Digital Identity Security Consultant

Avanade Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Avanade Inc. as a consultant focusing on Digital Identity capabilities. You will work with enterprise clients, implementing secure identity management solutions, guiding them through modern authentication challenges. This role offers a collaborative environment for growth in cybersecurity technologies.

Benefits

80+ hours training and paid certifications annually

Dedicated career advisor

Engaged and supportive coworkers

Qualifications

• Proficient in Microsoft Entra ID and identity management.
• Skilled in automation and scripting with PowerShell and Azure tools.
• Experience with OAuth and SAML protocols.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement modern authentication solutions.
• Manage identities using Microsoft Entra ID.
• Oversee identity management processes and automation scripts.

Skills

Consulting

Communication

Problem Solving

Analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Come join us

In a client-facing consulting role, you will work on exciting projects that transform our client's solutions with a focus on the Microsoft Digital Identity capabilities as well as other leading market vendors ( e.g. Saviynt & One Identity). As a member of our security practice, you will work for both Avanade and Accenture clients, ranging from medium to large global enterprise clients.

Join a curious and diverse team that's passionate about next-gen tech and establish yourself as a Leader in the Digital I dentity space. Together, let's transform cybersecurity.

Together we do what matters.

Skills and experiences

• Are experienced in consulting and advisory discussions with clients and other consulting firms.

• Proven understanding of Active Directory and legacy authentication protocols ( LDAP, Kerberos, NTLM, etc. ) .

• Proven understanding of Entra ID and Entra ID Domain Services (and respective scenarios) .

• Experience with modern authentication protocols and integrating applications using those protocols.

• Experience leading small to medium project general design and delivery (solution architecture and associated infrastructure or business and functional requirements) .

• Understanding of the business, privacy, security, and compliance challenges surrounding Digital Identities and a passion for solving these challenges for clients.

• Experience of privileged access management solutions and an understanding of secrets management .

About you

• Proficiency in modern authentication protocols such as OAuth and SAML.

• Experience with Microsoft Entra ID, including SSO and authentication methods.

• Knowledge of identity management processes and high-level knowledge of tools like SailPoint and Okta.

• Familiarity with Entra Application Provisioning and SCIM.

• Ability to manage various types of identities using Microsoft Entra ID.

• Skilled in automation and scripting with PowerShell and Azure tools.

• Experience with Microsoft Graph API for custom identity workflows.

• Understanding of basic security principles and secure coding practices.

• Capability to develop and maintain custom code using .NET/C# or Python.

• Knowledge of IAM lifecycle management concepts.

• Familiarity with monitoring and alerting tools like Sentinel and Defender.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for IAM issues.

• Good communication skills for effective teamwork and stakeholder engagement.

• Comfortable working within agile methodologies.

What you'll do

• • Develop and implement modern authentication solutions using OAuth, SAML, ID/Access/Refresh Token, and Claim Rules Transformation.
  
  
  • Manage identities using Microsoft Entra ID, including SSO, Application proxy, Authentication methods, and Authentication Strength.
  
  
  • Oversee identity management processes such as JML/IGA, with product agnostic understanding of identity principles for various products like SailPoint, Savyint , OneIdentity , and Okta.
  
  
  • Understanding and experience with Entra Application Provisioning, including SCIM and Custom Attribute Schema.
  
  
  • Understanding and experience with Entra Identities, including members, external, and client identities.
  
  
  • Understanding and experience with Microsoft Entra ID to manage identities, conditional access, MFA, and identity governance.
  
  
  • Understanding and experience with creation and maintenance of automation scripts using PowerShell and Azure automation tools.
  
  
  • Understanding and experience with developing integrations and custom identity workflows using Microsoft Graph API.
  
  
  • Understanding and experience with basic security principles, secure coding practices, and threat mitigation strategies.
  
  
  • Understanding and experience with developing, troubleshooting, and maintaining custom code and tools, preferably using .NET/C# or Python.
  
  
  • Understanding and experience with IAM lifecycle management concepts, including provisioning and deprovisioning workflows.
  
  
  • Understanding and experience with the configuration of monitoring, logging, and alerting for IAM solutions using tools like Sentinel and Defender.
  
  
  • Understanding and experience with analysing complex IAM issues, troubleshooting, and implementing solutions.
  
  
  • Ability to communicate effectively and collaborate with team members and stakeholders.
  
  
  • Ability to work within agile methodologies, contributing to backlog items and continuous improvement.

Learn more

Avanade is the leading global provider of digital, cloud, AI and advisory services, industry solutions and design-led experiences across the Microsoft ecosystem. Founded in 2000 as a joint venture between Accenture LLP and Microsoft Corporation, Avanade has more certifications, Gold-level competencies and most valued professionals (MVPs) than any other Microsoft partner. Every day, our 60,000 professionals in 26 countries innovate responsibly to make a genuine human impact for our clients, their employees and their customers.

To learn more about the types of projects our Security team works on check out this info :

Avanade Security - Are you Doing Enough? https://www.avanade.com/en/solutions/security-service-solutions?videoid=6311944004112 EDF Client Story | Avanade https://www.avanade.com/en/clients/edf Zurich Client Story | Avanade https://www.avanade.com/en/clients/zurich A Catastrophic Cyber Event. Are You Ready? https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/avanade-insights/security/catastrophic-cyber-attack The New World of Decentralized Identity https://www.avanade.com/en-us/solutions/security-service-solutions/digital-identity

Interested in knowing what's going on inside Avanade? Check out our blogs:

Avanade Insights - exchange ideas that drive tomorrow's innovation https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/avanade-insights Inside Avanade - explore what life is like working at Avanade https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/inside-avanade

Enjoy your career

Some of the best things about working at Avanade

• Opportunity to work for Microsoft's Global Alliance Partner of the Year, with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
• Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
• Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
• Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you

Find out more about some of our benefits Employee Benefits at Avanade | Avanade

A great place to work

As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you will get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You'll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It's all here, so take a closer look!

Create a future for our people that focuses on

• Expanding your thinking • Experimenting courageously • Learning and pivoting

Inspire greatness in our people by

• Empowering every voice • Encouraging boldness • Celebrating progress

Accelerate the impact of our people by

• Amazing the client • Prioritizing what matters • Acting as one

We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Avanade believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities, and we do not discriminate against our employees, applicants, or job seekers because of their race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or any other protect group status as defined by law.