Architect Job at Sira Consulting, an Inc 5000 company, Dallas, TX

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  • Sira Consulting, an Inc 5000 company
  • Dallas, TX

Job Description

Job Title: Active Directory Services ,Identity, Endpoint Architect

Location: Dallas, TX

Contract Role

Role Summary

The Identity, Endpoint & Directory Services Architect is responsible for architecting, securing, and modernizing enterprise identity, access, and endpoint platforms across on‑premises and cloud environments. This role leads the design, governance, and evolution of Active Directory, ADFS, Microsoft Entra ID, laptop operating systems, endpoint management, and IAM capabilities to support secure, scalable, and resilient business operations.

The architect partners closely with security, infrastructure, cloud, and application teams to implement Zero Trust, modern authentication, and endpoint security strategies across the enterprise.

Key Responsibilities

Active Directory (On‑Premises)

Architect and modernize Active Directory forests, domains, trusts, DNS, and GPO structures

Define AD security hardening standards, privileged access models, and tiered administration

Lead AD consolidation, cleanup, migration, and upgrade initiatives

Provide architectural oversight for AD DR, backup, and recovery strategies

ADFS & Federation Services

Design and govern ADFS and federation architectures for secure application access

Integrate on‑prem and cloud applications using SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect

Reduce dependency on legacy federation by transitioning to cloud-native authentication models

Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)

Architect and optimize Microsoft Entra ID tenant design, identity lifecycle, and access governance

Define Conditional Access, Identity Protection, PIM, IGA, B2B, and B2C strategies

Lead hybrid identity integration using Entra Connect and cloud authentication methods

Drive automation and integration using Microsoft Graph APIs

Endpoint Management & Laptop Operating Systems

Define enterprise standards for Windows, macOS, and future endpoint OS platforms

Architect modern endpoint management using Microsoft Intune / Endpoint Manager

Lead device identity, compliance, encryption, patching, and configuration baselines

Integrate endpoint posture with Conditional Access and Zero Trust controls

Identity & Access Management (IAM)

Define and own the enterprise IAM architecture and roadmap, covering workforce, privileged, and service identities

Design and enforce authentication and authorization models including RBAC, ABAC, MFA, and Conditional Access

Lead adoption of Zero Trust identity principles, phishing‑resistant authentication, and passwordless strategies

Ensure compliance with security policies, regulatory standards, and audit requirements

Security, Governance & Architecture

Produce architecture diagrams, standards, design documents, and runbooks

Act as the technical authority for identity and endpoint-related design decisions

Review and approve solution designs for applications integrating with IAM and endpoint platforms

Stay current with Microsoft identity roadmap, industry trends, and emerging threats

Leadership & Collaboration

Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering and operations teams

Support major incident resolution and root cause analysis related to identity or endpoint failures

Collaborate with security, cloud, network, and application architects to deliver integrated solutions

Required Skills & Experience

Technical Expertise

Deep expertise in Active Directory, ADFS, and Microsoft Entra ID

Strong knowledge of IAM concepts, federation, SSO, MFA, and access governance

Hands-on experience with endpoint management (Intune, GPOs, device compliance)

Strong understanding of authentication protocols (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, LDAP)

Experience

8–12+ years in Identity, IAM, Directory Services, or Security Architecture roles

Proven experience designing enterprise-scale hybrid identity and endpoint environments

Experience supporting cloud transformation and Zero Trust initiatives

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Certifications such as CISSP, CISM, Azure Identity, TOGAF, ITIL

Experience with PAM, IGA, CIAM, and third‑party IAM platforms

Success Measures

Secure, resilient, and scalable identity & endpoint architecture

Reduction of legacy authentication and security risks

Improved user experience with strong security controls

Compliance with enterprise security and audit requirements

Job Tags

Contract work

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