Entra ID & AD Architect - Austin, Texas, United States of America
$124,000 - $208,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 22 July 2026 by the employer.
Own the end-to-end hybrid identity architecture across on-premises Active Directory, Entra ID, and Entra Connect / Cloud Sync.
About the role
The Entra ID & AD Architect drives the design, security, and operations of hybrid identity as a senior individual contributor owning architecture and escalations. The role delivers identity architecture across on-premises Active Directory, Entra ID, and Entra Connect / Cloud Sync in collaboration with security and cloud teams.
What you'll do
- Own the end-to-end architecture for hybrid identity spanning on-premises Active Directory, Entra ID, and Entra Connect / Cloud Sync. - Design and document target-state identity reference architectures, including authentication flows, trust topologies, forest/domain design, and tenant strategy. - Configure and optimize Entra ID capabilities, including SSO/SAML/OIDC federation, application registrations, App Proxy, B2B/B2C, dynamic groups, and Entra ID Governance. - Automate identity operations using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API. - Partner with SecOps on identity threat detection (Entra ID Protection, Defender for Identity) and incident response for identity-based attacks. - Act as Tier 3 and final escalation for complex identity incidents and outages while establishing standards, HLDs/LLDs, runbooks, and architecture decision records.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field. - Minimum 15 years of experience in the field. - Fluency in English (written and verbal). - Proven hands-on architecture experience with Active Directory, Entra ID, and Entra Connect / Cloud Sync. - Deep expertise in identity automation using PowerShell and Microsoft Graph API. - Experience with identity threat detection tools including Entra ID Protection and Defender for Identity.
Skills: hybrid identity, Active Directory, Entra ID, IAM policies, secure cloud access, PowerShell, Microsoft Graph API
This role has been open 89 days — well above the 52-day median for Infrastructure/Platform Software roles.
Infrastructure/Platform Software · Infrastructure Platform
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Open roles in category
968
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Median days open
52 d
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Median salary
$236k
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| Metric | GlobalFoundries | All employers we track in this specialty (968 roles · 86 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 15 | 968 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 45 | 6166 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 66 d | 52 d (+14 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $236k |
Skills observed across this category: hybrid identity, Active Directory, Entra ID, IAM policies, secure cloud access, PowerShell
Who's hiring in this category
- NVIDIA · 278 open roles · median 47 d
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- AMD · 54 open roles · median 20 d
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- Intel Corporation · 43 open roles · median 13 d
- Cerebras · 36 open roles · median 84 d
How we counted: 968 open Infrastructure/Platform Software (Infrastructure Platform) roles from 86 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.