Cloud Architect

ZipRecruiter; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology consulting firm is seeking an SC Cleared Azure Entra ID Architect for an initial 6-month hybrid contract in London. You will work on Azure Entra ID architecture and administration, configuring Microsoft Entra External ID for partner access and ensuring best practices. The right candidate will have strong technical skills in Azure technologies and experience troubleshooting access issues.

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Azure Entra ID / Azure Active Directory architecture and administration.
• Hands-on experience with Azure B2B collaboration and external management.
• In-depth knowledge of Access Packages, Entitlement Management, and Access Reviews.

Responsibilities

• Design and configure Microsoft Entra External ID for external customer/partner access.
• Ability to troubleshoot authentication and guest access issues.
• Experience of setting up Extranet environment with industry best practices.

Skills

Azure Entra ID / Azure Active Directory architecture

Azure B2B collaboration

Microsoft Entra External ID (CIAM)

Access Packages and Entitlement Management

Conditional Access and MFA

Entra ID Governance

SAML / OAuth / OpenID Connect

Microsoft Information Protection (MIP)

Cross-tenant synchronization

User lifecycle management

Job description

Job Description

One of our clients currently seek a SC Cleared Azure Entra ID Architect to join their dynamic team on an initial 6 month contract. This role is Hybrid (2 days a week at the office based in Stratford).

Technical Skills:

• Strong expertise in Azure Entra ID / Azure Active Directory architecture and administration.
• Hands-on experience with Azure B2B collaboration and external management.
• Design and configure Microsoft Entra External ID (CIAM) for external customer/partner access to M365 apps like SharePoint Online & MS Teams.
• In-depth knowledge of Access Packages, Entitlement Management, Access Reviews.
• Expertise in Conditional Access and MFA enforcement for external users.
• Experience with Entra ID Governance capabilities ( Lifecycle, Protection, PIM).
• Familiarity with SharePoint Online external sharing settings, Teams external collaboration, and OneDrive external sharing.
• Understanding of SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, and federation scenarios for external providers.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Information Protection (MIP), Sensitivity Labels, and DLP policies as applied to external collaboration.
• Exposure to cross-tenant synchronization and B2B Direct Connect features.
• Experience of setting up BAU support model for automated user lifecycle management, alerts and reporting.
• Experience of setting up Extranet environment at scale with implementation of industry standard best practices.
• Ability to troubleshoot authentication, guest access, and sharing issues across M365 services.

Should this role speak to you, kindly send a copy of your latest CV to [e-mail]