DescriptionThis Kubernetes Site Reliability Engineerposition will design and provision infrastructure supporting cloud native applications alongside a geographically distributed team. Emphasis will be on container strategies and ecosystem (Kubernetes) supporting Fords 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 platforms developer experience (reducing toil and complexity).
Responsibilities- 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) deployed globally by the team
QualificationsTechnical 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. Google Cloud (GCP) and Azure experience preferred.
- (2 years) Experience with GIT and CI/CD pipelines using Tekton GitHub Actions CloudBuildand/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 weve 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 builderor 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 Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
This role is remote but if you live within 50 miles of a Ford Hub (Dearborn MI or Palo Alto) you will be required on-site 4x a week.
*Visa Sponsorship is NOT provided for this specific role*
*Relocation assistance IS NOT provided for this specific role*
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