Identity Architect (Migration - Okta to Entra ID)

Identity Architect
Remote but prefers someone in Novi, Michigan
Contract Opportunity

Job Description:

Key: This will be a key customer-facing position responsible for leading discovery, understanding business and technical requirements, defining the current and target-state identity architecture, establishing coexistence and authentication strategies, and guiding the overall migration design and approach. candidates with strong Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, enterprise IAM architecture, federation, Conditional Access, PIM, identity governance, and customer-facing architecture experience.

Role Purpose:

The Identity Architect will support the Okta to Microsoft Entra ID transformation as part of the Program, Architecture & Governance workstream. The role will contribute to a controlled, governance-led migration that protects business continuity, validates rollback readiness, and prepares the future-state environment for operational ownership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead current-state assessment and target-state Microsoft Entra ID architecture.
• Define coexistence, federation, authentication, Conditional Access, lifecycle, governance, privileged access and recovery patterns.
• Own architecture decisions, standards, exceptions and technical design authority reviews.
• Validate solution alignment with licensing, security, business continuity and operational requirements.
• Guide pilot and migration teams and approve reusable integration patterns.

Required Experience and Skills:

• Enterprise IAM architecture
• Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory and hybrid identity
• Okta, federation, SAML, OIDC/OAuth and SCIM
• Conditional Access, MFA, PIM and identity governance
• Architecture documentation and senior stakeholder engagement

Key Deliverables:

• Current and future-state architecture
• Authentication and coexistence strategy
• Architecture decision register
• Approved migration patterns and exception designs

Success Measures:

• Assigned deliverables are completed to agreed quality and governance standards.
• Risks, dependencies, defects and decisions are identified early and managed transparently.
• Testing, evidence, rollback and operational-readiness requirements are completed before production progression.
• Knowledge is transferred through clear documentation, walkthroughs and support enablement.

Preferred Profile:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in information technology, engineering, cybersecurity, program delivery or a related discipline. Relevant Microsoft, Okta, IT service management, security, change management or project management certifications are advantageous based on the role.