Sr. Systems Administrator - Entra Interface
Dairy Farmers of America•Kansas City, KS
•Hybrid
About The Position
Provide senior-level administration and governance of Microsoft Entra identity services, ensuring secure identity lifecycle management, access governance, and application authentication across Microsoft 365 environments. This role plays a critical function in securing access to Copilot and AI services by enforcing identity controls and preventing unauthorized access or identity sprawl.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience)
- 5–8 years of Microsoft 365 or identity platform experience
- Experience with Entra ID governance, conditional access, and application security
- Experience with Microsoft Entra ID and identity governance frameworks
- Strong understanding of identity and access management principles
- Ability to manage complex identity environments at scale
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills
- Ability to translate technical concepts into clear, business-friendly guidance
- Strong documentation, communication, and collaboration skills
- Ability to work independently with minimal day-to-day direction while partnering effectively across teams
Nice To Haves
- Able to travel 5-15% of the time
Responsibilities
- Administer access lifecycle for cloud identities within Microsoft Entra, including access provisioning, deprovisioning, and role-based access control after synchronization from on-prem Active Directory
- Manage Microsoft Entra application registrations and enterprise applications, including permissions, consent, and ownership governance
- Oversee certificate and client secret lifecycle management for cloud-based applications and integrations
- Partner with the Identity team to support and maintain the AD sync utility tool, ensuring reliable and accurate synchronization of identities to Microsoft 365
- Monitor and validate identity synchronization outcomes, troubleshooting sync issues and data inconsistencies between on-prem AD and Entra ID
- Design and enforce Conditional Access policies and authentication controls to secure access to Microsoft 365 resources
- Conduct access reviews and enforce least-privilege access across cloud applications and services
- Manage identity governance capabilities including entitlement management, access packages, and automated access assignments
- Evaluate and secure identity configurations supporting Microsoft 365, Copilot, and AI-enabled services
- Review and control application permissions to prevent excessive or inappropriate access to organizational data
- Support secure authentication and authorization scenarios for Copilot, AI agents, and integrated applications
- Identify, assess, and remediate identity-related risks, including excessive permissions, stale accounts, and misconfigurations
- Serve as Tier 3 escalation point for Entra identity and access issues
- Collaborate with security, compliance, IAM, and application teams to align cloud identity governance with enterprise standards
- Develop and maintain documentation, standards, and operational procedures specific to cloud identity and access management
- Perform other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
