Required Skills & Experience
- 7+ years of Identity & Access Management (IAM) experience.
- 5+ years of Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) engineering experience.
- Hands-on experience leading enterprise Microsoft Entra Identity Governance implementations from design through production deployment.
- Deep expertise with: o Entitlement Management o Access Packages & Catalogs o Access Reviews o Lifecycle Governance o Approval Workflows o Microsoft Graph o PowerShell
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
- Experience integrating Entra Governance with ServiceNow or access request platforms.
- Experience in regulated industries (Life Sciences, Healthcare, Pharma).
- Knowledge of SOX, HIPAA, GxP, NIST, or similar compliance frameworks.
- Experience with AI-assisted or agentic governance solutions is a plus
Job Description
A growing pharma is seeking a Microsoft Entra Identity Governance Architect/Engineer to lead the design and implementation of Microsoft Entra ID Governance (Entitlement Management). This individual will architect and deploy a scalable access governance framework across SharePoint, enterprise applications, and security groups with a focus on automation, compliance, auditability, and least-privilege access.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement Microsoft Entra ID Governance and Entitlement Management architecture.
- Build and configure Catalogs, Access Packages, Access Reviews, Approval Workflows, Assignment Policies, and Lifecycle Governance.
- Develop governance standards, naming conventions, ownership models, and access controls.
- Create persona-based governance models for: o Employees o Contractors/Contingent Workers o External Partners/Vendors o Privileged Access Users
- Configure self-service access requests, approval chains, expiration policies, and automated access reviews.
- Leverage PowerShell and Microsoft Graph for automation, reporting, and governance workflows.
- Collaborate with IAM, Security, IT, and business stakeholders on rollout and operational readiness.
- Produce architecture documentation, runbooks, knowledge transfer materials, and governance metrics. Deliverables
- Governance architecture and implementation roadmap.
- Persona-based access governance framework.
- Catalog and access package design for applications, SharePoint sites, and security groups.
- Automated approval, expiration, and access review workflows.
- Operational documentation, runbooks, and knowledge transfer materials.
Payrate: $70-75