Job Title: Identity & Access Management (IAM) Architect – PKI Modernization

Location: 2 Metrotech Brooklyn, NY

Labor Category: Specialist 3

Job Type: Contract

Duration: 12 Months

Work schedule: Normal business hours Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm, 35 hours/week (not including mandatory unpaid meal break after 6 hours of work).

Pay Rate: $100 to $110 per hour

SCOPE OF SERVICES:

• Assess and develop a roadmap for Client disparate directories consolidation
• Provide guidance and implementation support for integration with Entra and other IAM security enhancements.
• Architect and implement Citywide-level PKI modernization, including infrastructure changes for reduced certificate lifespans
• Advice on governance, compliance, lifecycle management and automation of digital certificates
• Lead migration planning, risk assessment, and mitigation for directories and PKI modernization
• Perform technical knowledge transfer, upskilling internal teams on new infrastructure and practices

TASKS:

• PKI Architecture, Engineering and Administrator – 40%
• Entra ID Architecture, Engineering and Administrator – 30%
• Directory Architecture, Engineering and Administrator – 20%
• IAM Level 3 Technical Support – 10%

MANDATORY SKILLS/EXPERIENCE Note: Candidates who do not have the mandatory skills will not be considered.

• 12 years in IAM architect, engineering, administration and operations with focus on directory services and PKI
• Deep expertise in Active Directory (on-prem and hybrid), Entra ID, and eDirectory
• Hands-on experience in designing and operating Microsoft PKI, including certificate authority management, certificate lifecycle, and automation
• Solid understanding of modern authentication/authorization protocols (OAuth, SAML, Kerberos, etc.)
• Experience with security roadmap development, risk assessment, and compliance (NIST, ISO, SOX or PCI-DSS)

• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

DESIRABLE SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with cloud PKI services
• Familiarity with Entra ID Governance, Conditional Access Policy, and modern security controls
• Experience automating PKI workflows (API/script-based certificate management)
• Multi-forest, multi-tenant IAM architecture expertise
• Prior experience working with NYC agency
• Working knowledge of enterprise ITSM, change management, and project management methodologies

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: N/A

• Ability to work cross-functionality with technical and business stakeholders in a complex enterprise
• Availability to provide after-hours support to critical migrations and incident response