Ford is hiring a Cloud Automation Engineer

Ford is seeking a Cloud Automation Engineer to play a key role as we extend our presence into Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You will develop automation best practices, teach internal business partners, and consult on cloud technologies to help shape and define Ford's GCP cloud experience using Infrastructure as Code and Agile/DevOps methodologies.

What You'll Do

• Assist with automation work as Ford extends its presence into Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Develop best automation practices.
• Teach internal business partners (ITO, PDO, GDIA, Enterprise Connectivity).
• Consult on cloud technologies and drive improvements to Google’s Platform through partnership with Google.
• Work with cross-functional teams to help shape and define Ford's GCP cloud experience.
• Use tools including GitHub, Terraform, and Tekton to implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Agile/DevOps methodologies.

What We're Looking For

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Technology Management, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 4 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• Alternatively, Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Technology Management, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• 4 years of experience utilizing GCP, AWS, or Microsoft Azure to design and implement enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure.
• 4 years of experience utilizing Golang, Java, and .NET to develop automation tools, cloud orchestration services, and API integrations for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• 4 years of experience utilizing Jenkins or similar CI/CD tools (Tekton and GitHub Actions) to build automated pipelines.
• 4 years of experience utilizing Docker and Kubernetes (including OpenShift distributions) to orchestrate container workloads.
• 4 years of experience utilizing configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, or Chef) to automate system configurations.
• 3 years of experience utilizing VMware vSphere, VirtualBox, and Vagrant to create and manage virtual machine environments.
• 2 years of experience utilizing DataDog, Grafana, or Nagios to collect performance metrics and conduct root-cause analysis.

Technical Stack

• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform
• CI/CD: Tekton, Jenkins, GitHub Actions
• Cloud Platforms: GCP, AWS, Microsoft Azure
• Languages: Golang, Java, .NET
• Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift
• Configuration Management: Ansible, Puppet, Chef
• Virtualization: VMware vSphere, VirtualBox, Vagrant
• Monitoring: DataDog, Grafana, Nagios
• Source Control: GitHub

Team & Environment

You will work with cross-functional teams to help shape Ford's cloud experience.

Benefits & Compensation

• Compensation range: $117,603.00 - $174,473.04 per year.
• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care.
• 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.

Work Mode

This position is onsite in Dearborn, Michigan.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.