Cybersecurity - Identity Management Specialist

Overview

At Avanade, cybersecurity consultants are innovators, risk‑takers, and challengers of the status quo. If you’re an experienced Data Protection Consultant who can help our clients solve complex Data Protection business challenges, this might be the perfect opportunity for you. In a client‑facing consulting role, you will work on exciting projects that transform our clients’ Data Protection solutions through the design and implementation of predominantly Microsoft Data Protection technologies, with a focus on the Microsoft
365 security capabilities. As a member of our security practice, you will work for both Avanade and Accenture clients, ranging from medium to large global enterprise clients.

• Design and implement Cloud Identity solutions, such as Azure EntraID, application single‑sign‑on, and SCIM provisioning, as well as advanced security controls such as user and behavioral analytics.
• Create and validate the detailed design of solution components in accordance with the target solution within environments of medium size and complexity.
• Build trust with clients at multiple levels, and be sought out for follow‑on work.

• Experienced in consulting and advisory discussions with clients and other consulting firms.
• Proven understanding of Active Directory and legacy authentication protections (LDAP, Kerberos, NTLM, etc.).
• Proven understanding of Azure Active Directory, Azure IntraID, and Azure Active Directory Domain Services.
• 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 with privileged access management solutions and an understanding of secrets management.