Directory Services Architect (m/w/d)

MANN+HUMMEL; Ludwigsburg; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

MANN+HUMMEL Ludwigsburg is seeking a Directory Services Architect to design, optimize and operate enterprise directory and identity platforms (Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID) in hybrid environments. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and define standards to improve security, reliability, and seamless access for users, devices, and applications.

Key responsibilities include guiding privileged access, authentication technologies, and PKI topics, plus supporting incident

Responsibilities

• Design and continuously improve enterprise directory services architecture, including Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and related identity platforms
• Define architecture standards, technical guidelines, best practices, and governance principles for directory and identity services
• Provide architectural guidance for privileged access, authentication technologies, identity integrations, certificates, and PKI-related topics
• Apply advanced troubleshooting skills to resolve complex directory, identity, authentication, access, and infrastructure-related issues
• Support risk assessments, incident response, operational improvements, and logging and monitoring requirements
• Enable Service Center Operations through documentation, guidance, standards, and knowledge transfer
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, security, workplace, and application teams to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable directory services solutions

Skills

Active Directory

Microsoft Entra ID

Directory services architecture

Troubleshooting

Hybrid environments

Security governance

Documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

PKI

Job description

Role Summary

The Directory Services Architect supports the design, optimization, and operation of enterprise directory and identity platforms (Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID) in hybrid environments. Working closely with cross-functional teams, this role contributes to establishing standards, improving security and reliability, and enabling seamless access for users, devices, and applications.

• Design and continuously improve enterprise directory services architecture, including Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and related identity platforms
• Define architecture standards, technical guidelines, best practices, and governance principles for directory and identity services
• Provide architectural guidance for privileged access, authentication technologies, identity integrations, certificates, and PKI-related topics
• Apply advanced troubleshooting skills to resolve complex directory, identity, authentication, access, and infrastructure-related issues
• Support risk assessments, incident response, operational improvements, and logging and monitoring requirements
• Enable Service Center Operations through documentation, guidance, standards, and knowledge transfer
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, security, workplace, and application teams to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable directory services solutions

Diversity and inclusion are part of our DNA. We filter exclusively for the best talent. We therefore welcome applications from all people regardless of age, gender, origin, ancestry, disability, or other legally protected grounds.

Social Benefits

• You will work with a high degree of independence and decision-making freedom
• Performance-based pay and comprehensive benefits
• 35 hours per week with flexitime or trust-based working hours (depending on the position) plus 30 days of vacation
• Option for hybrid working (4 days in Ludwigsburg, 1 day mobile). (For children under 12 years of age, the following still applies: 3 days in Ludwigsburg, 2 days mobile)
• Everyone has talent: Our talent management process supports you in your professional development
• Company restaurant
• Places in a private daycare center in the vicinity (both for children under and over 3 years of age)
• A modern company pension plan to supplement your statutory pension insurance
• Additional private health insurance (e.g., supplementary dental insurance)
• A large number of discounts in our corporate benefits portal (e.g., on vacations, fashion, insurance, etc.)
• Mobility offers: subsidy for the Deutschlandticket, JobRad leasing, and e‑charging stations in the free parking garage with company charging rates