Cloud & AI Infrastructure Director Lead Secure, Scalable Ops

Lincoln Motor Company

Pierre (SD)

Remote

USD 142,000 - 268,000

Full time

5 days ago
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Job summary

Ford Credit is seeking a Director of Cloud & AI Infrastructure Operations to lead reliability, security, and cost efficiency across a hybrid cloud estate (GCP, Kubernetes/OpenShift, on-premises). This leadership role blends hands-on architecture with strategic governance, partnering with engineering, security, and enterprise teams to enable secure AI-enabled operations and scalable cloud infrastructure.

You will mentor technical talent, build metrics and cost dashboards, and drive

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering or related field.
  • 10+ years in cloud infrastructure with hands-on GCP experience.
  • Experience with Kubernetes/OpenShift and secure cloud architectures.

Responsibilities

  • Provide operational leadership for apps on Google Cloud Platform and container platforms.
  • Lead HA/DR design across hybrid cloud and data centers.
  • Apply AI infrastructure concepts (LLMs, RAG, MCP) to IT operations and automation.
  • Embed security scanning and governance into cloud/AI delivery pipelines.
  • Develop cost dashboards and present metrics to senior leadership.
  • Mentor and develop technical talent; collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

GCP
Kubernetes/OpenShift
HA/DR design
Security architecture
AI infrastructure
Cost optimization
Cross-functional leadership
DevSecOps

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering

Job description

Ford Credit is seeking a Director of Cloud & AI Infrastructure Operations to lead reliability, security, and cost efficiency across a hybrid cloud estate (GCP, Kubernetes/OpenShift, on-premises). This leadership role blends hands-on architecture with strategic governance, partnering with engineering, security, and enterprise teams to enable secure AI-enabled operations and scalable cloud infrastructure.

You will mentor technical talent, build metrics and cost dashboards, and drive

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