Ford is hiring an Identity Security Engineer

Ford is hiring an Identity Security Engineer to manage sophisticated technical details across multiple disciplines, from planning and system design to operations and configuration. This role is responsible for designing and implementing secure Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, with a focus on Microsoft Entra ID, and provides opportunities to engage with multiple business teams, joint ventures, and different IT organizations globally.

What You'll Do

• Design secure and scalable Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions, including architecting custom systems, designing secure APIs, and defining data models.
• Design, implement, and manage identity solutions using Microsoft Entra ID, including user lifecycle management, group memberships, and Administrative Units.
• Configure and maintain security features such as Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Passwordless authentication, and Entra ID Protection.
• Develop and enforce Conditional Access policies to ensure secure, least-privilege access to corporate resources.
• Utilize programming skills (e.g., Python) to develop and automate security tools and platforms, including coding custom IAM solutions and building secure APIs.
• Harden and secure underlying infrastructure with a deep understanding of operating systems (e.g., Linux, Windows), configuring OS-level security controls.
• Manage and secure CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub), integrating automated security testing into the development lifecycle (DevSecOps).
• Use version control systems (e.g., GitHub) to manage codebase changes for security applications and enforce best practices.
• Leverage cloud platforms (e.g., Azure) to build, deploy, and manage secure IAM solutions, including configuring cloud identity services.
• Design secure database schemas and protect encrypted user credentials using various databases (e.g., SQL, MongoDB).
• Be responsible for enterprise identity provisioning and enterprise directory and Azure Active Directory data management.
• Provide critical 7x24 support of Enterprise Identity & Access Management.
• Handle release engineering, provisioning and maintenance of infrastructure, system administration and security.
• Manage Incident, Knowledge, Problem, JIRA and Change Management processes.
• Maintain & test DR document, and perform backup and disaster recovery procedures.
• Maintain documentation of all Operations administrative processes, procedures, and configurations.
• Interact with team members to improve tools, technology stack, and application performance and stability.
• Resolve operational concerns through collaboration with customers, engineering SMEs, and product vendors.
• Propose, configure, and implement enterprise solutions (covering both process and technical aspects) according to established standards and best practices.
• Lead the design, implementation, integration, and maintenance of software, technical infrastructure, and services (all aspects of the technology lifecycle).
• Develop implementation requirements for technical infrastructure and services.
• Develop project charters and/or project requirements (cost, timing, scope, contingency, and risks).
• Develop support and deployment plans for technical infrastructure and services.
• Automate server related maintenance tasks.
• Collaborate closely with customers, engineering SMEs, and product vendors to resolve issues.
• Deploy product updates, identifying production issues and implementing integrations that meet customer needs.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related field of study.
• 4+ years of IT experience.

Technical Stack

• Microsoft Entra ID (Azure Active Directory)
• Python
• Linux
• Windows
• Jenkins
• GitHub
• Azure
• SQL
• MongoDB

Team & Environment

You will engage with multiple business teams, joint ventures, and different Ford IT organizations (Office of the CIO/Strategy, IT Operations, Application Development, and Enterprise Connectivity).