Senior Identity & Access Architect, Entra ID & AD

Guidepointsecurity; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

GuidePoint Security is seeking an experienced Security Architect to lead Identity and Access Management initiatives, focusing on AD/Entra ID, MFA, and security architecture. You will assess, design, and document solutions to secure Microsoft identities across on-prem and cloud environments.

The role requires deep expertise in Azure AD/Entra ID, PAM, SSO, and Graph API, with responsibilities spanning governance, deployment planning, and incident response. Travel up to 10% may be required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT security and architecture experience.
• 7+ years of Active Directory design and infrastructure experience.
• 3+ years of Azure Active Directory architecture and design.

Responsibilities

• Lead evaluation, design, and development of AD & Azure AD requirements and implementation roadmap.
• Develop and enforce IAM policies and standards for regulatory compliance.
• Provide technical guidance and risk analysis to global project teams.
• Translate requirements into architectural designs for deployment of infrastructure components.
• Maintain and optimize on-prem AD, DNS, GPOs, and domain controllers.
• Implement MFA and security best practices across user accounts and devices.
• Develop integrations using Microsoft Graph API for automation and custom applications.
• Write Advanced PowerShell scripts for provisioning and configurations across Entra ID and AD.

Skills

Active Directory

Azure Active Directory

Entra ID

IAM

PowerShell

Microsoft Graph API

MFA

Conditional Access

Security best practices

Education

CISSP

CISM

Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate

Tools

Graph API

PowerShell

Azure AD Connect

Job description

GuidePoint Security is seeking an experienced Security Architect to lead Identity and Access Management initiatives, focusing on AD/Entra ID, MFA, and security architecture. You will assess, design, and document solutions to secure Microsoft identities across on-prem and cloud environments.

The role requires deep expertise in Azure AD/Entra ID, PAM, SSO, and Graph API, with responsibilities spanning governance, deployment planning, and incident response. Travel up to 10% may be required.