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Modern Workplace Identity Platform Architect

TeKnowledge  · ICT / Telecommunication

Full Time Lagos
Lagos
Deadline: 4 September 2026
Posted June 7, 2026

Responsible for overseeing daily operations, ensuring efficiency and productivity across all tasks assigned. Manages a team by providing guidance, delegating responsibilities, and fostering a collaborative work environment. Actively monitors performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and implements strategic solutions to enhance overall workflow. Collaborates with cross-functional departments to align objectives and streamline processes. Maintains compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and quality standards. Tracks project milestones, allocates resources effectively, and reports on progress to senior leadership. Addresses operational challenges promptly, resolving issues to minimize disruptions. Serves as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, facilitating clear communication and conflict resolution.

Oversee and maintain the operational integrity of Microsoft Entra ID identity services, ensuring seamless functionality and security.

Administer user accounts, group configurations, dynamic group assignments, administrative units, role-based access controls, and various directory entities to ensure efficient management and security within the directory infrastructure.

Support a range of authentication solutions, such as multifactor authentication (MFA), passwordless authentication, and contemporary authentication methods.

Design, implement, and manage Conditional Access policies to enforce secure access controls and compliance with organizational security standards.

Protect user identities by detecting and addressing risky users and sign-ins, as well as executing necessary remediation measures.

Oversee the development and upkeep of identity platform documentation, operational procedures, and troubleshooting guides to ensure clarity, accuracy, and accessibility for all stakeholders.

Facilitate seamless enterprise application integrations by leveraging SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, and SCIM protocols.

Design, implement, and resolve issues related to Single Sign-On integrations.

Oversee the creation and 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 loop errors, and claims mapping inaccuracies.

Collaborate with application teams to establish secure identity integration patterns.

Facilitate the identity management processes for joiners, movers, leavers, contractors, guests, and administrative staff.

Design, implement, and manage lifecycle workflows and provisioning procedures to ensure seamless operational continuity and efficiency.

Facilitate automated user and group provisioning through the implementation of Microsoft Graph, SCIM, and identity governance solutions.

Identify and remove stale user accounts, group memberships, guest access permissions, application assignments, and orphaned credentials to ensure system security and efficiency.

Assist in establishing consistent identity lifecycle management protocols across various platforms and organizational divisions.

Support the administration and oversight of access reviews, manage entitlement assignments, oversee access packages, and facilitate approval workflows to ensure compliance and security.

Support privileged access management initiatives through the utilization of Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM).

Analyze and document privileged roles, ongoing access permissions, outdated assignments, and any deviations in access levels.

Develop comprehensive reports that detail user, group, application, and role access permissions for enhanced visibility and security oversight.

Gather and compile audit and compliance documentation and evidence to facilitate thorough assessments.

Develop and sustain PowerShell scripts leveraging Microsoft Graph functionality to enhance automation and integration capabilities.

Automate routine identity-related processes, including reporting, validation, and remediation tasks, to ensure consistent and efficient operations.

Facilitate automation initiatives leveraging tools such as Azure Automation, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, or workflows built on pipelines to enhance operational efficiency and streamline processes.

Develop standardized scripts to automate the provisioning, cleanup, reporting, access validation, and operational verification processes.

Ensure automation code is organized, consistently structured, and thoroughly documented to facilitate maintenance and scalability.

Facilitate device identity scenarios encompassing Entrained, hybrid-joined, and registered configurations.

Work collaboratively with endpoint management teams to ensure device compliance signals are effectively utilized within Conditional Access policies, thereby enhancing security posture and operational efficiency.

Investigate and resolve access-related challenges pertaining to device identity, compliance status, and authentication protocols.

Confirm that device-specific access controls comply with established identity and security policies.

Qualifications

Requires a minimum of three years of hands-on expertise in Microsoft Entra ID.

A Bachelor’s degree in a technical field is mandatory for this position.

A master’s degree is preferred.

Proficiency in Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is required.

Demonstrates a solid grasp of identity and access management principles and methodologies.

Proficiency in Conditional Access, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), authentication protocols, and enterprise application integration is required.

Proficiency in implementing single sign-on (SSO) solutions leveraging protocols such as Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), OAuth 2.0, or OpenID Connect (OIDC) is required.

Applicants should possess hands-on experience in configuring app registrations, managing service principals, assigning API permissions, and handling secrets and certificates.

Proficiency in creating and managing PowerShell scripts is required.

Possesses a fundamental to intermediate-level understanding of Microsoft Graph API.

Proficient in English communication, both written and verbal, with a strong command of the language.

Proficient fluency in the local language is essential for this position.

Qualifications

BA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA

Experience Required

3 years

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