Hybrid Windows Infra Architect – AD/Azure Entra

Apex Systems; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K program

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Certification discounts

Job summary

Everforth Apex is seeking a Windows Infrastructure Engineer/Architect in Washington, DC, with hybrid work options. The role focuses on securing, scaling, and supporting core enterprise identity platforms, including AD and Azure Entra ID, PKI, and related cloud integrations.

You will architect robust identity solutions, lead Tier 3 design ownership, and guide governance, security, and operational processes across on-prem and cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Requires 8+ years of Windows Infrastructure experience or 6+ years with Master’s degree.
• Extensive experience with Azure environments and AD for centralized identity, SSO, and RBAC.
• Proven ability to architect and lead enterprise Windows infrastructure initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Act as Tier 3 escalation for AD/Azure ID environments.
• Architect identity solutions and manage enterprise PKI.
• Set standards for the infrastructure team and drive issue resolution.
• Hands-on deployment, maintenance, and monitoring of Windows servers and applications.
• Develop and enforce Azure governance like Azure Policy and Blueprints.
• Configure 2019/2022/2025 server OS and datacenter installations.

Skills

Active Directory

Azure AD/Microsoft Entra ID

PKI/AD CS

Scripting (PowerShell, Python)

Cloud architectures (Azure)

Federated identity & SSO

ITIL4/ServiceNow

Networking concepts (DNS, VPN)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Master’s degree (optional)

Tools

Ansible

Chef

Puppet

Azure Entra ID

Job description

Everforth Apex is seeking a Windows Infrastructure Engineer/Architect in Washington, DC, with hybrid work options. The role focuses on securing, scaling, and supporting core enterprise identity platforms, including AD and Azure Entra ID, PKI, and related cloud integrations.

You will architect robust identity solutions, lead Tier 3 design ownership, and guide governance, security, and operational processes across on-prem and cloud environments.