Cloud Platform Architect at Mizuho Financial Group in NYC

Job description

Join Mizuho as a Cloud Platform Architect, Entra! About the role We are hiring a Cloud Platform Architect specializing in identity to own cloud identity as a platform capability within our Cloud Platform team. You will take ownership of our Microsoft Entra estate and everything from the synchronization boundary up: authentication design, access policy, hybrid identity, and the identity patterns the rest of the platform builds on. The platform operates on an enablement model: guardrails enforced in code and self-serve patterns as the default path. Your job is to make secure identity the easiest option, not a queue. This is a role for someone who wants a domain of their own: full technical ownership of cloud identity in a regulated financial environment, a direct line into platform and architecture decisions, and a roadmap that includes building our external identity capability from the ground up. What you will own The Microsoft Entra estate: tenant configuration, Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management, entitlement management Hybrid identity design: synchronization scope, attribute flow, authentication method, and cloud-only account policy Identity patterns for platform services: workload identities, service account lifecycle, and non-human identity governance Break-glass access design and its integration with the bank's privileged access management platform External and business-partner identity architecture (Entra External ID) per the cloud roadmap Identity blueprints, runbooks, and the documentation that makes the estate operable beyond one person Responsibilities Design and operate secure, compliant identity for our Azure estate using Microsoft Entra ID, aligned to regulatory and internal audit requirements, including access control and MFA provisions Design, implement, and iterate Conditional Access policies, Privileged Identity Management, and entitlement management across the tenant Publish identity standards as both clear documentation and consumable patterns: reference designs, reusable Terraform modules, and paved-road configurations that make the standard the easiest path to follow Enforce identity guardrails through Azure Policy and automation rather than manual approval Own hybrid identity and the technical interface with the directory services team: Entra Connect scope, what synchronizes, what stays cloud-only, and how the boundary is controlled Design workload identity patterns for Azure services and pipelines: managed identities, workload identity federation, and service principal lifecycle Partner with Security, Risk, and Compliance to integrate regulatory controls and evidence collection into identity designs Represent cloud identity in audit and regulatory conversations Qualifications 7+ years in identity or infrastructure engineering, including deep hands-on Microsoft Entra ID experience at enterprise scale Proven experience in regulated financial services (banking, capital markets, or insurance) or a comparably regulated environment Strong command of Conditional Access design, Privileged Identity Management, hybrid identity (Entra Connect / cloud sync), and workload identity patterns Experience taking ownership of an established identity estate and maturing its configuration, documentation, and controls Working knowledge of authentication standards (OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SAML) and modern authentication policy (phishing-resistant MFA, token protection) Solid working knowledge of the broader Azure platform: RBAC, Azure Policy, Key Vault, and how identity integrates with core infrastructure services Familiarity with control frameworks and regulatory expectations for identity and access management Scripting and automation proficiency (PowerShell, Microsoft Graph API); Infrastructure-as-Code experience preferred What distinguishes a strong candidate You build a defensible picture of an environment before changing anything in it You know what you chose not to enforce, and why: policy design for you is about