Entra IAM Security Architect — Zero Trust Leader

USG Inc.; Fort Worth (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

USG Inc. seeks a Sr. Architect / Engineer to design and implement Microsoft Entra IAM security across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments.

You will lead security architecture decisions and hands-on engineering for authentication, authorization, and zero-trust controls. The role requires deep expertise with Entra ID, PIM, Conditional Access, phishing-resistant MFA, and modern identity patterns, with strong collaboration across cybersecurity, cloud, and enterprise teams.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Microsoft Entra ID and identity security patterns.
• Strong knowledge of IAM controls, zero trust, and hybrid identity security.
• Experience with modern authentication protocols and identity governance.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise Entra IAM security architecture, standards, and guardrails.
• Architect secure identity solutions across cloud, hybrid, multi-cloud, SaaS, and on‑premises.
• Develop and implement identity-centric zero trust architecture and risk-based access.
• Design Conditional Access strategies for users, admins, devices, and workloads.
• Architect phishing-resistant and passwordless authentication solutions.
• Govern Privileged Identity Management and just-in-time access models.
• Lead architecture reviews, threat modeling, and incident response readiness for IAM.
• Develop automation with Microsoft Graph API and PowerShell to improve security.

Skills

Microsoft Entra ID

Identity & Access Management

Zero Trust

Conditional Access

PIM

Phishing-resistant MFA

Passwordless authentication

OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect / SAML

Microsoft Graph API

PowerShell

Entra Connect/Cloud Sync

Identity governance

Hybrid identity security

Education

Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)

Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)

CISSP

CCSP

TOGAF

Tools

PowerShell

Microsoft Graph API

Entra Connect/Cloud Sync

Job description

USG Inc. seeks a Sr. Architect / Engineer to design and implement Microsoft Entra IAM security across cloud, on-prem, and hybrid environments.

You will lead security architecture decisions and hands-on engineering for authentication, authorization, and zero-trust controls. The role requires deep expertise with Entra ID, PIM, Conditional Access, phishing-resistant MFA, and modern identity patterns, with strong collaboration across cybersecurity, cloud, and enterprise teams.