ICOE Digital Identity Security Architect

Avanade is looking for an experienced Digital Identity Architect. This is predominantly a delivery-focused role with the opportunity to support on pre‑sales activities. We provide a unique opportunity to help our clients solve complex and cutting‑edge Digital Identity business challenges across the business to employees, business to business, and business to customer spaces. As we move to Zero Trust Network Access and Service Edge capability knowledge in this area is key.

In a client‑facing role, you will be engaged on some of the most exciting, complex, and leading‑edge projects. You will play an active role in transforming our client’s Digital Identity solutions and operations through the design and implementation of Digital Identity technologies, with a focus on the Microsoft Digital Identity capabilities, as well as leading market vendors (e.g., Saviynt & One Identity). As ICOE Security member you will be in a unique position within the business, where you are able to manage your time across both pre‑sales, client delivery and able to make a change to the entire Avanade organization through your offering development and thought leadership.

We actively encourage innovation, training and development to ensure you are always at the cutting edge of Identity and SASE Capabilities. What makes this role so unique is that you are measured on your utilization of up to 70% of your time, as opposed to being a traditional “chargeable” or “billable” resource. Instead, you need only to support exciting client opportunities to achieve the goals of the role. The remaining 30% of your time is spent on asset and offering development and training, making this role truly flexible and attractive to those wanting a cutting‑edge Cyber Security role, which has a global impact on Avanade and its clients, whilst working flexibly and remotely.

This is a fantastic opportunity to establish yourself as a leader in the Digital Identity space. You will learn how to deliver and solution large and global Digital Identity solutions, as well as gain the knowledge and experience of Microsoft’s broader Security, Compliance, and Identity (SCI) ecosystem, which is already recognized as a world‑leading integrated security platform, of which Identity is at the very center.

You are a Digital Identity Architect interested in joining our rapidly growing security practice, your skills may include some of the following soft skills as well as the technical skills we require:

• You are experienced in leading medium to large projects and project teams.
• You are experienced with managing deliverables and being responsible for delivering against critical milestones.
• You have experience in solution architecture and pre‑sales deal shaping.
• You have experience in developing and maintaining long‑term strategic client relationships.

Important note: We are agnostic on the vendors you’ve worked with; we’re looking for your skills and capabilities in this area and a proven ability to learn new technology. Ideally, you would have had experience working on the Microsoft platform, however we can provide focused training to the right candidates who can demonstrate their passion, experience and thought leadership in this space.

To hit the ground running, your skills may include:

• Proven experience in the design and implementation of Cloud Identity solutions, such as EntraID Premium (which includes conditional access, application single sign‑on, and SCIM provisioning, as well as advanced security controls such as user and behavioural analytics).
• Proven understanding of Active Directory and legacy authentication protections (LDAP, Kerberos etc.).
• Proven experience with modern authentication protocols and integrating applications using those protocols.
• Experience in cloud infrastructure entitlement management (CIEM) and decentralised identity.
• Proven experience designing and implementing Identity and Access Management solutions, including joiners, movers, and leavers processes and access management.
• Proven experience and understanding of Access governance approaches and processes.
• Some experience of privileged access management solutions and an understanding of secrets management.
• A good understanding of the business, privacy, security, and compliance challenges surrounding Digital Identities and a passion for solving these challenges for clients.
• A good understanding of how to use modern identity approaches to securely collaborate and manage third‑party/external identity.
• Ability to build logic app workflows for identity lifecycle provisioning is a desire but not a requirement.
• A good understanding of customer identity management systems (B2C and External ID).
• With an eye to the future, you are aware of emerging technologies in the Digital Identity space.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly‑expanding and exciting security practice, with the opportunity to expand your proven delivery experience into the area of pre‑sales and solutioning and you will be exposed to large, global enterprise clients, with some of the most complex and enticing security problems to solve.

We Offer:

• Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (20 of the last 25 years!).
• Exceptional development and training with a minimum 80 hours/year of training and paid certifications.
• Avanade University – real‑time access to technical and skilled resources globally.
• Dedicated career adviser to encourage your progression.
• Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you.
• Reward and recognition program.
• Full benefits package including medical coverage, income protection policy, extended benefits, bonus program, generous retirement plan, and much more!

Avanade® is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, colour, age, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability, veteran, military or marital status, genetic information or any other protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.