Identity & Access Architect – Hybrid Cloud Security

Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

FERS retirement

FEHB health benefits

FEDVIP dental/vision

FEGLI life insurance

Excepted service

Job summary

Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, is seeking an Identity and Access Administrator to be stationed in the San Antonio office. The role focuses on securing and optimizing a hybrid-cloud identity ecosystem to support mission-critical operations.

Responsibilities include managing Entra ID and Active Directory lifecycle, implementing MFA, PAM, and conditional access, and providing Tier-3 technical support while maintaining thorough documentation for diagrams and guides.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 3 years of general experience (relevant accredited coursework may substitute for part).
• 4 years of specialized experience (education may substitute for part).
• 3+ years in Microsoft Entra (Azure) including Identity, Licensing, and Microsoft Purview.
• Advanced experience managing Microsoft Active Directory Domain Services.
• Strong understanding of identity security best practices, least privilege, and role‑based access control.
• Employment contingent on a satisfactory background check (FBI name & fingerprints).

Responsibilities

• Identity lifecycle management across a hybrid Active Directory (AD) and Entra ID environment.
• Enterprise Privilege Access Management (PAM) and third-party AD management tools administration.
• Configure Entra conditional access policies, MFA, privileged identity management, and identity protection controls.
• Remediate security risks including suspicious account behavior activity, compromised accounts, and stale objects.
• Provide Tier-3 support assisting IT staff with in-depth technical support and troubleshooting advanced problems.
• Develop and maintain documentation such as diagrams, user guides, and knowledge-based articles.

Skills

Entra (Azure)

Active Directory

Identity security

MFA

PAM

RBAC

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

4 years specialized experience

Tools

Microsoft Entra

AD DS

Job description

Federal Public Defender, Western District of Texas, is seeking an Identity and Access Administrator to be stationed in the San Antonio office. The role focuses on securing and optimizing a hybrid-cloud identity ecosystem to support mission-critical operations.

Responsibilities include managing Entra ID and Active Directory lifecycle, implementing MFA, PAM, and conditional access, and providing Tier-3 technical support while maintaining thorough documentation for diagrams and guides.