Remote Identity & Collaboration Architect (Entra ID, 365)

Consult; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 120,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

UKRI is seeking an Identity & Collaboration Architect for a 4-month contract. Remote work with occasional office travel within the UK. Lead the design of a multi-tenant Microsoft 365 consolidation, defining identity, namespace and governance in a complex enterprise.

You will develop future-state identity architecture, oversee domain consolidation, and guide migration strategies across organisations while liaising with senior IT, security, HR and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience designing Identity Architecture within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of directory services and identity lifecycle management.
• Hands-on with Microsoft Entra ID including authentication, conditional access, and governance.
• Proven experience designing and implementing Microsoft 365 architectures.
• Experience defining migration strategies and roadmaps across multiple organisations.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to lead workshops and present architectural recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and design of a large-scale Microsoft 365 consolidation programme.
• Develop target-state identity and namespace strategies across multiple tenancies.
• Define governance models and operating frameworks for identity services.
• Support migration planning and tenant consolidation across organisations.
• Engage senior stakeholders across IT, security, HR and business units.

Job description

UKRI is seeking an Identity & Collaboration Architect for a 4-month contract. Remote work with occasional office travel within the UK. Lead the design of a multi-tenant Microsoft 365 consolidation, defining identity, namespace and governance in a complex enterprise.

You will develop future-state identity architecture, oversee domain consolidation, and guide migration strategies across organisations while liaising with senior IT, security, HR and business stakeholders.