Why Join Us? 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 PLM (product lifecycle management) processes and have a direct impact on the tools our engineers use every day. This role is specifically within our Infrastructure, Platform, & DevOps portion of our Product Development (PD) Platform Operations team. This group maintains all aspects of our deployed Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX) platform here within Ford Motor Company. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior DevOps Engineer to join our team and play a critical role in the design, implementation, development, CI/CD, and maintenance of our PLM & Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE platform infrastructure within Ford. This role requires a deep understanding of cloud technologies, DevOps processes, SaaS tools like Github, Github Actions, JFrog, automation tools, automation languages like Terraform & Ansible, -- all while ensuring the high availability, enterprise grade performance, and security of our platform. The ideal candidate should have a passion for automation, DevOps, & bleeding edge technology & methods. Who We Are: 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), and cloud-native development - all while using CI/CD methodologies. Responsibilities: * Leadership and Strategy: Lead the DevOps team to strategize, implement, and manage scalable and efficient development operations across all stages of the software development lifecycle (for 3DX) * Technical Expertise: Provide deep expertise in tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines to enhance infrastructure automation and deployment processes * Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate closely with our developers, IT operations, infrastructure teams, and business teams to align DevOps initiatives with organizational goals and ensure seamless integration * Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize the software delivery process, reduce release cycle times, and enhance product quality and reliability * Mentorship and Development: Mentor and develop junior DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, innovation, and continuous learning within the team * Security and Compliance: Ensure security best practices and compliance are integrated into DevOps processes, implementing tools and protocols to safeguard the infrastructure and data * Monitoring and Performance: Oversee the automation around observability & monitoring for the platform using code * Innovation and Adoption: Stay current with emerging technologies and trends in the DevOps landscape, evaluating and adopting new tools and practices to maintain a competitive edge. * Automation: Help us continue our journey of automating & managing our global platform to eliminate downtime, and improve efficiency * Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of DevOps tools, architecture, configurations, and processes. Responsibilities: * Leadership and Strategy: Lead the DevOps team to strategize, implement, and manage scalable and efficient development operations across all stages of the software development lifecycle (for 3DX) * Technical Expertise: Provide deep expertise in tools such as Ansible, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines to enhance infrastructure automation and deployment processes * Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate closely with our developers, IT operations, infrastructure teams, and business teams to align DevOps initiatives with organizational goals and ensure seamless integration * Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement initiatives to optimize the software delivery process, reduce release cycle times, and enhance product quality and reliability * Mentorship and Development: Mentor and develop junior DevOps engineers, fostering a culture of knowledge sharing, innovation, and continuous learning within the team * Security and Compliance: Ensure security best practices and compliance are integrated into DevOps processes, implementing tools and protocols to safeguard the infrastructure and data * Monitoring and Performance: Oversee the automation around observability & monitoring for the platform using code * Innovation and Adoption: Stay current with emerging technologies and trends in the DevOps landscape, evaluating and adopting new tools and practices to maintain a competitive edge. * Automation: Help us continue our journey of automating & managing our global platform to eliminate downtime, and improve efficiency * Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of DevOps tools, architecture, configurations, and processes.