Software Engineering Manager
Core
Lead the design and delivery of a unified, self-service Kubernetes platform (OpenShift Virtualization) to empower Ford development teams to deploy and manage production-grade container clusters hosting containers and virtualized machines on-premise.
Role type
Senior IC Kubernetes Platform Engineering Manager
Builds
Secure, scalable, and automated Kubernetes infrastructure and self-service platform for Ford's internal development teams
Domain
Automotive / Cloud-Native Infrastructure / Container Orchestration
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Kubernetes cluster management and scaling, Cloud platform proficiency (GCP/AWS/Azure), Service mesh technologies (Istio/Linkerd), Monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus/Grafana/Jaeger), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/Kustomize), CI/CD pipeline automation, Cloud-native security best practices
Preferred skills
Hybrid cloud and on-premises data center experience, Enterprise stakeholder engagement and influence
Technologies
Kubernetes, OpenShift Virtualization, Google Cloud Platform, AWS, Azure, Istio, Linkerd, Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, Dynatrace, Datadog, ELK stack, Stackdriver, Terraform, Kustomize
Responsibilities
Lead and inspire the Kubernetes Platform Services team to deliver secure, scalable, and automated container orchestration; Own the end-to-end design, deployment, and lifecycle management of Kubernetes clusters; Partner with application developers and infrastructure teams to provide expert Kubernetes guidance and troubleshooting; Lead the adoption of innovations in deployment automation, cluster lifecycle management, security compliance, and observability; Focus on simplifying environment provisioning and application deployment for developers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities