Active Directory and Identity Architect
Networking People Limited · United Kingdom
FULL TIMEcontract
Job Description
Contract: Active Directory & Identity Architect Start: ASAP, subject to background checks Duration: 6 months Location: Remote with occasional UK travel Rate: £600-£650 per day, Inside IR35 (umbrella) Reference: 20889 The Role Seeking an experienced Active Directory & Identity Architect for a 6-month contract focused on assessing and redesigning authentication and access controls for a business-critical IP Address Management (IPAM) environment.
Apply promptly! A high volume of applicants is expected for the role as detailed below, do not wait to send your CV.
You'll lead discovery, design a secure and resilient AD-based access model, and support implementation and migration into production.
Key Responsibilities Assess existing IPAM access across applications, APIs, databases and service accounts.
Design centralised AD authentication, role-based access and group structures.
Define Privileged Access Management (PAM) and least-privilege controls.
Design secure break-glass and recovery access procedures.
Develop a phased migration plan covering testing, resilience, cutover and rollback.
Produce architecture documentation, audit controls and operational handover.
Essential Skills Strong enterprise Active Directory architecture , including multi-domain/forest design and tiered administration.
Experience with IPAM platforms and application authentication integration.
Proven expertise in PAM, RBAC and privileged access controls .
Authentication protocols: LDAP/LDAPS, Kerberos and SAML/SSO .
Service account, API access and emergency recovery design.
Strong technical discovery, stakeholder engagement and architecture documentation.
Desirable: Experience in regulated environments, infrastructure management and operational resilience. xrexnqw
Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Apply promptly! A high volume of applicants is expected for the role as detailed below, do not wait to send your CV.
You'll lead discovery, design a secure and resilient AD-based access model, and support implementation and migration into production.
Key Responsibilities Assess existing IPAM access across applications, APIs, databases and service accounts.
Design centralised AD authentication, role-based access and group structures.
Define Privileged Access Management (PAM) and least-privilege controls.
Design secure break-glass and recovery access procedures.
Develop a phased migration plan covering testing, resilience, cutover and rollback.
Produce architecture documentation, audit controls and operational handover.
Essential Skills Strong enterprise Active Directory architecture , including multi-domain/forest design and tiered administration.
Experience with IPAM platforms and application authentication integration.
Proven expertise in PAM, RBAC and privileged access controls .
Authentication protocols: LDAP/LDAPS, Kerberos and SAML/SSO .
Service account, API access and emergency recovery design.
Strong technical discovery, stakeholder engagement and architecture documentation.
Desirable: Experience in regulated environments, infrastructure management and operational resilience. xrexnqw
Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.