Identity Architect - Okta to Microsoft Entra ID Migration

We are seeking an experienced Identity Architect to lead the enterprise identity transformation from Okta to Microsoft Entra ID. This is a key customer-facing architecture role responsible for leading discovery, gathering business and technical requirements, defining current-state and future-state identity architecture, and establishing migration, coexistence, federation, and authentication strategies.

The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), Okta, Enterprise IAM Architecture, Active Directory, Federation, Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and Identity Governance., * Lead current-state IAM assessment and define target-state Microsoft Entra ID architecture.

• Develop identity coexistence, federation, authentication, and migration strategies.
• Define Conditional Access, MFA, identity lifecycle, governance, privileged access, and recovery patterns.
• Establish architecture standards, design decisions, technical exceptions, and governance processes.
• Validate architecture against security, licensing, business continuity, and operational requirements.
• Guide pilot implementations and enterprise migration teams.
• Review and approve reusable identity integration patterns.
• Collaborate with cybersecurity, infrastructure, HR systems, application owners, and third-party vendors.
• Ensure migration readiness, rollback planning, testing evidence, and operational handover.
• Present architecture recommendations and technical decisions to senior stakeholders and customer leadership.

• Enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) Architecture
• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory)
• Okta Identity and Access Management
• Active Directory and Hybrid Identity
• Identity Federation - SAML, OAuth 2.0, OIDC
• SCIM Provisioning
• Conditional Access Policies
• Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
• Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)
• Enterprise Authentication and Authorization Architecture
• Customer-Facing Architecture and Stakeholder Management

<>Preferred Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Microsoft Entra ID / Identity certifications.
• Okta certifications.
• Experience with enterprise security architecture and identity transformation programs.
• Experience working with large enterprise customers and cross-functional teams., * Strong enterprise IAM architecture background.
• Proven experience in Okta-to-Microsoft Entra ID migration or similar identity transformation initiatives.
• Excellent customer-facing communication and architecture presentation skills.
• Ability to lead discovery sessions and translate business requirements into technical architecture.
• Experience with migration governance, risk management, rollback planning, and production readiness.