This Kubernetes Platform Engineer position will design and provision infrastructure such as RedHat OpenShift and GKE supporting cloud native applications alongside a geographically distributed team. Emphasis will be on container strategies and ecosystem (Kubernetes) supporting Ford's rapidly increasing data and compute requirements. These environments will be both multi-cloud (GCP, Azure) and within our on-premise datacenters. This role will have opportunity to drive and shape new solutions and feature capability that improve our Kubernetes platform’s developer experience (reducing toil and complexity).

• Develop automation (Pipelines/Operators) to support platform management and end user capabilities

• Engineering of new platform feature capabilities

• Research / prove-outs of new technologies to extend platform functionality and increase ease-of-use and developer barrier to entry

• Lifecycle management (Upgrades / Maintenance) and support of all Kubernetes clusters (OpenShift / GKE) deployed globally by the CaaS team (Google Cloud / Azure / EDC / Plants / China)

Technical Skills Required:

• Bachelors in Computer Science or related field or equivalent work experience

• (3+ years) Strong Linux knowledge on multiple platforms (RHEL, Ubuntu, SUSE).

• (1+ years) Experience in use of Kubernetes.

• (1+ years) Experience in use of container technologies.

• (3+ years) In-depth use of Cloud-based PaaS and IaaS. GCP and Azure experience preferred.

• (2+ years) Experience with GIT and CI/CD pipelines using Tekton, GitHub Actions, CloudBuild,and/or Jenkins.

• Experience using PaaS solutions such as Cloud Foundry.

• Demonstrable proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language. Go and/or Bourne Shell preferred.

• Demonstrated knowledge of RESTFUL API concepts and JSON formats.

• Working knowledge of application development architectures, web deployment methodologies and mobile technologies.

• This position requires a wide breadth of skills and experience in-order to develop new application hosting platforms and strategies.

Soft Skills Required:

• Work effectively in a team environment. Team leader capability desired.

• Pairing with team members occasionally required.

• Primary team is located locally with other individuals distributed globally.

• Must have good communication skills.

• Must a self-starter, capable of working independently and within a team with minimum supervision.

• Ability to work with a variety of cross functional teams to support deployment to remote locations across the global.

Technical Skills Preferred:

• Experience with IT Automation products such as Terraform, Chef, etc.

• Experience with VMWare ESX and vCenter.

• Experience with network load balancers (SLB, GSLB).

• Exceptional technical writing skills (run books, DR plans, platform architecture, etc.)

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 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/GSR-HTHD (https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2024-benefits-and-comp-GSR-sal-plan-2.pdf)

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 committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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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Requisition ID : 35214