Ergo are seeking an Identity & Access Management (IAM) Architect for a long-term contract in Dublin. The successful candidate will design, implement, manage and support a hybrid MS identity environment providing expert advice on design, strategy, optimisation, and implementation.This is a hybrid role with great day rates and potential to extend.You should have 7+ years experience in cloud Architecture with expert-level IAM (Entra ID) knowledge and Azure / IAM certification.What will you do?Lead the design and implementation of identity and access management solutions across the Departments domains.Develop and implement identity governance policies to safeguard data to maintain compliance.Evaluate and implement Zero Trust security models.Conduct regular and comprehensive audits of the existing identity management infrastructure Entra ID, implementing enhancements and to proactively identify and mitigate any potential vulnerabilities or security risks.Be an Escalation point for Entra ID / Azure related Incidents, Requests, ChangesDesign, implement and manage least-privilege administrative models for Entra ID.Establish creation of platform architecture and design documentation describing business requirements, support processes, platform design.Integration of Entra ID with third party vendor solutions such as Microsoft Identity ManagerYou should have experience in the following:7+ years Architecting and implementing Microsoft solutionsDeep technical knowledge of Microsoft's Hybrid cloud architectureIdentity management solutions specifically Entra ID, B2B to and B2CAzure identity features toolsets such as: Privileged Identity Management (PIM) - Entitlement management - Access Reviews - Conditional Access - Azure PolicyMicrosoft Cloud Adoption Framework (CAF) best practices.IAM design and implementation across a multiple CSP (AZ/AWS/GCP) estate.Azure solutions that align with the Azure Well-Architected Framework and Cloud Adoption Framework for AzureApply today for more information.