Senior Microsoft Infrastructure Architect - hybrid (Sandy Springs area)
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It is a very exciting time of growth for our Azure Infrastructure team. We are hiring a Senior Microsoft Infrastructure Architect to work with customers leading Active Directory (AD) and Identity Management assessments, architecture, on-prem to Azure migrations and implementations.
This hybrid role will be based in the Atlanta area and will require 2-3 days on-site.
What will this role entail?
As a Microsoft Infrastructure Architect you will:
Key responsibilities include:
- Define the vision and roadmap for enterprise identity and infrastructure modernization, ensuring alignment with business priorities, security frameworks, and compliance requirements.
- Provide architectural leadership across Active Directory, Azure, and hybrid identity platforms, including modernization, hardening, and long‑term governance strategies.
- Lead end‑to‑end architecture assessments, evaluating current-state environments and translating findings into actionable recommendations, future-state designs, and transformation plans.
- Champion cloud adoption and hybrid identity initiatives, including the transition to Microsoft Entra ID, Zero Trust models, conditional access, and advanced identity governance.
- Collaborate closely with IT, Security, Engineering, and Compliance stakeholders to establish architectural standards, influence technical direction, and promote best practices across the organization.
- Guide the implementation of enterprise‑scale solutions, ensuring seamless integration, operational readiness, and long-term sustainability.
- Mentor and support technical teams, elevating internal capabilities and fostering a strong architecture mindset across project and operational groups.
- Maintain high-quality architectural documentation, including reference architectures, security models, design patterns, and operational procedures.
What’s required to be successful in this role?
- Proven expertise in Active Directory architecture, design, and troubleshooting in complex large scale enterprise environments, including domain structure, GPOs, OU design, replication, and trust relationships.
- Strong experience with Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD, including hybrid identity and federation (AD FS, Pass-through Authentication, etc.).
- Well established understanding of SSO protocols: SAML 2.0, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), LDAP, Kerberos. Along with Identity Providers (IdPs): Okta, Azure AD, Ping Identity, Auth0, ForgeRock, etc.
- Deep understanding of identity security, including privileged access management (PAM), MFA, conditional access, and Zero Trust.
- Experience with Microsoft Defender for Identity, Microsoft Sentinel, and other Microsoft 365 security tools.
- Experience with integrating identity security solutions with on-prem and cloud-based data sources
- Excellent communication and documentation skills.
- Ability to effectively engage and influence business stakeholders, discern business needs and translate complex data into actionable insights and recommendations
- Desire to own assignments and work independently, but as part of a team to accomplish common goals
- Ability to successfully handle multiple work streams and embrace change in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Ability to maintain composure and professionalism while managing to deadlines and shifting priorities
- Strong problem solving, decision making, time management and organizational skills
- Innovative thinker with a desire and aptitude to always be learning and adapt to new business and/or functional concepts
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Willingness to travel when required (minimal)
What’s the minimum experience required for this role?
- 10+ years of experience in IT infrastructure with a focus on Microsoft technologies.
- Previous consulting experience in a customer-facing role
What else would set me apart?
- Previous experience with a Microsoft systems integrator
- Microsoft certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert, Identity and Access Administrator Associate, or Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
- Experience with Entra Permissions Management, Entra Verified ID, and Entra Workload ID.
- Background in scripting and automation (PowerShell, Graph API).
- Experience in large-scale AD migrations or consolidations.
- Experience working with offshore teams
We are looking for curious initiative takers to join our team, so if you are passionate about working with smart people that are committed to accomplishing great things, then apply today!
Please, no third-party agency inquiries, and we are unable to offer visa sponsorship at this time.
About Quisitive
With significant growth since 2016, Quisitive is rapidly progressing our vision of becoming the leading global Microsoft partner as we continue to expand across the United States, Canada and India. With a diversified delivery model that includes both nearshore and offshore capabilities, our team of Microsoft experts delivers cloud solutions, artificial intelligence and business applications that transform our clients’ businesses and achieve remarkable business outcomes.
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