Cloud Architect - Entra Specialisation

• Design and implement secure, scalable cloud architectures with a strong focus on Microsoft Entra ID.
• Define cloud identity and access management architectures across enterprise environments.
• Design solutions using Microsoft Azure and integrate identity services with cloud and on-premises platforms.
• Develop architectures for authentication, authorization, SSO, MFA, Conditional Access, and identity lifecycle management.
• Lead Entra ID hybrid identity solutions and integration with Active Directory.
• Provide architectural guidance for identity security, governance, and access management.
• Assess existing cloud and identity environments and recommend improvements.
• Work with security, infrastructure, application, and business teams to translate requirements into secure cloud solutions.
• Support cloud transformation, modernization, and migration initiatives., * Design secure, scalable, and highly available Azure and Entra-based architectures.
• Translate business and technical requirements into practical cloud and identity solutions.
• Analyse existing environments and identify architecture, security, and integration improvements.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance to engineering and security teams.
• Troubleshoot complex cloud and identity-related issues and drive root-cause resolution.
• Communicate complex architectural concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Balance security, scalability, performance, cost, and business requirements when designing solutions.

What We Bring to the Table:

• Opportunity to work on enterprise Azure cloud and Microsoft Entra identity transformation initiatives.
• Exposure to complex cloud, IAM, hybrid identity, and security architectures.
• Collaboration with cloud, infrastructure, security, application, and business teams.
• Opportunities to contribute to cloud modernization, identity security, and enterprise architecture initiatives.

• 10+ years of overall experience in Cloud Architecture, Cloud Engineering, or related IT roles.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale cloud and identity architectures.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, Azure Active Directory/Active Directory, hybrid identity, SSO, MFA, and Conditional Access.
• Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM) and identity security principles.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, governance, networking, and enterprise architecture.
• Experience integrating Entra ID with enterprise applications and cloud services.
• Knowledge of identity lifecycle, access governance, privileged access, and security controls.
• Experience working with complex enterprise and hybrid environments.