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Position: Director of Authentication Engineering-Active Directory to Microsoft Entra ID Director of Authentication Engineering-Active Directory to Microsoft Entra Director of Authentication Engineering-Active Directory to Microsoft Entra Category: Information Technology Employment Type: Contract Reference: BH-386184 Director of Authentication Engineering (Customer and Employee) Location: Indianapolis, IN. Newark, DE OR Sterling, VA Terms: Hybrid Duration: 6-12 Months Contract Scope: Lead the delivery and operational excellence of the enterprise Authentication Platform for workforce and customer identities, ensuring secure, reliable, and low friction sign in experiences at scale across on prem and cloud. What You'll Contribute • Serve as the accountable leader for Authentication Engineering, ensuring that the Enterprise Authentication Platforms meet business, security, and compliance objectives. • Drive modernization from legacy Active Directory to Microsoft Entra scale Ping One CIAM for customer authentication. • Act as product owner for day to day backlog and delivery within the roadmap set by the Senior Director. Align priorities with stakeholders, and deliver against quarterly OKRs and SLOs. • Provide design authority by issuing reference architectures and guardrails for Entra (Conditional Access, MFA/passwordless, Identity Protection, PIM) and federation patterns. • Partner with Security IAM to implement authentication policies under governance, ensuring alignment with Zero Trust principles and regulatory frameworks (CJIS, PCI, HIPAA). Director of Authentication Engineering (Customer and Employee) Location: Indianapolis, IN. Newark, DE OR Sterling, VA Terms: Hybrid Duration: 6-12 Months Contract Scope: Lead the delivery and operational excellence of the enterprise Authentication Platform for workforce and customer identities, ensuring secure, reliable, and low friction sign in experiences at scale across on prem and cloud. What You'll Contribute • Serve as the accountable leader for Authentication Engineering, ensuring that the Enterprise Authentication Platforms meet business, security, and compliance objectives. • Drive modernization from legacy Active Directory to Microsoft Entra scale Ping One CIAM for customer authentication. • Act as product owner for day to day backlog and delivery within the roadmap set by the Senior Director. Align priorities with stakeholders, and deliver against quarterly OKRs and SLOs. • Provide design authority by issuing reference architectures and guardrails for Entra (Conditional Access, MFA/passwordless, Identity Protection, PIM) and federation patterns. • Partner with Security IAM to implement authentication policies under governance, ensuring alignment with Zero Trust principles and regulatory frameworks (CJIS, PCI, HIPAA). What You'll Do • Program Leadership: Lead execution of the AD, Entra program under the strategic direction of the Senior Director, including scope, migration waves, risk management, and change control. • Platform Delivery: Oversee day to day execution of the roadmap, ensuring timely delivery of features and operational improvements. • Operational Excellence: Set and manage service SLOs, MTTR targets, and availability goals; lead post incident reviews and continuous improvement. • Governance & Compliance: Maintain compliance posture across authentication services; coordinate audits and remediation activities. • Vendor & Budget Management: Manage vendor relationships and SLA performance; provide budget input and forecasts to the Senior Director. • Team Leadership: Build and coach a high performing team; define on call rotations, escalation paths, and succession planning. • Cross Functional Collaboration: Coordinate with Infrastructure, Security IAM, Application, and Customer Experience teams to ensure seamless delivery and integration. What You'll Bring • Experience: 10+ years in authentication/identity services with 3+ years leading engineering teams. • Technical Expertise: Proven leadership in hybrid identity environments (Active Directory + Microsoft Entra ) and large-scale migrations. • Customer Identity Knowledge: Experience with Ping One CIAM and standards-based federation (OIDC/SAML). • Governance & Compliance: Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks (CJIS, PCI, HIPAA) and Zero Trust principles. • Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders, vendors, and delivery governance. • Automation & Modern Practices: Proficiency in Power Shell and Microsoft Graph; familiarity with CI/CD and infrastructure as code Estimated Min Rate: $75.00 Estimated Max Rate: $85.00 What's In It for You? We welcome you to be a part of the largest and legendary global staffing companies to meet your career aspirations. Yoh's network of client companies has been employing professionals like you for over 65 years in the U.S., UK and Canada. Join Yoh's extensive talent community that will provide you with access to Yoh's vast network of opportunities and gain access to this exclusive opportunity available to you. Benefit eligibility is in accordance with applicable laws and client requirements. Benefits include: • Medical,…

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