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Identity Platform Engineer
£69,000 - 75,600
London Road 69, Reading
£69,000 - 75,600
Requirements
Must:
- Current SC Clearance is required.
- Proven experience as an Identity Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, or Systems Administrator focusing on Microsoft identity technologies.
- Hands-on expertise with Windows Server 2022 installation, configuration, and management.
- Strong knowledge of Active Directory design, replication, Group Policy, and security.
- Experience with ADFS deployment and configuration, including claims-based authentication and trust establishment.
- Knowledge in federating with on-premise identity providers using standards such as SAML, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect.
- Practical understanding of Single Sign-On (SSO) implementation, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), and secure authentication practices.
- Good understanding of networking fundamentals (DNS, routing, load balancing, firewalls) and their impact on identity infrastructure.
- Ability to follow architectural direction and deliver high-quality technical solutions in a collaborative team environment.
- Experience supporting complex enterprise environments and troubleshooting identity-related issues.
- Proficient in using multiple on-premise virtualization technologies such as VMware Cloud Foundation and private cloud stacks.
Responsibilities
- Implement and configure a new on-premise identity solution built on Microsoft Windows Server 2022, Active Directory (AD), and Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS).
- Transition from solution designs to deployment and integration of identity components across environments, ensuring resilience, performance, and security.
- Configure and maintain federation services with other on-premise identity providers while supporting secure authentication and trust relationships.
- Implement SSO and RBAC in accordance with architectural and security requirements.
- Collaborate with networking, security, and application teams to ensure effective integration of the identity infrastructure with dependent systems.
- Develop and maintain technical documentation, including configuration guides, deployment procedures, and support manuals.
- Participate in testing, validation, and the transition to operations, ensuring quick and efficient handover for live support.
- Provide ongoing operational support, including incident resolution, change management, patching, and performance optimization.
- Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by identifying opportunities for automation, hardening, and enhanced monitoring of identity services.
Description
We are seeking an Identity Platform Engineer for an initial 12-month duration, working in a hybrid model from Berkshire. The position offers a competitive rate of £580 to £630 Inside IR35. The ideal candidate will leverage deep technical expertise and hands-on implementation experience, ensuring a strong understanding of identity federation, authentication, and access control. We welcome candidates with experience in the Defence sector and who are detail-oriented and methodical in their implementation and documentation. If you have a Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate or equivalent and experience with PowerShell scripting and monitoring solutions for Active Directory and ADFS, we would be particularly interested in your application. Additionally, familiarity with hybrid identity models that integrate on-premise and cloud environments is desirable.
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