Azure Privileged Access Management Consultant (Bengaluru)

Project Description:

We are seeking an experienced Azure Privileged Identity Management (PIM) Senior Engineer to drive the design, implementation, automation, and governance of privileged access management within Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and Azure environments. This role requires a highly skilled identity qualified with proven expertise in managing Azure PIM end-to-end, including privileged role governance, access lifecycle management, automation, compliance, and security controls.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience implementing and operating Azure PIM in large-scale enterprise environments, developing automation using Terraform, Git, Ansible, PowerShell, and Python and customizing federation integrations through CI/CD pipelines. The candidate should possess deep knowledge of privileged identity governance, Service Principal lifecycle management, Managed Identity administration, and privileged access controls aligned with Zero Trust principles.

This role will partner closely with Identity & Access Management, Cloud Engineering, Cybersecurity, DevOps, and Compliance teams to ensure privileged access is managed securely, efficiently, and in accordance with enterprise security standards.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, implementation, configuration, and ongoing administration of Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) Privileged Identity Management (PIM).
• Manage privileged access controls across Microsoft Entra ID, Azure subscriptions, management groups, resource groups, and Azure resources.
• Define and maintain privileged access governance policies, standards, operational procedures, and security controls aligned with enterprise requirements.
• Design and implement Just-In-Time (JIT) access, role eligibility, approval workflows, access reviews, Privileged Access Groups, and role activation policies.
• Perform privileged access assessments, role reviews, recertifications, and remediation of excessive or inappropriate access.
• Develop, maintain .