Job Summary:
Seneca Resources is a client-driven provider of strategic Information Technology consulting services and Workforce Solutions. They are seeking an Identity and Access Management Engineer to modernize the organization’s identity and directory services, focusing on transitioning to a cloud-first identity architecture and enhancing security measures aligned with Zero Trust principles.
Responsibilities:
• Lead the modernization, consolidation, and rationalization of Active Directory environments, including domain and forest design, trust models, and directory hygiene initiatives.
• Design and implement strategies to reduce organizational dependence on Active Directory by shifting authentication, authorization, and identity governance workloads to cloud-native platforms (e.g., Microsoft Entra ID).
• Partner with security, infrastructure, and application teams to enable modern authentication methods such as passwordless authentication, phishing-resistant MFA, and conditional access, while minimizing the use of legacy authentication protocols.
• Provide technical leadership during migrations to colocation or cloud-adjacent environments, ensuring directory services remain secure, resilient, and supportable throughout transition phases.
• Define and document target-state identity architectures, design standards, and migration roadmaps aligned with Zero Trust and cloud security principles.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to stakeholders by translating complex identity and directory challenges into actionable solutions and implementation plans.
• Contribute to operational excellence by improving automation, monitoring, and lifecycle management of identity services.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Active Directory, including domain and forest architecture, Group Policy, DNS integration, trusts, and identity lifecycle management.
• Demonstrated experience designing, implementing, or operating hybrid identity solutions involving Active Directory and Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
• Practical knowledge of modern cloud identity concepts, including conditional access, identity governance, least-privilege access, and Zero Trust architectures.
• Solid understanding of authentication and authorization protocols such as Kerberos, LDAP, SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect, including their modern cloud implementations.
• Experience collaborating across infrastructure, security, and application teams within complex enterprise environments.
• Strong documentation and communication skills, with the ability to produce clear architecture diagrams, design documentation, and implementation guidance.
• Familiarity with enterprise-scale security strategies and governance frameworks.
Preferred:
• Deep Active Directory Architecture Experience
• Proven Hybrid Identity & Entra ID Expertise
• Zero Trust & Modern Authentication Mindset
• Strong Authentication Protocol Knowledge
• Architecture & Design Leadership
• Cross-Team Influence & Communication
• Operational Maturity & Automation Thinking
Company:
Seneca Resources is a staffling adn recruiting agency that delivers staffing solutions to organizations in need of top technical talent. Founded in 2010, the company is headquartered in Reston, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.