Hybrid Identity & AD Administrator (Entra ID)

HireClearedTalent; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

HireClearedTalent in Washington, DC seeks a Systems Administrator specializing in Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID to manage a hybrid identity environment, ensuring secure access, authentication, and federal compliance.

You will collaborate with the ICAM Team, ISSO, and security teams to administer identity services, troubleshoot access issues, implement security controls, and support compliance assessments across on-prem and cloud components.

Qualifications

• 4+ years Windows enterprise systems administration.
• Strong hands-on experience with Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and permission delegation.
• 2+ years administering Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), including Conditional Access and MFA.
• Experience supporting hybrid identity environments using Entra Connect or Cloud Sync.
• Knowledge of FISMA requirements and NIST SP 800-53 controls.
• Experience preparing compliance reports and audit evidence.
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365 administration and authentication protocols (Kerberos, NTLM, SAML, OAuth/OIDC).
• Excellent technical documentation and communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Secret clearance, if required.

Responsibilities

• Administer Active Directory users, groups, computers, and OUs across domains.
• Manage GPOs, DNS, DHCP, and domain controller health, patching, and replication.
• Review permissions, ACLs, and privileged group memberships.
• Support AD backups, recovery testing, and DC upgrades.
• Manage Entra ID users, groups, licensing, and administrative units.
• Configure Conditional Access policies and MFA; manage self-service password reset.
• Oversee directory roles, PIM, and periodic access reviews.
• Manage SSO, SAML/OIDC, and API permissions for applications.
• Operate Entra Connect/Cloud Sync for directory synchronization.
• Monitor logs, investigate identity alerts, and support security investigations.
• Maintain identity documentation and onboarding/offboarding processes.

Skills

Active Directory

Group Policy

DNS

DHCP

Entra ID / Azure AD

Conditional Access

MFA

Entra Connect / Cloud Sync

FISMA & NIST SP 800-53

Microsoft 365 administration

Kerberos/NLTM/SAML/OAuth/OIDC

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or related discipline

Tools

PowerShell

Microsoft Graph PowerShell SDK

Job description

HireClearedTalent in Washington, DC seeks a Systems Administrator specializing in Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID to manage a hybrid identity environment, ensuring secure access, authentication, and federal compliance.

You will collaborate with the ICAM Team, ISSO, and security teams to administer identity services, troubleshoot access issues, implement security controls, and support compliance assessments across on-prem and cloud components.