Entra ID Architect

Title: Entra ID Architect

Duration: Full Time

Location: Monroe Township NJ

Role Overview

We are seeking a Microsoft Entra ID Architectto lead the design governance and security architectureof a largescale identity platform. This role is suited for a seasoned consultant who has moved beyond implementation and now operates as a trusted advisor to security and infrastructure leadership shaping identity strategy as a core component of Zero Trust.

The successful candidate willdefine tenantlevel identity architecture with particular emphasis on Conditional Access policy design privileged access controls and attackpath reduction. This role requires both deep technical authorityand the ability to articulate riskbased design decisions to executive stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead architect for Microsoft Entra ID defining longterm identity and access strategies aligned to Zero Trust and enterprise security objectives.
• Design and govern Conditional Access frameworksthat balance security usability and operational scalability across workforce partner and privileged identities.
• Define security guardrails and architectural standards
• Architect privileged access modelsusing leastprivilege and justintime principles including role design separation of duties and blastradius reduction.
• Act as a advisor to SecurityandInfrastructure translating identity risk into actionable architectural decisions.
• Partner with IAM cloud security endpoint and application teams to ensure consistent policy enforcementacross the enterprise.
• Evaluate emerging identity threats and platform capabilities evolving Conditional Access and identity controls accordingly.
• Review and approve complex identity designs exceptions and risk acceptances.

Required Experience & Expertise

• 710 years of progressive experience in Identity & Access Management with significant focus on cloud identity platforms.
• Deep handson expertise with Microsoft Entra ID including tenant architecture and advanced security controls.
• Proven experience designing Conditional Access policies at scale including riskbased access session controls and authentication strength enforcement.
• Strong understanding of identity attack vectors token theft privilege escalation and identitycentric threat models.
• Experience operating in regulated auditdriven environmentswith high expectations for control design and documentation.
• Ability to communicate complex security concepts clearly to senior IT security and risk executives.
• Extensive experience scripting against Microsoft Graph APIfor automation reporting and advanced identity management tasks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in consulting or advisory roles supporting large enterprises.
• Background in Zero Trust architecture or identity security strategy.
• Industry certifications in security identity or cloud architecture (preferred not required).
• Experience working in large enterprise environment.

Do

• Define product requirements and design needs by displaying complete understanding of product vision and business requirements
  • Develop architectural designs for the new and existing products
    • Part Implementation of derived solution
    • Debug and Solve critical problems during implementation
    • Evangelize Architecture to the Project and Customer teams to achieve the final solution.
    • Constant analysis and monitoring of the product solution
    • Continuously improve and simplify the design optimize cost and performance
    • Understand market- driven business needs and objectives; technology trends and requirements to define architecture requirements and strategy
    • Create a product-wide architectural design that ensures systems are scalable reliable and compatible with different deployment options
    • Develop theme-based Proof of Concepts (POCs) in order to demonstrate the feasibility of the product idea and realise it as a viable one
    • Analyse propose and implement the core technology strategy for product development
    • Conduct impact analyses of changes and new requirements on the product development effort
• Provide solutioning of RFPs received from clients and ensure overall product design assurance as per business needs
  • Collaborate with sales development consulting teams to reconcile solutions to architecture
  • Analyse technology environment enterprise specifics client requirements to set a product solution design framework/ architecture
  • Provide technical leadership to the design development and implementation of custom solutions through thoughtful use of modern technology
  • Define and understand current state product features and identify improvements options & tradeoffs to define target state solutions
  • Clearly articulate document and sell architectural targets recommendations and reusable patterns and accordingly propose investment roadmaps
  • Validate the solution/ prototype from technology cost structure and customer differentiation point of view
  • Identify problem areas and perform root cause analysis of architectural design and solutions and provide relevant solutions to the problem
  • Tracks industry and application trends and relates these to planning current and future IT needs
• Provides technical and strategic input during the product deployment and deployment
  • Support Delivery team during the product deployment process and resolve complex issues
  • Collaborate with delivery team to develop a product validation and performance testing plan as per the business requirements and specifications.
  • Identifies implementation risks and potential impacts.
• Maintain product roadmap and provide timely inputs for product upgrades as per the market needs

• Competency Building and Branding
  • Ensure completion of necessary trainings and certifications
  • Develop Proof of Concepts (POCs) case studies demos etc. for new growth areas based on market and customer research
  • Develop and present a point of view of Wipro on product design and architect by writing white papers blogs etc.
  • Attain market referencability and recognition through highest analyst rankings client testimonials and partner credits
  • Be the voice of Wipro s Thought Leadership by speaking in forums (internal and external)
  • Mentor developers designers and Junior architects for their further career development and enhancement
  • Contribute to the architecture practice by conducting selection interviews etc
    

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