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# Identity Architect - Okta to Microsoft Entra ID Migration

- **Company:** DeepData Inc
- **Location:** Novi, MI, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Active Directory, User Authentication, Cyber Security, Multi-Factor Authentication, Identity and Access Management, OAuth, OpenID, Azure Active Directory, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Okta, HR Software, Information Technology
- **Published:** November 13, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/e5923205-23a3-47bc-ab8f-ca2cdd44195f

## About the Role

* 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.

## Description

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.