Cloud DevOps Manager

Overview

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.

• Technical Leadership & Strategy
  • Define and drive the Dev Ops 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
• People Leadership & Team Development
  • Build, lead, and inspire a high-performing team of Dev Ops, 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
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Influence
  • Translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and business leadership
  • Build trust across development, product, security, & operations teams
  • Champion Dev Ops 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
• Operational Excellence & Process
  • 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

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• Experience scaling teams through periods of rapid growth
• Background in Agile/Scrum environments and continuous delivery practices
• Cloud certifications or other relevant technical certifications preferred
• Experience managing geographically distributed or remote teams
• Formal leadership training or coaching certification
• Experience with change management and organizational transformation
• Previous experience in Manufacturing or Product Development
• Huge plus if you have experience with Siemens Teamcenter or Dassault Systems 3DX

• 5+ years of proven experience directly managing technical people & teams
• Demonstrated success in coaching, mentoring, and growing engineering talent
• Expert in building positive team cultures and improving team performance
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal, technical and non-technical

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in Dev Ops, cloud engineering, and/or infrastructure roles
• 5+ years strong working knowledge of public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Experience utilizing Red Hat Openshift & the suite of products
• Experience with Github, Github Actions, release management, & code repository management
• Experienced with traditional infrastructure like VMs, load balancers
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