Senior Microsoft Identity & Security Architect

Claranet Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Claranet Limited in the United Kingdom seeks a senior technical architect to deliver Microsoft-centric outcomes across hybrid identity, security and endpoint management. You will provide hands-on depth, architecture assurance, and guidance to internal teams and customers, spanning Active Directory, Entra ID, Defender XDR, Sentinel, Intune and SCCM.

Travel weekly to client sites, support Office of the CTO, and help shape current- and target-state architectures with risk reviews, patterns and

Qualifications

• Strong architectural capability across Microsoft Azure and core Microsoft cloud services.
• Proficiency in security technologies, frameworks, and secure architecture patterns.
• Expertise in Windows Active Directory and hybrid identity with Entra ID.
• Experience with modern endpoint management (Intune) and ConfigMgr/SCCM.
• Hands-on automation, IaC, CI/CD, scripting, and platform engineering.
• Comfort with AI tools to speed analysis, troubleshooting and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical expert within the Office of the CTO, providing depth and assurance.
• Deliver architecture reviews, design assurance and customer-ready outputs for opportunities.
• Lead across Microsoft identity, security, endpoint and cloud platforms with broader networking input.

Skills

Microsoft Azure & cloud services

Security architectures

Windows Active Directory

Hybrid identity with Entra ID

Defender XDR & Sentinel

Intune & ConfigMgr (SCCM)

Automation, IaC, CI/CD

Scripting & platform engineering

AI-assisted analysis & tooling

Tools

Intune

SCCM/ConfigMgr

Microsoft Entra ID

Defender XDR

Microsoft Sentinel

Azure

Job description

Claranet Limited in the United Kingdom seeks a senior technical architect to deliver Microsoft-centric outcomes across hybrid identity, security and endpoint management. You will provide hands-on depth, architecture assurance, and guidance to internal teams and customers, spanning Active Directory, Entra ID, Defender XDR, Sentinel, Intune and SCCM.

Travel weekly to client sites, support Office of the CTO, and help shape current- and target-state architectures with risk reviews, patterns and