Ford Motor Company

Senior Hybrid Cloud Architect - (Data Center)

Ford Motor Company Dearborn, Michigan, United States · $116K–$218K/yr

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees

3 h ago
software-architect Principal (10+ yrs) Full-time United States
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About the role

You will lead a team of architects to modernize enterprise infrastructure while driving strategic vision across cloud and on-premises environments. Additionally, you will author architectural patterns and white papers to influence internal strategy and the broader technology community.

What they look for

Hybrid Cloud Architecture Data Center Operations VMware OpenShift Infrastructure-as-Code CI/CD Pipeline Automation Terraform Ansible Python Kubernetes People Leadership Mainframe Integration Cloud Migration MLOps Software-Defined Networking Zero-Trust Security

Requirements

Candidates must possess expert-level experience in datacenter operations, virtualization, and infrastructure automation using IaC and CI/CD pipelines. A proven track record in people leadership and mentorship within an enterprise setting is mandatory.

Benefits

Medical coverage Dental coverage Vision coverage Prescription drug coverage Paid parental leave Subsidized back-up child care Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement Fertility treatments Vehicle discount program Tuition assistance Paid time off Paid holidays

Full description

We seek a highly motivated, technology-focused individual passionate about improving and simplifying Ford’s highly complex global infrastructure environment across Cloud Platform, on-premises data centers, and distributed locations in all major regions. This role demands a proven people leader who will directly manage, mentor, and elevate a high-performing team of Domain and Solution Architects. You will be responsible for fostering a culture of engineering excellence, establishing architectural governance, and driving the strategic vision of your team. As a recognized thought leader, you will codify your team’s innovations by publishing reusable architectural patterns and authoring authoritative white papers that influence both internal enterprise strategy and the broader technology community.

The ideal candidate is a rare hybrid: a strategic people leader capable of defining multi-year technology roadmaps, a thought leader who shapes enterprise standards, and an elite engineer who can still roll up their sleeves to write advanced Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and build robust CI/CD pipelines to automate infrastructure deployment. You possess a profound, expert-level understanding of traditional datacenter operations, heterogeneous OS management (Windows and Linux), and hypervisor ecosystems. You are also tasked with looking toward the future, guiding our cloud migration strategies and laying the infrastructural groundwork for Next-Generation AI and MLOps workloads. If you are a proactive problem-solver who requires minimal direction and is passionate about driving infrastructural convergence while leading top-tier talent, we want you on our team.

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

We believe that freedom of movement drives human progress. Ford Information Technology (IT) is shaping the future of mobility by redefining the transportation landscape, enhancing the customer experience and improving people’s lives. Join the Ford family as we change the way the world moves.

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