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Job details:
We are hiring for a tech client for Security Cloud Solution Architect.
Location: Bengaluru, Mumbai, or Noida (preferred). Exceptional candidates from other locations across India will also be considered.
Travel Requirement: 75%+ travel, including frequent on-site customer engagements.
Role Overview
As a Microsoft Security Cloud Solution Architect, you will serve as a trusted technical advisor, helping enterprise customers design, implement, and optimize Microsoft Security and Identity solutions. You will lead architecture discussions, deliver secure cloud transformation initiatives, and drive successful customer outcomes through technical excellence and strategic consulting.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with a highly skilled team of Microsoft security and cloud experts.
- Design and implement enterprise-grade Microsoft Security and Identity solutions.
- Engage directly with customers to conduct architecture workshops, technical consulting, knowledge transfer, and training sessions.
- Build strong customer relationships and ensure technical deliverables align with project objectives and timelines.
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical challenges across hybrid and cloud environments.
- Contribute to Microsoft's technical community by sharing best practices, lessons learned, and reusable solution assets.
- Stay current with evolving Microsoft technologies by maintaining relevant certifications and continuously enhancing technical expertise.
- Deliver high-quality technical documentation, presentations, and executive-level communications.
Required Technical Expertise
Identity & Hybrid Infrastructure
- Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS)
- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)
- Hybrid Identity architecture
- Microsoft Entra Connect Sync & Cloud Sync
- Password Hash Synchronization (PHS)
- Pass-through Authentication (PTA)
- Hybrid Azure AD Join & Device Registration
- Azure AD Application Proxy
Identity Federation & Authentication
- Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS)
- SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, WS-Federation
- Single Sign-On (SSO) and Seamless SSO
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Passwordless Authentication
- FIDO2
- Windows Hello for Business (WHfB)
- Conditional Access Policies
Identity Security & Zero Trust
- Zero Trust architecture and implementation
- Microsoft Entra Identity Protection
- Risk-based Conditional Access policies
- Identity threat mitigation (Pass-the-Hash, Pass-the-Ticket, Golden Ticket, Credential Theft, Ransomware)
- Securing Privileged Access (SPA)
- Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Identity Governance & Privileged Access
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Microsoft Entra Privileged Identity Management (PIM)
- Identity Governance
- Entitlement Management
- Access Reviews
- Permissions Management
External Identity & Application Security
- Microsoft Entra External ID (B2B & B2C)
- Microsoft Entra Verified ID
- Enterprise Applications
- Application Registrations
- Consent Frameworks
Solution Architecture & Consulting
- Lead Architectural Design Sessions (ADS)
- Translate business requirements into secure, scalable technical architectures
- Drive design-led implementation planning and governance
- Develop solution roadmaps aligned with customer business and security objectives
Preferred Skills
- Strong customer-facing consulting and stakeholder management experience.
- Excellent presentation, documentation, and communication skills.
- Experience delivering enterprise cloud security transformations.
- Microsoft Security and Azure certifications are highly desirable.
If interested and the role aligns, please share your updated CV at
archana.thakur@gateway-search.com
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