Cloud Automation Engineer
- Job ID
- 60599
Overview
At Ford, you’ll work on ideas that matter, alongside passionate people who want to make a global impact. Together, we’re shaping the next era of transportation—grounded in purpose, driven by progress. Make your move.
- Job Type: Full time
- Work Type: On-site
Cloud Automation Engineer
- Job ID
- 60599
At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.
Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s 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.
What you’ll be able to do:
Cloud Automation Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). 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) as well as consult on cloud technologies and driving improvements to Google’s Platform through our partnership with Google. Work with cross-functional teams to help shape and define Ford' GCP cloud experience. Using tools including GitHub, Terraform, Tekton (OpenShift pipelines) to implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Agile/DevOps methodologies.
You’ll have …
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, employer will accept a 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. The employer will accept any suitable combination of education, training, or experience. 4 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Utilizing GCP, AWS, or Microsoft Azure to design and implement enterprise-grade cloud infrastructure, including creating scalable compute resources, configuring virtual networks, managing cloud-based security policies, and integrating cloud-native services into distributed systems. 2. Utilizing Golang, Java, and .NET to develop automation tools, cloud orchestration services, API integrations, and platform extensions that enable Infrastructure as Code (IaC) patterns, automated provisioning, and platform management in a DevOps environment. 3. Utilizing Jenkins or similar CI/CD tools (Tekton and GitHub Actions) to build automated pipelines that compile, test, and deploy cloud infrastructure and applications across development, staging, and production environments, ensuring reliable and repeatable delivery processes. 4. Utilizing Docker to build, package, and deploy containerized applications and services; and leveraging Kubernetes (including OpenShift distributions) to orchestrate container workloads, manage service discovery, implement horizontal scaling, and define multi-tenant namespaces within enterprise platforms. 5. Utilizing configuration management tools (Ansible, Puppet, or Chef) to automate system configurations, manage environment consistency, enforce compliance baselines, and streamline deployment of software updates across large-scale Linux and Windows server fleets. 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Utilizing VMware vSphere, VirtualBox, and Vagrant to create and manage virtual machine environments for development, testing, and infrastructure isolation in hybrid cloud architectures. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Utilizing DataDog, Grafana, or Nagios to collect performance metrics, create real-time dashboards, set up health alerts, and conduct root-cause analysis for incidents affecting cloud infrastructure and microservices applications.
We are offering a salary of $117,603.00 - $174,473.04/yr.
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
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 builder…or all the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
https://fordcareers.co/GSR-HTHD
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
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. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
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