Azure Active Directory, Cloud Architect, Azure Architect

Diligent Tec, Inc; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 184,559; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking a Cloud Architect with expertise in Azure AD and Entra ID. Responsibilities include establishing Active Directory trusts and utilizing Cloud Sync for secondary forests. This mid-senior level contract position offers a salary range between $160,000 and $184,559 annually.

Qualifications

• Expertise in Windows AD, Domains, DNS, and DHCP.
• Knowledge of External DNS, NTLM, Kerberos, and SAML SSO.
• Experience deploying Azure resources and managing NSGs.

Responsibilities

• Establish cross-forest Active Directory Forest Trust.
• Sync both forests via a single Entra Connect.
• Utilize Cloud Sync for a secondary forest.

Skills

Azure AD

Tenant Migration

Entra ID

Windows Administration

Networking Basics

SQL Administration

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Required Skills: Azure AD, Tenant Migration, Tenant to Tenant, Entra ID, Forest Trust, DNS, DHCp

Hands on

Windows Administration: Expertise in Windows AD, Domains, DNS, DHCP, Forest creation, modification, and integration.

Security & Authentication: Knowledge of External DNS, NTLM, Kerberos, Certificate Authority, and SAML SSO.

O365 Administration: Not an expert-level requirement but should understand and be able to create connectors.

Networking Basics: VLAN, VLAN segmentation, Firewalls, Privileged Access Management.

Knowledge in SQL Administration – Not an expert level

Azure Administration: Experience in deploying Azure resources, managing Resource Groups (RGs), NSGs, tagging, ARM templates, and VPN gateways.

Must-Have Experience in at Least One of the Following Scenarios:

Active Directory Forest Trust with Entra Connect Sync

Establishing a bidirectional forest trust between two AD forests.

Synchronizing both forests to a single Entra tenant using Microsoft Entra Connect Sync.

Enabling cross-forest authentication for Entra-integrated and AD-integrated apps.

Requires TCP/IP network connectivity between domains and domain controllers.

Ideal for legacy AD-integrated apps that require cross-forest access.

Synchronizing Both Forests via a Single Entra Connect

Using a single Entra Connect server to sync objects from both forests to one tenant, without a forest trust.

Enabling authentication for Entra-integrated apps but restricting AD-integrated app access between forests.

Requires network access between the Entra Connect server and both domain controllers.

Suitable when cross-forest AD app access is not needed.

Entra Connect Cloud Sync for a Secondary Forest

Utilizing Cloud Sync (lightweight agent) for the secondary forest while keeping the primary Entra Connect setup.

Synchronization without full AD connectivity, ideal for geographically distributed networks.

Supports hybrid environments, where one forest operates in a cloud-centric model.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Information Technology
• IT Services and IT Consulting

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