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We seek a highly motivated, technology-focused individual passionate about improving and simplifying Ford's highly complex global infrastructure environment across Google Cloud Platform (GCP), on-premises data centers, and distributed locations in all major regions. As a GCP Cloud Architect, you will provide day-to-day responsibility with hands-on design and development wherever applicable for key cloud-native infrastructure, computing, database, network, storage, and interoperability initiatives. As a key member of our Enterprise Technology Group, you'll play a critical part in crafting the future of mobility. If you're looking for the chance to bring to bear advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience, and improve people's lives, this is your opportunity. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help build vehicles that are as inquisitive as you are. We seek a highly motivated, technology-focused individual passionate about improving and simplifying Ford's highly complex global infrastructure environment across Google Cloud Platform (GCP), on-premises data centers, and distributed locations in all major regions.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of experience in IT or Technology-related disciplines with progressively increasing responsibility.
• 5+ Experience working with cloud native Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and hybrid cloud environments such as researching the best use of cloud products and the ecosystem, designing, developing, implementing, and managing Google Cloud Platform infrastructure.
• 3+ hands-on experience in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or similar languages.
• 3+ years' experience with application development using technologies such as Java, Springboot, Python, etc. 
• 2+ years' experience with infrastructure as code tools such as Terraform or Deployment Manager.

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, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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. 

This position is a salary grade 7 - 8 ranges from $97,140-190,500.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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. 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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• You will work with Technology and Software Platform teams to provide solutions for cloud infrastructure across the Ford Enterprise, including hosting, computing, databases, and networks.
• Define, analyze, assemble, and integrate components to deliver infrastructure patterns for the business, including consideration for platforms, software, availability, scalability, and reliability.
• Experienced with OpenShift/GKE and hands-on with GCP services and hands-on with GCP services, including Containers, Cloud Run, Compute Engine, Kubernetes Engine, Big Query, and Cloud Storage.
• Design, build, and maintain GCP infrastructure to support our applications and services with high performance, scalable and secure cloud native applications on GCP.
• Hands-on experience with application development experience leveraging technologies such as Java, Springboot, Python, etc.
• Collaborate with other teams to integrate GCP services into our overall IT architecture.
• Stay current with GCP technologies, and best practices and provide recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Develop, advise and document GCP infrastructure and deployment processes along with experience on REST API, Agile tools, DevOps, Source control and versioning tools (Git, JIRA) and build CI/CD pipelines using CI/CD methodologies leveraging Jenkins, containers, Kubernetes etc.
• Work with development teams to implement best practices for deploying and managing applications on GCP.
• Monitor and optimize the performance of GCP resources. Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to GCP infrastructure and services wherever needed.
• Supports the development of the technical design and documentation. Maintain open channels of communication by providing relevant information, technical expertise, and recommended best practices and patterns.
• Hands on experience with public cloud services offering (covering Compute, Storage, Network, Web, Cognitive, AI, Functions, IAM, etc.).
• Build big data solutions, ensure the guardrails, security and compliance of our GCP environment, Strong knowledge of Cloud security standards and principles including Identity and Access management.
• Work on Serverless design, implementing Container As A Service (CaaS), Cloud Infrastructure (IaaS) Security Compliance requirements, monitoring Infrastructure (IaaS), Network management, storage management and remediation automation.
• Experience with Data center environments with a mix of Linux and Windows and system administration, troubleshooting, proficiency with CLI (Bash, PowerShell), virtualization (VMware, Hyper-V), and monitoring tools.