Senior Specialist, Active Directory/Azure

Loblaw

  • Brampton, ON
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 6 hours ago
Come make your difference in communities across Canada, where authenticity, trust and making connections is valued – as we shape the future of Canadian retail, together. Our unique position as one of the country's largest employers, coupled with our commitment to positively impact the lives of all Canadians, provides our colleagues a range of opportunities and experiences to help Canadians Live Life Well®.At Loblaw Companies Limited, we succeed through collaboration and commitment and set a high bar for ourselves and those around us. Whether you are just starting your career, re-entering the workforce, or looking for a new job, this is where you belong.Loblaw Technology and Analytics power some of Canada’s most game-changing retail solutions. We connect Canadians to things that matter most. Food, health, beauty, money, and time. Curiosity drives us as we solve complex problems at pace and lay foundation for a secure organization today while influencing a better future for our customers tomorrow. Join us and work alongside some of Canada’s most diverse and talented innovators supporting retail, digital customer solutions and analytical platforms.Senior Specialist, Active Directory/Azure AD (Entra ID), Brampton, ONThe impact you'll make:As part of the Identity and Access Management (IAM) Operations team, the IAM Senior Specialist, AD/Azure is responsible for day to day administration, monitoring, troubleshooting and optimizing of on prem Active Directory (AD) and Azure AD (Entra ID) environments. Strong technical expertise, operational discipline and a security focused mind set to ensure stability, seamless integration, and efficient performance across all domains.What you will do:
  • Partner with team members in information security, network, infrastructure, and application support teams to operate an Active Directory and Azure/Entra ID environment as aligned to business requirements, technical standards, and security frameworks.
  • Design and engineer technical solutions and define standard integration templates and solution patterns
  • Deliver technical presentations and/or knowledge walkthroughs of existing and proposed systems to various audiences including project team members, peer technology teams and senior management
  • Leverage security tools (MS RAAS and Semperis Directory Service Protection etc) for ongoing security monitoring on AD and Azure/ Entra ID
  • Active Directory and Azure AD administration to support access management for the organization
What you bring:
  • Strong experience with Active Directory, Entra ID administration, app integration/registration (SSO/SAML/OAuth), Federation, Delegated admin, API Gateway, SOA services and O365 environments
  • Proficiency with creating and scripting complex multi-line tasks using PowerShell or other scripting/development languages ((vbscript, powershell, perl, javascript, Graph API, Python and LDAP query etc.)
  • Knowledge of conditional access, MFA, privileged identity management, enforce polices on service accounts
  • Experience in leveraging your analytic and problem-solving skills to associate security/control weaknesses within a technology environment to the risk that is posed to the business.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to contribute to the development and deployment of new cloud
  • Ability to present ideas in a clear and concise manner while tailoring your communication style and messaging to the various audiences
  • Microsoft Azure Administrator certification, AZ-900, AZ-104
  • Intimately familiar with IAM related protocols such as SAML, SPML, XACML, SCIM, OpenID and OAuth
  • Federation concepts and technologies particularly with solutions from Azure AD and Okta
Our commitment to Sustainability and Social Impact is an essential part of the way we do business, and we focus our attention on areas where we can have the greatest impact. Our approach to sustainability and social impact is based on three pillars – Environment, Sourcing and Community – and we are constantly looking for ways to demonstrate leadership in these important areas. Our CORE Values – Care, Ownership, Respect and Excellence – guide all our decision-making and come to life through our Blue Culture. We offer our colleagues progressive careers, comprehensive training, flexibility, and other competitive benefits – these are some of the many reasons why we are one of Canada’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers & Canada’s Top Employers for Young People.If you are unsure whether your experience matches every requirement above, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are looking for varied perspectives which include diverse experiences that we can add to our team.We have a long-standing focus on diversity, equity and inclusion because we know it will make our company a better place to work and shop. We are committed to creating accessible environments for our colleagues, candidates and customers. Requests for accommodation due to a disability (which may be visible or invisible, temporary or permanent) can be made at any stage of application and employment. We encourage candidates to make their accommodation needs known so that we can provide equitable opportunities.Please Note:
Candidates who are 18 years or older are required to complete a criminal background check. Details will be provided through the application process.#EN #SS #LTnA #ON

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