Cloud Systems Developer

Lincoln Motor Company; United States; Remote; USD 85,000 - 193,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Parental leave

Back-up child care

Vehicle discount

Job summary

Ford is seeking a highly technical Platform Engineer to join Enterprise Technology. You will mentor engineers and drive continuous improvement while owning the OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms on GCP and Azure.

You will ensure platform reliability, scalability and security, define SLAs/SLOs, and push IaC and automation initiatives across the team. Collaboration with cross‑functional partners is essential to shape the platform roadmap and strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, IT, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of distributed systems, DevOps, or platform engineering experience.
• Deep expertise with OpenShift and/or Kubernetes; cloud infra on GCP or Azure.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform engineering, mentoring engineers and promoting continuous improvement.
• Develop and operate OpenShift and Kubernetes clusters on GCP/Azure.
• Ensure high availability, security, and scalability of platforms.
• Define, monitor, and meet SLAs/SLOs; manage MTTR.
• Drive automation and IaC best practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on roadmap and strategy.

Skills

Team collaboration

Mentoring engineers

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science/IT or related field

Tools

OpenShift

Kubernetes

GCP

Azure

Terraform

GitOps

Job description

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: Remote

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 everyday, 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.

What you’ll do....

• 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.

You'll have....

• 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 strong 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.