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# Lead Microsoft Identity Engineer - Onsite in Austin, TX

- **Company:** Insight Enterprises Inc.
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $160,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Windows, Active Directory, Active Directory Federation Services, Amazon Web Services, User Authentication, Authentication Protocols, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, Desktop Computing, Disaster Recovery, Domain Name System (DNS), Identity and Access Management, Kerberos (Protocol), Lightweight Directory Access Protocols (LDAP), Windows Servers, Windows PowerShell, Azure Active Directory, Okta, Network Server
- **Published:** October 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobsearch.insight.com/talentcommunity/apply/1438442900/?locale=en_US

## About the Role

* 7+ years of experience administering and engineering enterprise Microsoft Active Directory environments
 * 7+ years of experience with Active Directory design, implementation, migration, and troubleshooting
 * Deep expertise with:
 + Active Directory
 + Group Policy
 + DNS
 + DHCP
 + DFS
 + Windows Server
 * Strong understanding of authentication protocols and identity security
 * Experience troubleshooting replication, authentication, and directory services issues
 * Experience serving as a Domain Administrator in large enterprise environments
 * Familiarity with cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, or GCP
 * Knowledge of Microsoft 365 identity and security best practices

Preferred Qualifications

 * Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
 * Okta
 * ADFS
 * Hybrid Identity deployments
 * PowerShell automation
 * Identity Governance or IAM experience

## Description

We are seeking a Lead Microsoft Identity Engineer to support and enhance enterprise identity infrastructure across Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and related authentication platforms. This role combines hands-on engineering, migration expertise, troubleshooting, and strategic infrastructure improvements to ensure secure and reliable identity services.

You will serve as a subject matter expert for Active Directory, authentication technologies, identity security, and directory services while supporting modernization and migration initiatives across hybrid environments., * Lead Active Directory migration projects, including cross-forest migrations

 * Design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot Microsoft Active Directory environments
 * Manage Group Policy for servers and endpoints
 * Support and troubleshoot authentication technologies, including ADFS, Kerberos, LDAP, and token-based authentication
 * Migrate users, groups, computers, and other directory objects between domains and forests
 * Administer and support Microsoft identity services in hybrid environments
 * Partner on identity modernization initiatives involving Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, and cloud platforms
 * Perform Active Directory health assessments, remediation, and optimization
 * Manage Windows Server upgrades and lifecycle activities
 * Support disaster recovery, capacity planning, and infrastructure improvements
 * Handle multiple concurrent projects and operational priorities