Oversee and execute a diverse range of duties critical to the role, including strategic planning, project management, and operational coordination to ensure seamless workflow and optimal performance. Analyze data to identify trends, develop actionable insights, and present findings to stakeholders to drive informed decision-making. Collaborate across departments to align goals, resolve challenges, and foster a cohesive work environment. Manage budgets, allocate resources efficiently, and monitor expenditures to maintain fiscal responsibility. Ensure compliance with industry regulations, company policies, and quality standards while mitigating risks. Lead cross-functional teams, delegate tasks, and evaluate performance to achieve organizational objectives. Communicate regularly with leadership to provide updates, address concerns, and recommend improvements. Develop and implement policies, procedures, and best practices to enhance productivity and innovation.
Oversee the administration and enhancement of Microsoft Entra ID identity services, ensuring optimal performance and security. Provide ongoing support to maintain seamless functionality and address any operational challenges. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement best practices and align identity solutions with organizational requirements.
Administer users, groups, dynamic groups, administrative units, roles, and directory objects to ensure efficient management and organization of directory resources.
Facilitate the implementation and management of diverse authentication mechanisms, such as Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), passwordless authentication solutions, and contemporary authentication protocols.
Design, implement, and oversee Conditional Access policies to ensure robust security and compliance across the organization.
Facilitate identity protection measures, identify and address risky users and sign-ins, and oversee the associated remediation processes.
Maintain comprehensive documentation for the identity platform, including operational procedures and troubleshooting guides.
Facilitate seamless enterprise application integrations through the implementation of SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SCIM protocols.
Design, implement, and resolve issues related to Single Sign-On integrations.
Oversee the administration of app registrations, service principals, redirect URIs, API permissions, certificates, and secrets.
Investigate and resolve authentication and authorization challenges, including failed login attempts, token malfunctions, consent discrepancies, redirect loops, and issues with claims mapping.
Collaborate with application teams to establish standardized, secure identity integration methodologies.
Provide assistance for identity processes related to joiners, movers, leavers, contractors, guests, and administrators.
Design and oversee lifecycle workflows while ensuring provisioning logic remains robust and efficient.
Leverage Microsoft Graph, SCIM, and identity governance solutions to automate the provisioning and management of user and group accounts.
Review and eliminate outdated user accounts, groups, guest access, application assignments, and orphaned permissions to ensure system integrity and security.
Assist in establishing consistent identity lifecycle management protocols across various platforms and organizational units.
Facilitate the execution of access reviews, oversee entitlement management processes, administer access packages, and coordinate approval workflows.
Support privileged access management initiatives utilizing Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM) to enhance security protocols and streamline administrative access controls.
Monitor privileged roles, standing access, stale assignments, and access drift, ensuring accurate documentation and timely notifications of any anomalies or unauthorized changes.
Create documentation detailing the distribution of access permissions among users, groups, applications, and roles.
Collect and assemble evidence to support audit and compliance activities.
Develop and manage PowerShell scripts leveraging Microsoft Graph capabilities to ensure efficient automation and integration of workflows.
Automate routine identity management functions, including periodic reports, validation checks, and corrective actions.
Automate processes leveraging Azure Automation, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, or workflows driven by pipelines to enhance operational efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
Develop standardized scripts to automate provisioning, cleanup, reporting, access validation, and operational checks, ensuring consistency and reliability in recurring processes.
Ensure automation code is organized and thoroughly documented.
Facilitate the configuration and management of device identities across various deployment scenarios, including Entrained, hybrid-joined, and registered device architectures.
Partner with endpoint management teams to leverage device compliance signals for Conditional Access policies.
Investigate and resolve issues pertaining to device identity validation, compliance status verification, and authentication prerequisites.
Confirm that device-level access controls are in compliance with established identity and security policies.
Qualifications
Seeking candidates with a minimum of three years of hands-on experience in Microsoft Entra ID implementation and administration.
A Bachelor’s degree in a technical field is required.
A master’s degree is preferred.
Applicants must possess hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory).
Solid grasp of identity and access management principles and frameworks.
Proficiency in Conditional Access, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), authentication methodologies, and enterprise application integration is essential.
Proven expertise in implementing Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions through protocols such as Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), OAuth 2.0, or OpenID Connect (OIDC).
Proven expertise in app registrations, service principals, API permissions management, as well as the creation, configuration, and security of secrets and certificates.
Experienced with developing and implementing PowerShell scripts to automate tasks and streamline processes.
A fundamental to intermediate-level understanding of the Microsoft Graph API is required.
Proficient in written and spoken English with a strong command of grammar, vocabulary, and communication skills.
Proficient in the local language.
Qualifications
BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA
Experience Required
3 years
