What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Cloud & Identity Administrator position at TURNBRIDGE Technical Solutions?
Location: United States (Remote or Hybrid)
Employment Type: Full-Time
About TURNBRIDGE
TURNBRIDGE delivers precision-driven technical solutions and talent strategies that help organizations scale securely and efficiently. We specialize in building durable, modern technology environments—prioritizing structure, security, and long-term impact over short-term fixes.
Role Overview
TURNBRIDGE is seeking a Senior Cloud & Identity Administrator to take ownership of a modern, cloud-first environment and elevate how identity, access, and cloud platforms are managed across the organization.
This is a hands-on senior engineering role, not a support or ticket-driven position. You will design and implement durable systems, standardize cloud operations, reduce risk, and ensure the environment can scale securely across a distributed workforce.
You will serve as a technical leader, shaping how access is managed, how systems are secured, and how cloud platforms are governed—bringing clarity and discipline to an environment that has grown quickly.
Core Responsibilities
Identity & Access Management (Primary Focus)
Employment Type: Full-Time
About TURNBRIDGE
TURNBRIDGE delivers precision-driven technical solutions and talent strategies that help organizations scale securely and efficiently. We specialize in building durable, modern technology environments—prioritizing structure, security, and long-term impact over short-term fixes.
Role Overview
TURNBRIDGE is seeking a Senior Cloud & Identity Administrator to take ownership of a modern, cloud-first environment and elevate how identity, access, and cloud platforms are managed across the organization.
This is a hands-on senior engineering role, not a support or ticket-driven position. You will design and implement durable systems, standardize cloud operations, reduce risk, and ensure the environment can scale securely across a distributed workforce.
You will serve as a technical leader, shaping how access is managed, how systems are secured, and how cloud platforms are governed—bringing clarity and discipline to an environment that has grown quickly.
Core Responsibilities
Identity & Access Management (Primary Focus)
- Design and maintain a structured, role-based access control (RBAC) model
- Implement and refine access policies based on user context, device posture, and risk signals
- Enforce strong authentication standards across all users and systems
- Identify and remediate over-permissioned accounts and elevated access risks
- Enable and manage single sign-on (SSO) across critical applications
- Build, optimize, and document onboarding, role-change, and offboarding workflows
- Conduct regular access reviews and audits to ensure least-privilege access
- Maintain clear, accurate documentation of identity architecture and policies
- Administer and optimize core cloud productivity and infrastructure platforms
- Maintain tenant-level configurations with a strong focus on governance and consistency
- Oversee endpoint management policies across company-owned devices
- Establish secure configuration baselines and ensure consistent enforcement
- Continuously improve cloud posture using measurable benchmarks and controls
- Partner with security leadership to deploy and maintain security controls
- Support detection and response capabilities through proper configuration of monitoring tools
- Assist in identifying and remediating vulnerabilities across the environment
- Strengthen logging, auditing, and traceability across systems
- Align configurations with recognized industry security frameworks and best practices
- Integrate third-party platforms into centralized identity systems using secure authentication flows
- Evaluate new tools with a focus on access control, risk exposure, and operational fit
- Maintain governance over SaaS applications and their permissions
- Support multi-platform and hybrid environments where required
- Provide oversight for secure network configurations across multiple locations
- Improve visibility into infrastructure assets and configuration states
- Standardize remote access and perimeter security approaches
- Coordinate with external vendors when deeper infrastructure support is required
- Build and document repeatable workflows for account and access lifecycle management
- Introduce structured change management practices
- Develop and maintain internal documentation, SOPs, and system runbooks
- Automate repetitive administrative tasks using scripting tools (PowerShell or similar)
- Improve transparency into how systems are managed, maintained, and changed
- Act as a senior escalation point for complex identity, access, and system issues
- Collaborate with peers to raise technical standards across the organization
- Focus on resolving root causes rather than applying temporary fixes
- Drive improvements that increase long-term stability, security, and scalability
- 5 years working in cloud-based enterprise environments
- Deep experience managing identity platforms and access controls at scale
- Hands-on expertise with modern authentication methods and access policies
- Experience integrating third-party applications into centralized identity systems
- Familiarity with endpoint management across multiple operating systems
- Proficiency in scripting and automation (PowerShell or similar)
- Experience bringing structure to environments lacking documentation or consistency
- Ability to work independently while collaborating across technical and business teams
- Relevant cloud or identity certifications
- Experience supporting audit readiness or compliance initiatives
- Exposure to cloud security tooling and monitoring platforms
- Familiarity with multi-cloud or hybrid environments
- Experience standardizing infrastructure or network configurations
- Understanding of security benchmarks and best-practice frameworks
- Exposure to IT service management concepts