Ford is hiring a Senior Cybersecurity Platform Engineer

Responsibilities

• Architect, deploy, and sustain security platforms and tools to safeguard corporate IT systems.
• Enhance security technologies for real-time threat detection, prevention, and response.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, IT, and security teams to roll out and support large-scale cybersecurity solutions.
• Defend internal and cloud-based AI, ML, and deep learning systems from cyberattacks, adversarial exploits, and data leaks.
• Build and manage secure enterprise platforms such as unified telemetry pipelines, SIEM systems, SecOps environments, and AI-focused security infrastructure.
• Establish and uphold security policies for AI systems, covering data integrity, model protection, and regulatory compliance.
• Leverage recognized security frameworks like Google's SAIF, NIST AI RMF, and FAICP as foundational references.
• Evaluate and reduce security risks unique to AI, including adversarial inputs, data poisoning, model inversion, and unauthorized access.
• Perform vulnerability scans and penetration tests on AI models and associated data workflows.
• Ensure encryption, anonymization, and secure storage of AI-related data.
• Enforce strict access controls for sensitive AI assets using RBAC, ABAC, and Zero Trust models.
• Safeguard AI models from tampering, theft, and manipulation during training and operational phases.
• Monitor AI system behavior and log activity to detect anomalies and potential security events.
• Create and implement governance policies ensuring AI systems meet legal, ethical, and internal standards.
• Build automated scripts and workflows to improve scalability and efficiency of security platforms.
• Oversee regular patching and updates of security systems to limit exposure and service interruptions.
• Set up threat alerting mechanisms and real-time monitoring for improved system observability.
• Collaborate with incident response units to detect, isolate, and resolve security breaches.
• Support post-incident analysis to strengthen defenses and prevent recurrence.
• Tune security platforms for optimal performance while adhering to compliance mandates.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for configurations, AI services, troubleshooting, and operational processes.

Compensation

Salary grades 7-8

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Other

• Applicants must have legal authorization to work in the United States.
• Employment eligibility verification will be conducted upon hire.
• This role falls within salary grades 7 through 8.
• Benefits include flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up options, and subsidized backup child care.
• Family formation support covers adoption, surrogacy, and fertility treatments.
• Employee and family vehicle purchase and lease incentives are available.
• Tuition reimbursement is offered.
• Active employee resource groups are in place.
• Paid time off is provided for community service activities.
• Employees enjoy a generous holiday schedule, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid vacation time and the ability to purchase additional leave are included.
• The company does not offer visa sponsorship for this position.