Senior Security Platform Engineer – Authentication

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day roll up our sleeves and build a better world together. At Ford were all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves

Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If youre looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape enhance the customer experience and improve peoples 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.

This job is posted as HYBRID and requires up to 3 days a week from our Dearborn MI office.

The Senior Security Platform Engineer Authentication position is an opportunity to join the Security Platform team that provides Authentication Services for applications with B2E/B2B/B2C users keeps on improving the Security Posture across the enterprise. The person in this position will need to be detailed oriented and have excellent communications skills to play an essential role in developing building and rolling out Authentication solutions in a fastpaced global automotive enterprise.

• Extended knowledge and working experiences with various authentication methods and technologies
• Extended knowledge and working experiences with Entra ID platform
• Expert level knowledge and handson experiences managing Entra ID Conditional Access policies
• Strong knowledge of Federation Protocols (OIDC SAML etc.)
• Strong understanding of different types of multifactor authentication
• Design implement and roll out new MFA capabilities
• Analyze the use cases and requirements from applications systems and tools across the enterprise to design & implement Authentication solutions
• Experiences of working with ADFS
• Provide endtoend (DevOps) support for Authentication/MFA solutions
• Develop PowerShell based scripts for administration
• Develop automation and strategies to manage Entra ID configurations via API

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science/Information Security or related fields
• 7 years of IT working experiences
• 5 years of Security/IAM/Authentication experiences with ADFS and Entra ID
• 3 years of supporting multifactor authentication solutions
• 3 years of working experiences with Entra ID Conditional Access Policy in Entra ID
• 3 years of working with MSFT Graph API
• 2 years of Active Directory administration experience
• Strong knowledge of Active Directory and Authentication
• Strong skills building and managing virtual systems and virtual environments
• Strong coding skills required hands on experience of PowerShell script programming preferred
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of employees and management
• Highly motivated individual with strong technical skills and desire to resolve problems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with attention to detail and quality
• Solid understanding in Security domains especially Identity and Access Management
• Hands on experience of developing and management of RESTful API
• GitHub knowledge
• Backlog management using Jira
  
  

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve outlined but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor

As an established global company we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe or keep you close to home Will your career be a deep dive into what you love or a series of new teams and new skills Will you be a leader a changemaker a technical expert a culture builderor all of the above No matter what you choose we offer a work life that works for you including:

Immediate medical dental vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days paid parental leave new parent rampup programs subsidized backup child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement fertility treatments 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 Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a range of salary grades GSR8

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Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. #LIHybrid