Senior Azure / Entra ID Engineer – Contract
📍 Location: San Francisco, CA or Cincinnati, OH (Local candidates only)
💼 Employment Type: Contract
💰 Pay Rate: $67/hour
🎓 Education: Bachelor’s Degree preferred
📈 Experience Level: Mid–Senior
🕒 Experience Required: 8–10+ years
🌎 Visa Sponsorship: Not available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Not available
Role Overview
We are seeking a Senior Azure / Entra ID Engineer to support enterprise identity and access management initiatives within a secure cloud environment.
This role focuses on the hands-on implementation, configuration, and troubleshooting of Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) security controls, including Conditional Access, Identity Protection, MFA, and Privileged Identity Management (PIM).
The successful candidate will work closely with IAM architects and security teams to translate architecture designs into production-ready identity solutions, while also resolving complex identity and authentication issues across the environment.
Key Responsibilities
Identity & Access Management Engineering
Build, configure, and support Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) identity services
Implement identity security controls and authentication policies
Translate IAM architecture designs into secure production configurations
Identity Security Implementation
Configure and manage:
Conditional Access policies
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Identity Protection policies
Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
Support secure identity governance and least-privilege access models
Device & Security Integration
Integrate identity controls with device compliance and endpoint security solutions
Ensure authentication and access policies align with security standards
Maintain identity posture across cloud and enterprise environments
Troubleshooting & Support
Perform L3 troubleshooting for complex identity and authentication issues
Resolve advanced Azure / Entra ID configuration and security problems
Support operational stability and reliability of identity infrastructure
Collaboration
Work closely with IAM Architects and security teams
Support identity platform improvements and security enhancements
Provide documentation and knowledge transfer where required
Required Qualifications
8–10+ years of experience in identity engineering, cloud infrastructure, or enterprise IAM
Strong experience with Microsoft Azure and Entra ID (Azure AD)
Hands-on experience configuring:
Conditional Access
MFA
Identity Protection
Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
Experience troubleshooting complex identity and authentication issues
Strong understanding of enterprise identity security practices
Technical Skills
Microsoft Azure Active Directory / Entra ID
Identity and access management frameworks
Conditional Access policy implementation
MFA and identity protection controls
Privileged access management (PIM)
Device compliance and endpoint integrations
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is an experienced Azure Identity Engineer who:
Has strong hands-on Entra ID configuration experience
Understands enterprise identity security architecture
Can translate IAM designs into secure operational solutions
Is comfortable handling L3 troubleshooting and advanced identity issues
Works effectively with security, architecture, and infrastructure teams