Solutions Architect - AD/Entra Architect

Texas Instruments; India; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Instruments seeks a senior AD and Entra architect to lead the design and evolution of our enterprise identity infrastructure across IT and OT. This role will architect and optimize Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) solutions that underpin identity management for a global organization, supporting 50,000+ users and complex hybrid deployments.

You will design scalable identity solutions while ensuring seamless integration between on-prem legacy systems, modern cloud apps, and

Qualifications

• Experience designing enterprise AD and Entra ID architectures for large, hybrid environments.
• Proven ability to implement RBAC, PIM, and lifecycle management in complex orgs.
• Strong collaboration with security, infrastructure, and applications teams; mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise AD forest architectures with multi-domain topologies and trust relationships.
• Architect Entra ID tenant configurations for hybrid identities and conditional access.
• Develop identity governance with RBAC, PIM, and lifecycle management processes.
• Define authentication patterns: SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, Kerberos.
• Lead identity modernization across on-prem and cloud, including OT considerations.
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to identity engineering teams.
• Establish monitoring and governance for performance, compliance, and security metrics.

Skills

AD Architecture

Entra ID

RBAC/ABAC/PBAC

SAML/OAuth/OpenID

MFA

SSO

OT Identity

PowerShell

Graph API

Azure CLI

LDAP/Kerberos

Hybrid Cloud

Technical Leadership

Tools

Ping Identity

SailPoint

AWS IAM

Job description

Job Description and Responsibilities

TI is seeking a senior AD and Entra architect to lead the design and evolution of our enterprise identity infrastructure supporting both IT and OT environments. This role will architect and optimize Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) solutions that serve as the backbone for identity management across our global organization, supporting 50,000+ users and complex hybrid cloud deployments. You will design scalable identity solutions while ensuring seamless integration between on-premises legacy systems, modern cloud applications, and increasingly critical operational technology environments.

Key responsibilities will be as follows:

• Design and implement enterprise-scale Active Directory forest architectures, including multi-domain topologies, trust relationships, and site replication strategies
• Architect Microsoft Entra ID tenant configurations supporting hybrid identity scenarios, conditional access policies, and zero-trust security models
• Develop and enforce identity governance frameworks including role-based access control (RBAC), privileged identity management (PIM), and lifecycle management processes
• Design secure authentication and authorization patterns for enterprise applications, including SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and Kerberos implementations
• Partner with cybersecurity, infrastructure, and application teams to establish identity security standards and access management best practices
• Evaluate and integrate emerging identity technologies to enhance user experience while maintaining security posture
• Lead cross-functional identity modernization initiatives, including legacy application migration and cloud-first identity strategies
• Provide technical leadership and mentoring to identity engineering teams across global locations
• Establish monitoring and governance frameworks to ensure identity infrastructure performance, compliance, and security metric.

Enterprise identity management:

• Identity lifecycle management and automated provisioning/deprovisioning
• Role-based access control (RBAC), Attribute-based access control (ABAC) & Policy based-access control (PBAC) models
• Single Sign-On (SSO) architecture for SaaS, on-premises, and hybrid applications
• Multi-factor authentication (MFA) strategy and implementation across diverse application portfolios
• Directory synchronization patterns and identity data governance
• Operational Technology (OT) identity management experience:
  • Access management for industrial control systems (SCADA, DCS, PLCs)
  • Understanding of OT network segmentation and air-gapped environment challenges
  • Experience with OT-specific authentication protocols and legacy system integration
  • Hardening & segregation of legacy OT systems, services & data avoiding downtime or disruptions

Technical architecture skills:

• PowerShell, Microsoft Graph API, and Azure CLI for identity automation
• Directory services protocols (LDAP, LDAPS, Kerberos, NTLM)
• Network architecture understanding for identity services (DNS, firewalls, load balancers)
• Windows Server infrastructure and enterprise-scale system administration
• Cloud architecture patterns in Azure, with understanding of other major cloud platforms

Leadership and communication:

• Proven ability to influence technical decision-making across global, cross-functional teams
• Exceptional communication skills to translate complex identity concepts for business stakeholders
• Experience mentoring and developing technical teams in identity management practices
• Strong project management capabilities for large-scale identity transformation initiatives

Preferred/Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with other identity platforms (Ping Identity, SailPoint, AWS IAM)
• Knowledge of compliance frameworks relevant to identity management (SOX, GDPR, HIPAA, NIST)
• Certifications in Microsoft identity technologies (SC-300, MS-102) or equivalent vendor certifications
• Experience with identity analytics, risk-based authentication, and behavioural analysis tools
• Understanding of DevSecOps practices and infrastructure-as-code for identity deployments