Entra ID Engineer - 6 Month Contract - Inside IR35 - Onsite in London

Entra ID Engineer - 6 Month Contract - Inside IR35 - Onsite in London

Contract Type: Initial 6 month contract (Inside IR35)
Rate: £525 per day Inside IR35
Location: 5x a week in London (Soho)

Role Overview:

We are looking for a Microsoft Entra ID Application Proxy Specialist to join on a 6-month contract based Full time in London (5 days on-site). The role sits within a large-scale enterprise security transformation programme in the travel and tourism sector, focused on enabling secure remote access to business-critical applications through modern identity-driven access solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Implement and configure Microsoft Entra ID Application Proxy for secure remote access, onboarding web-based enterprise applications in line with defined architecture
• Configure and validate authentication integrations including SSO, pre-authentication, Kerberos Constrained Delegation, MFA, and Conditional Access policies
• Align application access configuration with existing Active Directory group and OU structures, and validate group-based access controls
• Perform end-to-end testing including SSO validation, group-based access validation, and application connectivity testing, troubleshooting issues as they arise
• Support user rollout activities, ensure full documentation of configurations and onboarding steps, and deliver knowledge transfer to BAU operations

What You Will Ideally Bring:

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra ID Application Proxy, including enterprise application onboarding and integration
• Deep knowledge of authentication protocols - SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect, Kerberos, and NTLM - with practical SSO and MFA implementation experience
• Experience implementing Conditional Access policies and identity-driven access control models in hybrid identity environments
• Knowledge of Active Directory Domain Services, group-based access control, and application connectivity requirements including DNS, ports, and protocols
• Proven experience working on enterprise application onboarding or transformation programmes, with strong documentation and cross-team collaboration skills