Cloud Systems Developer

Ford; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical coverage

Flexible family care days

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off for community service

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Information Technology seeks an experienced platform engineer to lead the OpenShift/Kubernetes stack and cloud operations on GCP and Azure. You will mentor engineers, shape the platform strategy, and drive automation to improve reliability and efficiency.

The role emphasizes collaboration across teams to deliver scalable, secure, and highly available platform services that support Ford’s global operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience leading platform/DevOps teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or a related field.
• Deep expertise with container orchestration platforms, especially OpenShift and/or Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience managing and operating cloud infrastructure on GCP and/or Azure.

Responsibilities

• Team work and delivery with a high-performing platform engineering team.
• Platform Management of OpenShift and Kubernetes clusters on GCP and Azure with high availability, security and scalability.
• Service Delivery: define, monitor, and meet SLAs, SLOs, and MTTR targets for internal customers.
• Automation and Efficiency: drive IaC practices and automation improvements.
• Strategy: align platform roadmap with business needs and user requirements.
• Incident Management: support technical issues and post-mortem analyses.

Skills

Platform engineering

DevOps

Team mentoring

Cloud infrastructure

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

GCP

Azure

Terraform

GitOps

Job description

We made history and now we work to transform the future - for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

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.

In this position...

This is a highly technical position perfect for someone with a strong background in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure who is passionate about mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Team work and delivery: Work along with a high-performing team of platform engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Platform Management: Develop the engineering solutions, and day-to-day operations of our OpenShift and Kubernetes clusters on GCP and Azure, ensuring high availability, security, and scalability.
• Service Delivery: Take part in supporting platform's service delivery, including defining, monitoring and meeting Service Level Agreements (SLAs), Service Level Objectives (SLOs), and Mean Time to Resolution (MTTx) to ensure the platform meets the needs of our internal customers.
• Automation and Efficiency: Drive automation initiatives to streamline operations, reduce manual tasks, and improve overall efficiency. This includes developing and enforcing best practices for Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Strategy: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver the platform's strategic direction and roadmap, aligning its capabilities with business needs and user requirements.
• Incident Management: Serve to support for platforms' technical issues, troubleshooting efforts and post-mortem analyses to prevent future occurrences.

Qualifications

• Proven 5+ years of experience working along a team of platform, DevOps, or site reliability engineers.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or a related technical field.
• Deep technical expertise with container orchestration platforms, specifically OpenShift and/or Kubernetes.
• Hands-on experience with managing and operating cloud infrastructure on GCP and/or Azure.

Even better, you may have....

• Strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code principles and tools (e.g., Terraform, GitOps).
• A stronger understanding of service management principles, including SLAs, SLOs, and incident management.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

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 of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• 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.

This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $85,400-$143,200.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $99,600-$166,600.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $115,000-$192,900.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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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About Us

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

About the Team

We believe that freedom of movement drives human progress. Ford Information Technology (IT) is shaping the future of mobility by redefining the transportation landscape, enhancing the customer experience and improving people’s lives. Join the Ford family as we change the way the world moves.

Job Info

Job Identification 71293

Job Category Enterprise Technology

Posting Date 10/17/2026, 01:32 AM

Apply Before 10/30/2026, 05:45 AM

Job Schedule Full time

Locations FMCC 1 American Rd, Dearborn, MI, 48126, US (Remote)