Microsoft Entra ID Security Specialist – Part-Time / On-Call

seek.com.au; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 100,000 - 150,000; Part time

Job summary

We are a growing Australian technology company based in Melbourne seeking a part-time Microsoft Entra specialist. The role focuses on initially auditing and hardening the Entra environment, then providing ongoing security, access, and identity support as needed, with emphasis on strict access controls across devices and locations.

The successful candidate will perform periodic security reviews, monitor identity activities, and respond to urgent Entra identity and access issues while maintaining

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID.
• Experience with Conditional Access and IAM.
• Knowledge of MFA and Privileged Identity Management.
• Familiarity with Microsoft 365 identity security.
• Understanding of Entra roles and service principals.
• Experience with identity security monitoring and Zero Trust concepts.

Responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive Microsoft Entra ID security audit.
• Review users, administrators, groups, roles and permissions.
• Audit Global Administrator and privileged access.
• Review and strengthen Conditional Access policies.
• Review and enforce Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA).
• Review sign-in and audit logs for suspicious activity.
• Review guest users and external access.
• Review enterprise applications and service principals.
• Enroll all company devices when required.
• Respond to urgent Entra identity and access issues when required.

Skills

Microsoft Entra ID

Conditional Access

Identity and Access Management

Multi-Factor Authentication

Privileged Identity Management

Microsoft 365 identity security

Entra roles and permissions

Enterprise applications and service-pr

Job description

This is a specialist security role for someone with deep, hands-on Microsoft Entra ID experience who can initially review and strengthen the environment and then remain available when required for ongoing security, access and identity matters. Your primary responsibility will be ensuring the Microsoft Entra environment remains secure, correctly configured and protected against unauthorised access. The role will involve an initial security review and hardening of the environment, followed by part-time ongoing support and on-call availability when security or access issues require attention. A major priority is maintaining strict control over who can access company systems, from where, and using which devices.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct a comprehensive Microsoft Entra ID security audit
• Review users, administrators, groups, roles and permissions
• Audit Global Administrator and privileged access
• Review and strengthen Conditional Access policies
• Review and enforce Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
• Review sign-in and audit logs for suspicious activity
• Review guest users and external access
• Review enterprise applications and service principals
• Enroll all company devices when required
• Respond to urgent Entra identity and access issues when required

About you

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID
• Experience with Conditional Access
• Experience with Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Experience with Multi-Factor Authentication
• Experience with Privileged Identity Management
• Experience with Microsoft 365 identity security
• Experience with Entra roles and permissions
• Experience with enterprise applications and service principals
• Experience with identity security monitoring
• Experience with Zero Trust principles

About us

We are a growing Australian technology company based in Melbourne, with an experienced team and a strong focus on security and protecting our systems. We are looking for a highly skilled Microsoft Entra specialist to join us on a part-time basis and provide ongoing support as our business continues to grow.