Identity Solution Engineer

• Implement and configure a new on-premise identity solution built on Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Active Directory (AD), and Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS).
• Work from solution designs to deploy and integrate identity components across environments, ensuring resilience, performance, and security.
• Configure and maintain federation services with other on-premise identity providers, supporting secure authentication and trust relationships.
• Implement Single Sign-On (SSO) and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in line with architectural and security requirements.
• Collaborate with networking, security, and application teams to ensure the identity infrastructure integrates effectively with dependent systems.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including configuration guides, deployment procedures, and support manuals.
• Participate in testing, validation, and transition to operations, ensuring smooth handover and readiness for live support.
• Provide ongoing operational support, including incident resolution, change management, patching, and performance optimisation.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by identifying opportunities for automation, hardening, and enhanced monitoring of identity services.

Technologies:

• Active Directory
• Architect
• Cloud
• Support
• Load Balancing
• OAuth
• OpenID
• RBAC
• SAML
• Security
• VMware
• Windows
• DevOps
• PowerShell, We are a global IT Consultancy committed to delivering digital transformation to the MoD. We are seeking an experienced Identity Solutions Engineer for this DV Cleared role, which will be full time on-site in Corsham. The position is initially for a duration of 6 months, offering a rate of £580 a day. The successful candidate will play a key role in the implementation and lifecycle support of a greenfield on-premise identity solution, working closely with the Solution Architect to deploy, configure, and maintain a secure and scalable identity infrastructure based on Microsoft technologies.

• Experience of working in Defence
• Proven experience as an Identity Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, or Systems Administrator with a focus on Microsoft identity technologies.
• Hands-on expertise in:
• • Windows Server 2022 installation, configuration, and management.
• • Active Directory design, replication, Group Policy, and security.
• • ADFS deployment and configuration, including claims-based authentication and trust establishment.
• • Experience federating with on-premise identity providers using standards such as SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect.
• • Practical understanding of SSO implementation, RBAC, and secure authentication practices.
• • Good understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, routing, load balancing, firewalls) and how they impact identity infrastructure.
• • Ability to follow architectural direction and deliver high-quality technical solutions in a collaborative team environment.
• • Experience supporting complex enterprise environments, including troubleshooting identity-related issues.
• • Experience in utilizing multiple on-premise virtualization technologies such as VMware Cloud Foundation and private cloud stacks.