Software Engineering Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Guide and motivate the Kubernetes Platform Services team dedicated to providing secure, scalable, and automated container orchestration at Ford.

• Formulate and implement strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing the deployment and operational efficiency of Kubernetes clusters.

• Propel the team to consistently meet performance targets and deliver high-quality services.

• Oversee the comprehensive design, deployment, and lifecycle management of Kubernetes clusters, ensuring flawless integration across Ford’s on-premise environments.

• Ensure the clusters adhere to rigorous standards for availability, scalability, security, and resource efficiency.

• Collaborate closely with application developers, platform engineers, and infrastructure teams to comprehend requirements and offer expert Kubernetes guidance and troubleshooting assistance.

• Cultivate a culture of collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning within the team and throughout Ford’s technical organization.

• Keep up-to-date with the latest advancements in Kubernetes and cloud-native best practices.

• Spearhead the implementation of innovations that enhance deployment automation, cluster lifecycle management, security compliance, and observability.

• Define and uphold standardized processes to ensure consistent, reliable, and secure Kubernetes operations across the organization.

• Prioritize the developer and consumption experience by simplifying environment provisioning and application deployment.

⛳️ Requirements

• 8+ years of overall Software Engineering / IT Experience.

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a closely related technical discipline.

• Extensive Kubernetes Expertise: Proven experience managing, deploying, and scaling Kubernetes clusters in production settings, ideally across hybrid cloud and on-premises data centers.

• Cloud Platform Proficiency: Strong working knowledge of one or more public cloud platforms (preferably Google Cloud Platform, AWS, or Azure) including container-native services, networking, IAM, and storage integrations.

• Experience with Service Mesh Technologies: Hands-on experience with Istio, Linkerd, or other service mesh platforms to improve security, observability, and traffic management.

• Strong Background in Monitoring & Observability Tools: Experience with Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, Dynatrace/Datadog, ELK stack, or Google Stackdriver for comprehensive observability and proactive incident detection.

• Experience Leading Large-Scale Automation Initiatives: Proven success in automating infrastructure provisioning, deployments, and operational tasks using advanced CI/CD tooling integrated with Kubernetes platforms.

• Infrastructure Automation and CI/CD: Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code tools (e.g., Terraform, Kustomize), Kubernetes operators, and continuous integration/deployment pipelines for containerized applications.

• Security and Compliance: Strong understanding of cloud-native security best practices, container security, and compliance frameworks pertinent to enterprise IT environments.

• Strong Stakeholder Engagement: Demonstrated capability in influencing senior management and fostering enterprise-wide adoption of platform standards and best practices.

🏝️ Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.

• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care, and more.

• Vehicle discount program for employees and their family members, along with 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.