Senior Microsoft Infra Architect: Hybrid Identity & Azure

Ferrilli; Haddonfield (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ferrilli is seeking a Senior Microsoft Infrastructure Engineer in New Jersey to lead AD and hybrid identity initiatives. You will assess, remediate, and modernize on-premises AD environments, then securely extend them to Entra ID and Azure.

This client-facing consulting role requires collaboration with campus IT leaders, delivering projects end-to-end, and serving as the escalation point for complex Microsoft infrastructure issues across multiple institutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of Microsoft infrastructure engineering experience.
• 5+ years as a primary administrator or architect of enterprise on-premises Active Directory.
• 3+ years administering production Azure environments.
• Expert knowledge of AD DS, Group Policy, DNS, AD replication, and trust relationships.
• Hands-on experience with Entra Connect or Cloud Sync and hybrid identity design.
• Strong PowerShell scripting for AD and Azure automation.
• Windows Server versions 2016-2025; networking fundamentals and identity security best practices.
• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, administer, and troubleshoot multi-site AD DS environments (forests, domains, trusts, replication).
• Lead AD health assessments, cleanup, and consolidation including migrations.
• Manage Group Policy, DNS, DHCP, and AD Certificate Services (PKI).
• Harden AD using tiered administration, least-privilege delegation, LAPS, and remediation tooling.
• Plan domain controller upgrades, functional level raises, and AD recovery procedures.
• Implement and maintain Entra Connect/Cloud Sync, password hash sync, pass-through auth, and federation decisions.

Skills

Active Directory

Azure administration

PowerShell scripting

Hybrid identity

AD DS

Windows Server

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT

Tools

Entra Connect

Cloud Sync

Azure CLI

Bicep

Terraform

ADMT tooling

Job description

Ferrilli is seeking a Senior Microsoft Infrastructure Engineer in New Jersey to lead AD and hybrid identity initiatives. You will assess, remediate, and modernize on-premises AD environments, then securely extend them to Entra ID and Azure.

This client-facing consulting role requires collaboration with campus IT leaders, delivering projects end-to-end, and serving as the escalation point for complex Microsoft infrastructure issues across multiple institutions.