Job Title: IAM Architect
Location: Novi, MI(Remote)
Duration: 24 Months + Extension
Bill Rate: $82/hour (C2C)
Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C
Client: To Be Discussed Later
Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Description:

The Identity Architect will support the Lineage Okta to Microsoft Entra ID transformation as part of the Program, Architecture & Governance workstream. The role will contribute to a controlled, governance-led migration that protects business continuity, validates rollback readiness, and prepares the future-state environment for operational ownership.

Key Responsibilities:

Lead current-state assessment and target-state Microsoft Entra ID architecture.
Define coexistence, federation, authentication, Conditional Access, lifecycle, governance, privileged access and recovery patterns.
Own architecture decisions, standards, exceptions and technical design authority reviews.
Validate solution alignment with licensing, security, business continuity and operational requirements.
Guide pilot and migration teams and approve reusable integration patterns.

Required Experience and Skills:

Enterprise IAM architecture
Microsoft Entra ID, Active Directory and hybrid identity
Okta, federation, SAML, OIDC/OAuth and SCIM
Conditional Access, MFA, PIM and identity governance
Architecture documentation and senior stakeholder engagement

Key Deliverables:

Current and future-state architecture
Authentication and coexistence strategy
Architecture decision register
Approved migration patterns and exception designs

Success Measures:

Assigned deliverables are completed to agreed quality and governance standards.
Risks, dependencies, defects and decisions are identified early and managed transparently.
Testing, evidence, rollback and operational-readiness requirements are completed before production progression.
Knowledge is transferred through clear documentation, walkthroughs and support enablement.