Director, Private Cloud Platform Engineering at Ford Global Career Site

, , United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

16 Feb, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

18 Nov, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, CI/CD, Observability, Security, Programming, Team Management, Strategic Thinking, Communication Skills, Problem-Solving Skills, DevEx, Agile Methodologies, Architectural Governance

Industry

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

Description

Develop and execute the strategic roadmap for our private cloud and developer platform, aligning technology investments with business objectives. Lead architecture forums, platform RFC processes, and cross-organizational guardrail discussions to ensure cohesive governance. Engage stakeholders across engineering, infrastructure, and executive teams, communicating complex technical concepts in clear business terms. Deliver Developer Experience (DevEx) as a measurable platform outcome, building paved roads for teams to onboard quickly and safely. Provide golden paths for service creation, CI/CD, observability, and security through reusable templates and self-service tooling. Establish and track time-to-first-deploy and feedback-loop performance metrics to continuously improve developer productivity. Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing engineering team (15-30+ engineers) focused on platform scalability, reliability, and innovation. Foster a collaborative, learning-oriented culture that values technical excellence, psychological safety, and outcome-driven engineering. Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and multi-year platform roadmaps across business units. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. 10+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure and platform engineering, with a proven track record of leadership in managing private cloud infrastructure. GKE, Anthos, OpenShift, OpenStack, and VMware. Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible, and proficiency in using Kubernetes-native tools like Helm. Programming languages like Go, Cue, Rust, Python, Java, Node.js etc. Hands-on experience with Terraform, Argo/Flux, OPA/Gatekeeper/Kyverno, and observability stacks (Dynatrace, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana). 3+ years of experience leading large teams (~15-30+ engineers) platform or SRE organizations. This should include team management skills including experience in building and leading diverse engineering teams. Strategic Thinking: Ability to develop and implement strategic plans that align with business objectives and drive technological innovation. Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical information to both technical, non-technical, and executive audiences. Ability to traverse multi-layer complex cross org structures, driving critical outcomes. Problem-solving Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions and manage risk effectively. Master's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field Relevant certifications such as Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect, Kubernetes Administrator, RedHat certification, network/security or similar. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Manage hybrid estates, bridging VM and containerized workloads across OpenStack (Nova, Neutron, Cinder) and OpenShift Virtualization, ensuring compliance and SLA adherence. Guide architectural decisions around Autopilot vs. Standard GKE, Workload Identity, Shielded Nodes, Binary Authorization, autoscaling strategies, and release channels. Build SLO dashboards for both engineers and executives, enabling data-driven decision-making. Implement preventive security controls across the platform: IAM/RBAC strategies, Workload Identity Federation, and secret management (Vault/KMS). Established and active employee resource groups

Responsibilities

Develop and execute the strategic roadmap for the private cloud and developer platform, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Lead a high-performing engineering team to enhance platform scalability, reliability, and innovation.