functional, reliable, secure, and cost-effective technology environment.
• Develop and enforce IAM policies, standards, and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
• Ensure continuous improvement within the IAM security architecture by introducing and implementing emerging security technologies and practices.
• Provide to global project and operational teams technical advice, guidance, expertise, and risk analysis on your area of expertise.
• Translate requirements into an Architectural design and influence the deployment of key infrastructure components.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of existing and emerging Microsoft Entra ID and related core technologies.
• Analyze current Azure Active Directory environment to identify both technical and operational challenges while making recommendations and developing solutions for improvement.
• Maintain and optimize on-premises Active Directory (AD) infrastructure, including DNS, GPOs, and domain controllers.
• Participate in or lead complex or high severity troubleshooting and incident/problem resolutions with other infrastructure teams.
• Evaluate and ensure the resolution of technically complex security issues, internal control issues, critical incidents and/or crisis resolution management, escalating as necessary.
• Implement and enforce Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and security best practices across user accounts and devices.
• Develop and manage integrations using the Microsoft Graph API for automation and custom applications, enabling advanced capabilities across Microsoft 365 services.
• Create custom scripts to automate administrative tasks and data retrieval from the Graph API, enhancing operational efficiency.
• Write and maintain Advanced PowerShell scripts to automate user and resource provisioning, reporting, and service configurations across Entra ID and Active Directory
• Implement and maintain security best practices.

What do you need to succeed?

We all have unique skills that we bring to work and celebrate every day. For this role, there are foundation skills you’ll need to succeed and excel. Additionally, while formal education in a related field is great to have, we are most interested in your 10 years of experience and professional achievements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of relevant working experience in IT Security and IT Architecture
• 7+ years of experience with Active Directory architecture and infrastructure, with an in-depth understanding of Active Directory Replication, DNS, Site Links, Site Topology, Group Policy, Global Catalogs, and other core infrastructure components.
• 3+ years of experience with Azure Active Directory architecture and design
• 5+ years of experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) processes and technologies
• Proven expertise in designing and implementing IAM solutions in complex environments preferably Saviynt.
• Expertise in managing Azure AD/Entra, including Conditional Access, MFA, security best practices, hybrid environments, GP