Technical Lead – Identity & Secure Access (Microsoft Entra)
Are you the person other engineers come to when a Zero Trust access problem needs solving, not just documenting? We're looking for a Technical Lead to help build out a secure, scalable remote access platform on Microsoft Entra — starting with Entra Private Access — for a large enterprise environment.
The role in short
You'll take technical ownership of a growing Global Secure Access platform, working closely with a Product Owner and cross-functional teams spanning Identity, Network, Endpoint, Security, SOC, Service Desk, and application teams. This isn't a purely architectural role — you'll be hands-on with configuration, troubleshooting, and platform evolution, while also setting the technical direction others follow.
Location: Södertälje, hybrid
Applicants must currently reside in Sweden
The assignment is projectbased at our client and will continue till 2027-10-08 with possibilities for extension.
What you'll be doing
Own the technical design and ongoing development of the Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access platform
Design and maintain a scalable Entra Private Access setup — connectors, connector groups, high availability, failover, capacity planning, application segmentation, and regional resilience
Configure and govern application access through Entra ID, security groups, Conditional Access, device compliance, MFA, and Zero Trust principles
Lead the migration of internal applications from VPN-based access to Private Access
Analyze application connectivity requirements — DNS, TCP/IP, ports, routing, authentication, TLS
Set technical standards, configuration baselines, deployment patterns, and rollback procedures
Monitor platform health: connector availability, capacity, traffic flows, authentication, policy sync
Lead complex incident resolution and root-cause analysis
Maintain operational documentation, runbooks, and troubleshooting guides
Support security assessments, risk reviews, and audit activities
Coordinate with Microsoft Support and internal platform teams
Contribute to future expansion, including Entra Internet Access where relevant
Mentor other engineers and help establish consistent technical practices
Work within proper change-management and release processes
What we're looking for
Microsoft Entra & Identity
Strong, hands-on Entra ID experience in a large enterprise setting
Practical experience with identity-based access control, security groups, application assignments, entitlement models
Solid understanding of Conditional Access (user, device, location, risk, session-based controls)
Experience implementing or running MFA and Zero Trust access controls
Good understanding of device identity/compliance, ideally with Intune and Defender
Global Secure Access & Private Access
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access, Entra Private Access, or a comparable ZTNA solution
Practical understanding of Private Network Connectors, connector groups, registration, certificates, outbound connectivity
Experience designing for high availability, failover, resilience, capacity management
Ability to troubleshoot traffic forwarding, policy sync, and application connectivity issues
Networking & Application Connectivity
Strong knowledge of DNS, TCP/IP, routing, firewalls, ports, TLS, HTTP/HTTPS
Experience troubleshooting connectivity to internal apps, servers, databases, infrastructure services
Understanding of network segmentation and access control across application/user groups
Ability to analyze connectivity needs for file services, RDP, engineering tools, databases, enterprise platforms
Operations & Service Management
Experience running business-critical services in production
Strong monitoring, logging, incident management, and root-cause analysis skills
Experience with change/release management, technical documentation, operational handover
Ability to define support models, runbooks, escalation paths
Experience working alongside Security Operations/SOC teams during investigations
Technical Leadership & Collaboration
Track record as a Technical Lead, Platform Lead, or Senior Engineer
Sound technical decision-making and clear communication to technical and non-technical audiences
Experience coordinating across Identity, Network, Endpoint, Security, Infrastructure, and application teams
Strong ownership mentality, comfortable working independently in an evolving product area
Ability to mentor and set consistent technical standards
Nice to have
Experience with PAM, PIM, JIT access, and access governance
Experience with ServiceNow, Jira, or similar ITSM/workflow platforms
Knowledge of ISO 27001, NIST Zero Trust, DORA, GDPR, or similar frameworks
Experience with risk assessments (BIA, TVA, IRAM, or comparable)
Experience supporting both macOS and Windows access scenarios
Who you are
Structured, analytical, and pragmatic — equally comfortable in strategic architecture discussions and hands-on troubleshooting. You proactively spot risks and dependencies, take ownership without waiting to be told, and communicate clearly across technical and non-technical stakeholders. You know how to balance security, user experience, resilience, and delivery speed.
