Cloud DevOps Manager

Ford Motor Company•Dearborn, MI

62d

About The Position

Join a tight-knit, rapidly growing team that values collaboration, continuous learning, and a passion for pushing technological boundaries. Be at the forefront of modernizing Ford's core Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platforms and you will have a direct impact on the tools our engineers use every day. We are the Product Development (PD) Platform Operations team, the driving force behind Ford's next-generation infrastructure and software solutions. Our mission is to build scalable, highly available environments that empower our engineers to design and build the vehicles of the future. We thrive on innovation, embracing cutting-edge technologies and methodologies like Infrastructure-as-Code, Configuration-as-Code (powered by Ansible), software & event driven, and cloud-native development - all while using modern enterprise & CI/CD methodologies. This role sits within the Infrastructure, Platform, & DevOps portion of our Product Development (PD) Platform Operations team - the driving force behind Ford's next-generation infrastructure and software solutions. Our team maintains all aspects of Ford's deployed 3DX & Teamcenter platforms, including the monolithic applications we deploy & support, as well as separate applications built to empower our product engineering user base. We are seeking an experienced Cloud & DevOps Manager to lead our Platform organization and drive strategic technical initiatives. This pivotal leadership role will oversee the architecture, development, and delivery of business-critical applications that power our digital transformation in product development and manufacturing. You'll build and mentor high-performing engineering teams across local & global locations while establishing a culture of technical excellence and innovation. This is a high-visibility position requiring collaborative leadership across technical and business stakeholders to deliver transformative digital products that shape Ford's future. This role sits within the Infrastructure, Platform, & DevOps portion of our Product Development (PD) Platform Operations team - the driving force behind Ford's next-generation infrastructure and software solutions. Our team maintains all aspects of Ford's deployed 3DX & Teamcenter platforms, including the monolithic applications we deploy & support, as well as separate applications built to empower our product engineering user base. This role is in the technical leadership family, meaning, it's expected to technically contribute but also be a coach, leader, and manager for our talented group of engineers.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the DevOps and cloud infrastructure roadmap aligned with business goals
Design scalable, secure, and cost-effective cloud architectures (Google Cloud Platform)
Oversee CI/CD pipeline development and infrastructure automation initiatives - using Ansible, Terraform, & other constructs
Establish technical standards, best practices, and governance frameworks for greater team
Lead cloud migration/modernization projects & infrastructure efforts
Make build-vs-buy decisions and evaluate new tools & technologies
Ensure system reliability, security, and performance through monitoring and optimization - using code
Partner with engineering teams to improve deployment velocity and developer experience
Stay hands-on enough to understand technical challenges and make informed decisions
Balance technical debt with innovation and business needs
Build, lead, and inspire a high-performing team of DevOps, architects, & cloud engineers
Mentor team members through technical challenges and career growth opportunities
Conduct regular 1:1s, provide constructive feedback, and create individual development plans
Foster an inclusive, collaborative culture where team members feel valued and empowered
Manage hiring, onboarding, and retention strategies to build a diverse, skilled team
Advocate for your team's needs, remove blockers, and create an environment for success
Develop future leaders within your team through delegation and growth opportunities
Build cross-functional relationships with engineering, product, & business leaders
Translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and business leadership
Build trust across development, product, security, & operations teams
Champion DevOps culture and continuous improvement across the organization
Facilitate communication between teams to break down silos and improve collaboration
Manage stakeholder expectations and communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs
Establish incident response procedures and lead postmortem processes
Define & maintain SLAs, SLOs, & other success metrics for platform & applications
Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and feedback loops
Balance competing priorities and make strategic resource allocation decisions
Manage budgets and optimize cloud costs without sacrificing quality