Microsoft System and Identity Administrator

Nexant Inc

Salt Lake City, UT

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Access Control, Alternative Energy, Application Programming Interface (API), Authentication, Automation, Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Cross-Functional, Energy Efficiency, Enterprise Application Integration (EAI), Enterprise Applications, Identify Issues, Identity Data Management, Identity Federation, Incident Response, Microsoft Access Database, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft Product Family, Microsoft Windows Azure, Network Integration, OAuth, Onboarding, OpenID, Operational Audit, Operational Strategy, Platform as a Service (PaaS), Process Management, Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM), Root Cause Analysis, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Security Infrastructure, Single Sign-On (SSO), Software Engineering, Software as a Service (SaaS), Systems Administration/Management, Team Player, Technical Leadership, Virtual Machine (VM), Windows PowerShell
LOCATION
Salt Lake City, UT
POSTED
15 days ago

Resource Innovations is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Microsoft System and Identity Administrator to join our growing team. We are seeking an experienced Microsoft Systems Administrator to lead the administration, governance, security, and operational maturity of our enterprise identity and access management environment. This role will serve as a technical leader responsible for Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory), identity lifecycle management, authentication services, access governance, and enterprise application integrations.

A key focus of this role is the integration and synchronization between Microsoft Entra and Workday, ensuring accurate and automated identity provisioning, role assignment, and deprovisioning processes across the organization. This role will also support cloud identity and access governance initiatives across Microsoft Azure environments, helping secure enterprise infrastructure, SaaS applications, and cloud-native services. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in identity management with strong operational discipline, automation capabilities, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Resource Innovations (RI) is a women-led energy transformation firm focused on impact. Building on our expertise in energy efficiency, we're constantly expanding our portfolio of clean energy solutions to guide utilities through increasingly complex, connected challenges. Load flexibility. Electrification. Carbon reduction. With every step, we're leading the charge to power change.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Administer and support enterprise identity and access management services across Microsoft Entra ID, Azure environments, and on premises Active Directory environment.
  • Manage user lifecycle processes including onboarding, transfers, role changes, and offboarding.
  • Configure and maintain authentication and access controls including Single Sign-On (SSO), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Conditional Access, passwordless authentication, self-service password reset (SSPR), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and Managed Identities.
  • Manage enterprise applications, application registrations, API permissions, and federated authentication integrations utilizing SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, and SCIM provisioning.
  • Administer privileged access controls and role-based security models while supporting least-privilege and Zero Trust security principles.
  • Support identity governance initiatives including access reviews, entitlement management, administrative role governance, and identity-based access policies.
  • Manage identity integrations and access controls for cloud-native, SaaS, and Microsoft 365 platforms.
  • Support Azure tenant governance including subscriptions, management groups, administrative roles, and security policies.
  • Monitor and optimize identity security posture across Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 environments.
  • Assist with governance and operational oversight of Azure Virtual Machines, Storage, Networking integrations, Key Vault, and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) resources.
  • Partner with Security Operations, Infrastructure, and Cloud Engineering teams to support secure cloud adoption, modernization, and operational excellence initiatives.
  • Develop automation solutions and operational efficiencies utilizing PowerShell, Microsoft Graph API, Azure Automation, and Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies.
  • Participate in incident response, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and operational escalations.
  • Other duties as assigned.

About the Company

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Nexant Inc