Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Hatfield, England, United Kingdom
Summary: This contractor role as an Infrastructure Engineer focuses on the migration of legacy Active Directory infrastructure to Microsoft Entra ID. The position requires hands-on delivery and architectural guidance, ensuring a secure and low-risk migration while mentoring permanent team members. The role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams and the implementation of various identity management solutions. The contractor will also be responsible for developing automation scripts and training internal engineers on Entra ID administration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the end-to-end migration of on-premises Active Directory workloads into Microsoft Entra ID
- Assess current AD environment (domain controllers, trusts, group policies, authentication flows) and design a migration roadmap
- Collaborate with security architects to ensure Zero Trust principles and conditional access policies are embedded during migration
- Manage migration pilots, proof-of-concepts, and phased cutovers to minimise disruption
- Implement Entra ID hybrid join, password hash sync, federation (if required), and conditional access
- Migrate groups, users, service accounts, and workloads from AD to Entra ID
- Configure and troubleshoot authentication methods (MFA, SSO, passwordless)
- Ensure DNS, DHCP, PKI and related infrastructure components align with the target Entra ID model
- Develop and maintain migration automation scripts (PowerShell / REST API)
- Train and upskill internal engineers on Entra ID administration and support
Key Skills:
- Advanced knowledge of Entra ID, Windows Server, Active Directory (domain services, GPOs, trusts, replication), and Azure AD Connect
- Proven ability to automate migration and identity lifecycle tasks using PowerShell and REST APIs
- Experience implementing Terraform for Azure identity services
- Familiarity with Zero Trust, Conditional Access, MFA, PKI, and secure identity architecture
- Experience in large-scale AD forest/domain consolidation projects
- Knowledge of hybrid environments (Azure AD Connect Cloud Sync, federation, or migration off ADFS)
- Strong troubleshooting skills across DNS, DHCP, networking, and authentication flows
- Exposure to Google Workspace or cross-identity migrations is a plus
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Hatfield
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Active Directory Migration to Entra ID - Contract - Hybrid Working - Hatfield - Outside IR35
About the Role
This contractor role will focus specifically on designing, planning, and executing the migration of legacy Active Directory (AD) infrastructure into Microsoft Entra ID . You will act as the subject matter expert (SME) for identity modernisation, working with cross-functional teams to ensure a secure, seamless, and low-risk migration. You’ll be hands-on with delivery, while also providing architectural guidance, risk assessments, and mentoring of permanent team members to leave behind a sustainable, well-documented solution.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end migration of on-premises Active Directory workloads into Microsoft Entra ID
- Assess current AD environment (domain controllers, trusts, group policies, authentication flows) and design a migration roadmap
- Collaborate with security architects to ensure Zero Trust principles and conditional access policies are embedded during migration
- Manage migration pilots, proof-of-concepts, and phased cutovers to minimise disruption
- Implement Entra ID hybrid join, password hash sync, federation (if required), and conditional access
- Migrate groups, users, service accounts, and workloads from AD to Entra ID
- Configure and troubleshoot authentication methods (MFA, SSO, passwordless)
- Ensure DNS, DHCP, PKI and related infrastructure components align with the target Entra ID model
- Develop and maintain migration automation scripts (PowerShell / REST API)
- Train and upskill internal engineers on Entra ID administration and support.
About You
You’ll bring deep, hands-on expertise in Microsoft identity platforms , particularly around migrations and hybrid identity scenarios:
- Microsoft Environments: Advanced knowledge of Entra ID, Windows Server, Active Directory (domain services, GPOs, trusts, replication), and Azure AD Connect
- Scripting & Automation: Proven ability to automate migration and identity lifecycle tasks using PowerShell and REST APIs
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience implementing Terraform for Azure identity services.
- Cloud & Security: Familiarity with Zero Trust, Conditional Access, MFA, PKI, and secure identity architecture
- Experience in large-scale AD forest/domain consolidation projects
- Knowledge of hybrid environments (Azure AD Connect Cloud Sync, federation, or migration off ADFS)
- Strong troubleshooting skills across DNS, DHCP, networking, and authentication flows
- Exposure to Google Workspace or cross-identity migrations is a plus