DevOps Engineer

Ford Product Development is seeking a DevOps Engineer to assist teams developing (embedded) software in Ford Vehicles utilize modern processes, methods, and tools to create higher quality software more efficiently. This person will be a member of development teams helping to utilize Ford's Software Development Ecosystem (GitHub, Jira, Jenkins, and Nexus) to take time and complexity out of the team's workflow. This person will assist teams by understanding their software and creating automation and integrations that help the teams achieve better traceability. This person will also provide feedback into the Software Development Ecosystem backlog to help drive continuous improvement in the toolset.

Position Requirements:

Responsibilities:

• Assisting in the on-boarding of new Development Teams
• Designing, building, and implementing cross tool integrations
• Designing and preparing for data migrations
• Limited Tool support
• Tool "Life Cycle" Management
• Maintain Supplier/Vendor relationships
• Develop and maintaining documentation for tools

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Network & Systems Administration, Electrical Engineering, or Software Engineering
• 2+ years of Web Based Software Development experience
• 1+ years of Embedded Software Development experience
• 1+ years of experience using and administering tools like GitHub, JIRA, Jenkins, and Nexus (coursework allowed)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient in High Level Languages (Ruby, Groovy, Java, Python, etc.)
• Basic understanding of Containers
• Excellent written and verbal skills
• Basic understanding of Container Orchestration tools like Kubernetes
• Comfortable working with SOAP and JSON based APIs

The distance between imagination and … creation. It can be measured in years of innovation, or in moments of brilliance. When you join the Ford team discover all the benefits, rewards and development opportunities you’d expect from a diverse global leader. You’ll become part of a team that is already leading the way, with ingenious solutions and attainable products – and it is always ready to go further.

Visa sponsorship may be available for this position.

Ford Motor Company is 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.