DevOps Engineer

Job description

Be part of the transformation of Ford Motor Company's infrastructure solutions to meet challenges of the next generation applications supporting internal business, mobile applications, and autonomous vehicle application hosting requirements.
This DevOps / Site Reliability Platform Engineer (Kubevirt/Kubernetes) position will design and operate infrastructure such as RedHat OpenShift and RedHat OpenShift Virtualization supporting various application flavors alongside a geographically distributed team.

Emphasis will be on both virtualization/container strategies and ecosystem (Kubernetes/Kubevirt) supporting Ford's rapidly increasing data and compute requirements.

These environments will primarily be in our on-premises datacenters.

This role will have opportunity to drive and shape new solutions and feature capability that improve our Kubevirt/Kubernetes platform’s developer experience (reducing toil and complexity).
We are seeking a motivated individual with a drive to be on the cutting edge while helping change the culture of IT towards a more nimble and iterative methodology.
+ Upgrade and maintain OpenShift Virtualization Specific Operators
+ Manage OpenShift Virtualization Namespaces/Permissions
+ Develop automation related to Provisioning, Day2, Decommissioning and Migration
+ Collaborate with team members regarding code standards and assignments where needed.
+ Participate in code reviews and technical designs.
_Technical Skills Must Have:_
+ **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Mechanical Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
+ (3+ years) Strong Linux knowledge on multiple platforms (RHEL, Ubuntu, SUSE).
+ (1+ years) Experience in use of Kubevirt and Kubernetes.
+ (1+ years) Experience in use of virtualization and container technologies.
+ (1+ 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, Argo, GitHub Actions, and/or Jenkins.
+ (1+ years) Experience with and Prometheus/Garfana
+ Demonstrable proficiency in Kustomize/Helm
+ Demonstrable proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language.

Go, python, and/or Bourne Shell preferred.
+ Demonstrated knowledge of RESTFUL API concepts and JSON formats.
+ Working knowledge of application development architectures, and web deployment methodologies.
+ This position requires a wide breadth of skills and experience in-order to develop new application hosting platforms and strategies.
_Technical Skills Nice to Have:_
**•** Experience with IT Automation products such as Terraform, Ansible, Chef, etc.
**•** Experience with VMWare ESX and vCenter.
**•** Experience with network load balancers (SLB, GSLB).
_Supervisory 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.
_Other:_
**•** Exceptional technical writing skills (run books, DR plans, platform architecture, etc.)
**•** Ability to work with a variety of cross functional teams to support deployment to remote locations across the global.
**•** Must a self-starter, capable of working independently and within a team with minimum supervision.
**•** Must have good communication skills.
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, 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:** Benefit Summary (https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2025-benefits-and-comp-gsr-sal-plan-2.pdf)
This position is a salary grade **8** .
This position is a range of salary grades **8.**
**_* Please note: This is a remote role, you will be expected to relocate if you are not within commutable distance of less than 50 miles of the headquarters, and responsible to be on site at minimum 1-2 days per week_** *****
**_*Visa Sponsorship is not provided for this role_** *****
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** : 51439

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