Entra ID Team Lead

SFE; Illinois; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SFE is seeking a Tech Lead/Architect to lead the Identity and Workforce Security team, architecting authentication and access management across Hybrid and Cloud environments. You will drive zero-trust adoption, least privilege, and modern security protocols, while mentoring teams and guiding stakeholders on IAM solutions.

The role requires hands-on experience with Entra ID, Azure, OAuth/OIDC/SAML, MFA, and CIEM, ensuring secure API, microservice, and mobile/backend integrations within

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in identity and access management (IAM) architecture.
• Deep understanding of authentication and authorization patterns.
• Experience leading security architecture for hybrid/cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead identity centric Workforce Security team.
• Architect and review IAM/IA solutions across Hybrid and Cloud.
• Consult stakeholders and IT management on identity security.
• Guide AI adoption with identity focus and zero-trust principles.

Skills

IAM / Identity

Azure AD / Entra ID

OAuth / OIDC / SAML

MFA / Conditional Access

Zero Trust

JWT / Token Security

Cloud Security

Cloud platforms (Azure/AWS)

Tools

Entra ID

Okta

PingFederate

Azure

AWS

CIEM

Job description

Role Descriptions: Lead Identity centric Workforce Security team to develop authentication and access management solutions Drive the development of identity solutions| access patterns| modern security protocols| practicing Zero trust| least privileged| defines in depth principles Good understanding of AI concepts| Patterns and impact on identity and access management domain Participate and engage in AI adoption with Identity focus| knowledge and understanding of Entra ID agentic Identity| authentication flows and Patterns Review and provide feedback on Identity and access management related security solutions proposed by stakeholders and can provide consultation to the partners and IT Management In-depth knowledge and experience on Entra ID| EPM| Sentinel| Azure| AWS Security Knowledge on Okta| PingFederate| Entitlement management solutions Strong knowledge on Identities management on Azure AD with OAuth| OIDC| SAML| SSO| MFA| Conditional access policies| MFA| Kerberos| LDAP| Identity Federations etc. Experience in providing security solutions for Java based Micro services| React based frontends and Android/iOS based mobile applications on the AZURE Hands-of experience in JWT| session handling| Code signing| Certificate authentication| TLS/SSL| API Security| Application registration| application integration scenarios etc. Awareness of API Management| Firewalls| DLP| VPNs| DNS| Azure Defender| MCAS| Sentinel| WAFs| Application Gateways| NSGs| App Proxy| Radius clusters| CDN etc. Good understanding of Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management solution (CIEM) to ensure smooth remediation of toxic combinations| high risk entitlements etc. Understanding and application of threat modelling concepts and methodologies Understanding of Applications security| OWASP standards| security best practices| browser compatibilities/storages/cookies Acts as Workforce cybersecurity expert to in solutions spanning end user computing| proxy solutions| MFA| SSO| conditional accesses| Password less| YubiKey| bio-metric solutions| identity and governance scenarios| Secrets Management| automation| role based access control| Privileged identity management| Just in time accesses etc. Participates in solutions to support- token handling| OIDC/ OAuth flows| authorization patterns| identity federation| cloud architectures| cryptography| cloud native services| cloud security etc. Deeper understanding on Cloud Security areas such as Policies| RBAC| activities| identities| privileged access management etc Ability to support operations in troubleshooting complex identity scenarios with hands-on experience on Sentinel/KQL/Audit logs etc. Good understanding of concepts related to docker Security| container orchestrations/Kubernetes

Essential Skills: We are seeking a highly skilled Tech lead/Architect with deeper expertise in various security products| authentication| authorization| access management| AI| governance. As a key member of Workforce Authentication and Authorization team you lead a team to play a vital role in ensuring the secure implementation of various solutions (Hybrid and Cloud).

Skills: Cyber Security - IAM Professional Services Cyber Security - Information Security