Security Platform Engineer

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

13d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation. Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Information Technology, Cyber Security, Computer Science, Security Platform Engineering or a related field and 4 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• 4 years of experience with Designing secure and scalable Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions including architecting custom systems, designing secure APIs, and defining data models to protect user identities and access policies.
• 4 years of experience with Developing and automating security tools and platforms by coding custom Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, building secure APIs, and implementing core logic for password management applications.
• 4 years of experience with Securing infrastructure by configuring operating system–level security controls on platforms including Linux or Windows, and supporting the secure deployment of IAM platforms.
• 4 years of experience with Managing and securing CI/CD pipelines by integrating automated security testing into the development lifecycle to ensure secure code delivery from development through deployment including DevSecOps.
• 2 years of experience with Using version control systems to manage codebase changes for security applications and enforcing best practices including code reviews and branch protection to maintain code integrity.
• 2 years of experience with Building, deploying, and managing secure IAM solutions on cloud platforms, including configuring cloud identity services including Azure AD and managing cloud infrastructure security.
• 2 years of experience with Designing secure database schemas and managing encrypted user identity and access data across various databases to ensure secure storage and access control.

Responsibilities

• In close collaboration with other security platforms leads, contribute to the development and implementation of Identity and Access Management strategies and roadmap.
• Collaborate closely with IAM portfolio product owners, SMEs, and security product teams to define modernization path, architecture and design of the IAM platform, utilizing EntraID identity infrastructure and entitlement management capabilities effectively.
• Engage in delivery of tactical and strategic IAM solutions, including analysis, design, and implementation with focus of improving security posture.
• Oversee the development of high-quality, maintainable code in accordance with best practices.
• Ensure the IAM platform is designed with security in mind.
• Implement robust authentication and authorization mechanisms and work closely with the security & access control stakeholders to mitigate potential risk.
• Integrate Enterprise IAM platform with various systems and services, both within the organization and with external partners, to provide seamless and secure access control.
• Partner with application teams levering Enterprise Identity and Access Management platform to ensure services are consumable by app and cloud migration teams to allow for modernization of existing integration and access controls within traditional applications.
• Design the IAM platform to be scalable to meet the organization’s growing needs.
• Implement performance optimizations to ensure efficient operation.
• Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, API documentation, and coding standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including security, IT, and application development teams, to ensure the IAM platform aligns with the organization’s overall goals.
• Provide technical support and troubleshooting assistance to resolve issues related to the IAM platform.
• Develop and maintain monitoring and alerting systems.
• Keep up-to-date with the latest IAM and Microsoft entitlement management technologies, trends, and best practices, and apply them to improve the platform.
• Integrate AI-powered services into the IAM platform to enhance security capabilities and automate user review workflows.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior