Infrastructure Engineer

Infrastructure Engineer

Posted Today by Caraffi

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

Detailed Description From Employer:

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