Senior Security Platform Engineer - Identity and Access Management

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We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Security Platform Engineer to play a key role in the implementation of the next-generation Enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform. This role involves leveraging multiple capabilities, including but not limited to Microsoft EntraID, GCP development platform, and other enterprise tooling. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining Ford’s Access Management and Authorization platform, which is critical for securing our resources and ensuring seamless access for our users.

The security platform engineer will contribute to the engineering, delivery, and 24/7 support of Identity and Access Management highly available solutions.  The successful candidate will work closely with other Ford teams (business teams, cyber security, application teams and other security platform teams) and our partners to ensure the Enterprise Access Management and Authorization platform provides the secure, premium customer experience required to deliver the Ford focus areas.  The position requires an individual with a continuous improvement mindset who is driven by the pursuit of operational excellence with the fortitude to build technical prowess to navigate complex Identity and Access Management ecosystem, networking security compliance, and software development. 

What you'll do...

• Strategy: in close collaboration with other security platforms leads, contribute to the development and implementation of Identity and Access Management strategies and roadmap. 
• System Design: 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.
• Development: 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.
• Security: 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 risks.
• Integration: Integrate Enterprise IAM platform with various systems and services, both within the organization and with external partners, to provide seamless and secure access control.
• Application Transformation: 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.
• Scalability: Design the IAM platform to be scalable to meet the organization’s growing needs. Implement performance optimizations to ensure efficient operation.
• Documentation: Create and maintain technical documentation, including architecture diagrams, API documentation, and coding standards.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including security, IT, and application development teams, to ensure the IAM platform aligns with the organization’s overall goals.
• Troubleshooting and Support: Provide technical support and troubleshooting assistance to resolve issues related to the IAM platform. Develop and maintain monitoring and alerting systems.
• Stay Current: Keep up-to-date with the latest IAM and Microsoft entitlement management technologies, trends, and best practices, and apply them to improve the platform.

You'll have... 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure cloud platform, Active Directory, GCP, OAuth, and SAML, App Services, API management.
  • Proven experience in designing, building, implementing, analyzing, and