At Avanade, cybersecurity consultants are innovators, and challengers of the status quo. If you’re an experienced Digital Identity Specialist , who can help our clients solve complex challenges, this might be the perfect opportunity for you.
In a client-facing consulting role, you will work on exciting projects that transform our client’s solutions with a focus on the Microsoft Digital Identity capabilities as well as other leading market vendors (e.g. Saviynt & One Identity). As a member of our security practice, you will work for both Avanade and Accenture clients, ranging from medium to large global enterprise clients.
Join a curious and diverse team that’s passionate about next-gen tech and establish yourself as a Leader in the Digital Identity space. Together, let’s transform cybersecurity.
Chargeable individuals who design and implement solutions to ensure people have the appropriate access. Including Authentication, Authorization, Administration & Auditing, Identity Lifecyle Management, RBAC, External Identities (B2B and CIAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM) and implement Zero Trust Principles.
Key Accountabilities:
- Develop and implement modern authentication solutions (OAuth, SAML, token-based authentication, claims transformations).
- Manage identities and authentication services using Microsoft Entra ID, including SSO, Conditional Access, MFA, PIM, and authentication methods.
- Enhance and secure Active Directory environments, including AD tiered models, GPOs, DNS, PKI/Certification Authority, and AD recovery.
- Manage IAM lifecycle processes (provisioning, deprovisioning, JML, IGA).
- Configure and maintain Entra ID Hybrid Sync and application provisioning (SCIM, custom attributes).
- Develop and implement External Identity solutions including Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
- Troubleshoot and resolve complex IAM issues across AD, Entra ID, and authentication flows.
- Lead or contribute to solution design and delivery for identity projects.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders in an agile environment.
- Support privileged access management and secrets management initiatives.
Job Qualifications:
- 7+ years' experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM), with a strong focus on Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
- Experienced in consulting and advisory discussions with clients and other consulting firms.
- SC-300 - Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
- Proven understanding of Active Directory and legacy authentication protocols (LDAP, Kerberos, NTLM, etc.), Entra ID Sync.
- Demonstrated expertise with Entra ID and Entra ID Domain Services, including relevant use cases.
- Skilled in managing identities, setting up conditional access, implementing multi-factor authentication, configuring global secure access (Entra Internet Access & Private Access) and overseeing identity governance with Microsoft Entra ID.
- Experience with modern authentication protocols and integrating applications using those protocols.
- Experience leading small to medium project general design and delivery (solution architecture and associated infrastructure or business and functional requirements).
- Understanding of the business, privacy, security, and compliance challenges surrounding Digital Identities and a passion for solving these challenges for clients.
- Experience of privileged access management solutions and an understanding of secrets management.
Nice to have
- Experience with additional IAM platforms such as Auth0, Ping Identity, or ForgeRock.
- Scripting and automation capabilities using Python PowerShell, or similar languages to extend IAM functionality.
Compensation at Avanade varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Avanade provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.
The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.
The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role.
It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.
See more information on our benefits here: Canada Employee Benefits | Avanade
Role Location Annual Salary Range
British Columbia/Ontario $114,400 to $135,850
