Sr. Active Directory Identity Management Cons required for a Long Term Onsite Project at New York City, NY.

We are trying to source Sr. Active Directory Identity Management Consultant for our direct client for a Long Term Onsite Project at New York City, NY. Requirement is as follows, let me know if you have anyone available .

Position : Active Directory Identity Management Cons

Location : Onsite New York City, NY

Duration : 24 months

Project Description: Client requires a consultant to assist with researching and migrating existing applications and integrations currently leveraging the on-premises Active Directory (AD) at Client s 25 Location. The consultant will provide expertise in migrating authentication mechanisms to Oracle Access Manager (OAM) Federation used by Client

Core Responsibilities and Essential Duties:

1. Research and Analysis:

• Work with CUNY colleges IT and application teams to inventory and assess current AD[1]integrated applications.
• Analyze application use cases and document the authentication mechanisms in use.
  1. Migration Planning:
• Design a migration plan for each application and integration using AD to shift authentication mechanisms to OAM Federation, including SAML or other federated services.
• Collaborate with application vendors and owners to define detailed requirements for migration.
• Ensure that best practices are applied in shifting from AD-based authentication to federated Identity Providers (IDPs).
  1. Implementation and Integration:
• Configure and migrate selected applications from on-premises Active Directory authentication to Oracle Access Manager Federation services.
• Thoroughly test the application migrations in a test environment before production deployment.
• Troubleshoot any issues arising during migration, including federation (SAML) issues and cross-platform authentication challenges.
  1. Documentation and Knowledge Transfer:
• Document all migration procedures, challenges, and resolutions.
• Provide knowledge transfer to CUNY staff through detailed documentation and live demonstrations.
  1. Collaboration and Support:
• Work closely with CUNY s teams, including networking, application, and support teams, to troubleshoot issues and ensure smooth integration.
• Liaise with Oracle support teams as necessary to resolve product-related issues during the migration process.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Work with vendors and application owners (At colleges) to define the requirements for each application for SSO integrations using OAM Federation Services such as SAML.
• Setup and configure applications in the test environments. Prepare the OAM environment to test various use cases based on the requirements and discussions with various stakeholders.
• Integrate SAML applications in production OAM and Thoroughly test the applications integrations in end-to-end flow.
• Work with vendors and application owners to confirm applications are functioning as expected.
• Thoroughly document all details and tasks involved with various integrations, developing solutions in OAM.
• Work closely with application teams on integrating various flavors of applications for SSO. Should be able to independently troubleshoot and fix issues related to Application integrations and/or product related issues.
• Configure and customize SSO solution in high availability mode using Oracle Access Management to implement various features such as Federation/SAML, OAuth, Open ID Connect, Multi-Factor Authentication besides current solution setup only for Header Based application integrations.
• Maintain the OAM/SSO environments with regular patching.
• Configure to leverage API usage in all Oracle IAM components for various use cases.
• Configure to leverage API usage in all Oracle IAM components including Oracle Microservices - Oracle Advanced Authentication (OAA) and Oracle Adaptive Risk Management (OARM) for various use cases.
• Work closely with other teams to identify and solve issues.
• Other duties as assigned

Typical Software Used for Engagement: Microsoft Active Directory (On-Premises), Azure AD (Entra ID), Oracle Access Manager, Oracle Unified Directory, Oracle HTTP Server, Oracle Advance Authentication, Oracle Internet/Virtual Directory, Kubernetes, WebLogic, BI Publisher, Microsoft: AD (On-Prem and Azure Cloud Tenant); RHEL and Windows OS

Required Skills

1. 10 years of experience with Active Directory Authentication and Identity Management solutions.
2. 10 years of experience migrating applications from Active Directory to federated services like OAM Federation.
3. 10 years of experience in troubleshooting and debugging skills for identity-related integration issues across platforms.
4. 10 years of experience in working with authentication protocols: SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect.
5. 10 years of experience in collaborating with cross[1]functional teams including network, application, and Oracle support teams.