Senior Software Engineer – PKI

Ford Motor Company

Senior Software Engineer developing Public Key Infrastructure APIs for Ford Motor Company's vehicle products. Leading architecture and implementation of cryptographic systems to ensure security.

Posted 5/8/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $118,700 - $198,500 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudCyber SecurityJavaKubernetesMongoDBOpenShiftPostgresPythonRedisSplunkSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the full lifecycle of PKI and Key Management API services supporting our vehicle products and ecosystem — lead customer requirements gathering, architecture design, implementation, testing, deployment, monitoring, and post-launch support.
Design and develop RESTful APIs and web services that are robust, secure, and scalable for various features and use cases: CRL/OCSP, ACME, Certificate Issuance, message encryption/decryption, software signing, key rotation and certificate lifecycle management, HSM integration with PKCS11. Implement access control methods that enforce least privilege access principles using OAuth or mTLS.
Implement and harden PKI and key services with deep knowledge of PKI industry standards, X.509, PKCS standards, elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) and RSA, post-quantum readiness, and hardware security module CSP integration. Apply hybrid encryption techniques with AES. Define and enforce PKI certificate policies and certificate profiles.
Design fault-tolerant, highly available PKI services with zero-downtime issuance, disaster recovery, and multi-region replication.
Release and Deploy your apps through build server, CI/CD pipeline, and infrastructure involving on-premises and cloud Kubernetes
Monitor and address findings regularly in code base through SAST, DAST, software quality and security vulnerability scanning.
Actively assist in monitoring our systems and performing root cause analysis to address issues quickly. Implement robust application logging and integration with Splunk and security monitoring systems.
Define and lead best practices for our software development process, perform code reviews, and mentor engineers while remaining hands-on in the codebase.
Working with ECU embedded development teams to understand embedded architecture requirements and the best approach of key management for each ECU.
Authoring and managing technical cybersecurity requirements and process documentation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, OR a combination of education and experience
5+ years of experience and proficiency in software engineering and secure coding practices using object oriented programming, including C#/C++, Java, Python or related languages
Experience and understanding of industry security standards and applying them in our software solutions and processes, including NIST, OWASP, and relevant ISO and IEEE standards.
Strong knowledge and applicability of software architecture, development, methodologies and design principles including test-driven development
Application of Identity and Access Management principles in software services
Strong software testing skills that result in lasting quality solutions at scale
Proficient version control of development and release branches in Git
3+ years of experience deploying and maintaining cloud infrastructure with Kubernetes or OpenShift, and managing database instances (SQL Postgres, Redis, MongoDB)
3+ years building, maintaining, and integrating with production PKI systems and supporting cryptographic interfaces.
Strong knowledge of PKI and Key Management best practices
Excellent understanding and application of cybersecurity algorithms, standards, and strategies including RSA, ECC, AES, X.509, PKCS#11, ACME, OCSP, CRL, HSM integration.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up 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 Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

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Hard Skills & Tools

PKIKey ManagementRESTful APIsOAuthmTLSC#/C++JavaPythonKubernetesGit

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationproblem-solvingcollaborationroot cause analysisdocumentation