Job Title: Wintel Engineer (Contract)
Reports To: Platforms & Storage Lead
Location: London (Hybrid or On-site, as required)
Contract Type: 3-6 extendable, Inside IR35
Hours: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Overview
We're looking for an experienced Wintel Engineer with a strong focus on Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory, and modern IAM practices. This is a contract role supporting current infrastructure projects, focusing on access management, system integrations, and compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Support and lead SSO integrations using SAML, OIDC, and OAuth
- Lead the migration of authentication methods across systems
- Manage and expand Privileged Identity Management (PIM) roles in Entra ID
- Create and implement RBAC roles in Intune
- Perform policy clean-up and account management across Entra ID and Active Directory
- Support compliance efforts (e.g., NIST, CIS) through documentation and reporting
- Contribute to the development of IAM standards and best practices
- Assist with certificate workflows (e.g., SCEP for JAMF/Intune)
- Support future planning and evaluation of tools (e.g., Azure Arc, Azure Monitor)
- Share knowledge and provide documentation as needed
Requirements
Technical Skills & Experience
Essential:
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID / Azure AD
- Solid knowledge of Active Directory (on-prem & hybrid)
- Experience with Intune configuration and management
- Deep understanding of IAM protocols (SAML, OIDC, OAuth)
- Experience working in enterprise IAM environments
- Familiarity with certificate-based authentication and SCEP
- Knowledge of hybrid identity and cloud monitoring
- Comfortable working within compliance frameworks (NIST, CIS)
Desirable:
- AZ-104 and/or SC-300 certifications
- Experience with Azure Arc, Azure Monitor
Soft Skills
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Strong communication and documentation skills
- Self-motivated, reliable, and well-organised
- Able to work independently and collaboratively across technical teams
- Structured and methodical under pressure
- Willing to share knowledge and support others