Entra ID Team Lead - Chicago, IL | TCS Job

Must Have Technical/Functional Skills

· Experience in information security, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.

· Deep knowledge of application or infrastructure systems architecture, usually having experience with multiple system technologies.

· Good understanding of agentic application architecture and impact of them on IAM domain

· Excellent consultative and communication skills, and the ability to work effectively with client, partner, and IT management and staff.

· Ten years of experience in the Information Security role. Five years of experience as a Tech lead

· Strong collaboration skills and analytical ability

Good to have

· CISSP, CSSP, or Cloud security certification preferred

· Certifications on Azure, AWS security will be preferred

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead Identity centric Workforce Security team to develop authentication and access management solutions 

• Drive the development of identity solutions, access patterns, modern security protocols, practicing Zero trust, least privileged, defense in depth principles 

• Good understanding of AI concepts, Patterns and impact on identity and access management domain 

• Participate and engage in AI adoption with Identity focus, knowledge and understanding of Entra ID agentic Identity, authentication flows and Patterns 

• Review and provide feedback on Identity and access management related security solutions proposed by stakeholders and can provide consultation to the partners and IT Management 

• In-depth knowledge and experience on Entra ID, EPM, Sentinel, Azure, AWS Security 

• Knowledge on Okta, PingFederate, Entitlement management solutions 

• Strong knowledge on Identities management on Azure AD with OAuth, OIDC, SAML, SSO, MFA, Conditional access policies, MFA, Kerberos, LDAP, Identity Federations etc.

• Experience in providing security solutions for Java based Micro services, React based frontends and Android/iOS based mobile applications on the Azure 

• Hands-of experience in JWT, session handling, Code signing, Certificate authentication, TLS/SSL, API Security, Application registration, application integration scenarios etc. 

• Awareness of API Management, Firewalls, DLP, VPNs, DNS, Azure Defender, MCAS, Sentinel, WAFs, Application Gateways, NSGs, App Proxy, Radius clusters, CDN etc. 

• Good understanding of Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management solution (CIEM) to ensure smooth remediation of toxic combinations, high risk entitlements etc. 

• Understanding and application of threat modeling concepts and methodologies 

• Understanding of Applications security, OWASP standards, security best practices, browser compatibilities/storages/cookies 

• Acts as Workforce cybersecurity expert to in solutions spanning end user computing, proxy solutions, MFA, SSO, conditional accesses, Passwordless, Yubikey, bio-metric solutions, identity and governance scenarios, Secrets Management, automation, role based access control, Privileged identity management, Just in time accesses etc. 

• Participates in solutions to support- token handling, OIDC/ OAuth flows, authorization patterns, identity federation, cloud architectures, cryptography, cloud native services, cloud security etc. 

• Deeper understanding on Cloud Security areas such as Policies, RBAC, activities, identities, privileged access management etc. 

• Ability to support operations in troubleshooting complex identity scenarios with hands-on experience on Sentinel/KQL/Audit logs etc. 

• Good understanding of concepts related to docker Security, container orchestrations/Kubernetes

TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

Discretionary Annual Incentive.

Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.

Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.

Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.

Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & Training Reimbursement.

Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.

Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

Salary Range: $120,000 - $130,000 a year