Lead Identity Engineer & Architect — AD, Entra ID, Hybrid

Insight; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight is seeking a Lead Microsoft Identity Engineer to own and advance enterprise identity infrastructure across Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and related authentication platforms in Austin. This onsite role requires hands-on engineering, migration expertise, and strategic improvements to ensure secure identity services in hybrid environments.

You will lead AD migrations, design and maintain AD and DNS/DHCP, manage Group Policy, and partner on Entra ID, Okta, and cloud integrations.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in enterprise AD engineering and administration.
• Experience with AD design, implementation, migration, and troubleshooting.
• Deep expertise with Active Directory, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, DFS, Windows Server.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms including Azure, AWS, or GCP and Microsoft 365 identity.

Responsibilities

• Lead Active Directory migration projects, including cross-forest migrations.
• Design, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot AD, Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and DFS.
• Manage Group Policy for servers and endpoints.
• Support and troubleshoot authentication technologies, including ADFS, Kerberos, LDAP, and token-based authentication.
• Migrate users, groups, computers, and other directory objects between domains and forests.
• Administer and support Microsoft identity services in hybrid environments.
• Partner on identity modernization initiatives involving Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, and cloud platforms.
• Perform Active Directory health assessments, remediation, and optimization.
• Manage Windows Server upgrades and lifecycle activities.
• Support disaster recovery, capacity planning, and infrastructure improvementsHandle multiple concurrent projects and operational priorities.

Skills

Active Directory

Group Policy

DNS

DHCP

DFS

Windows Server

ADFS

Identity security

Hybrid identity

Okta

PowerShell

Azure

Azure AD

Tools

PowerShell

Azure

Okta

Job description

Insight is seeking a Lead Microsoft Identity Engineer to own and advance enterprise identity infrastructure across Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and related authentication platforms in Austin. This onsite role requires hands-on engineering, migration expertise, and strategic improvements to ensure secure identity services in hybrid environments.

You will lead AD migrations, design and maintain AD and DNS/DHCP, manage Group Policy, and partner on Entra ID, Okta, and cloud integrations.