Role: Active Directory Lead

Location: Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai

Contract

Responsibilities

We are looking for an L3 Active Directory Architect/Lead to own identity strategy,

architecture, and governance across hybrid environments.

You will design secure, scalable AD/Entra ID solutions, lead complex migrations, and set standards aligned to Zero Trust principles.

· Define AD/Entra ID architecture, standards, and roadmaps; lead multi-forest/domain designs and trust models.

· Drive security posture: tiered administration model, PAWs, break-glass accounts, privileged access governance (PIM).

· Own Conditional Access strategy, MFA, passwordless (FIDO2), and authentication method policies.

· Lead M&A; identity integration, domain consolidation/decommissioning, and coexistence strategies.

· Design and supervise DR/BCP for identity, including authoritative restores and recovery exercises.

· Establish baselines (CIS, MS security baselines) and GPO architecture; approve patterns and reviews.

· Oversee Azure AD Connect/Entra Connect architecture (multi-forest,



staging, writeback, cloud sync).

· Integrate identity with SIEM/SOAR; define logging, monitoring, and alerting requirements.

· Sponsor automation frameworks; code reviews for PowerShell modules; IaC patterns for identity resources.

· Lead major incident management and executive communication; provide RCA and remediation programs.

Key Responsibilities

· Expert knowledge of AD and Entra ID internals, replication, and authentication flows. ·

Enterprise PKI/Certificate Services, gMSA, SPNs, constrained delegation, and protocol

transition mastery. · Cross-forest trust, SID filtering, selective authentication, and

migration planning expertise. · Zero Trust alignment, identity governance frameworks,

and risk management. · Solid stakeholder management and vendor engagement

skills.

Skill Requirements

· Forest/domain design, functional level planning, schema extensions, and upgrade

strate

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