Manager Hybrid Infrastructure & Hosting, Ford Energy

As the Manager of Hybrid Infrastructure & Hosting, you will be the primary architect and operator of the computer platforms that power our new Battery Energy Storage System BESS manufacturing facility. Reporting to the Head of IT Infrastructure & Operations, you will lead the "engine room" of Ford Energy-managing the delicate balance between high-performance local edge computing on the factory floor and our enterprise-scale Google Cloud Platform environment.

Cloud Architecture & Management (GCP Focus)

• GCP Governance:
  Design, deploy, and manage Ford Energy's cloud environments.
• Cloud Economics:
  Monitor and optimize cloud consumption to ensure cost-effectiveness while maintaining high performance.
• Identity & Security:
  Implement and maintain robust Identity and Access Management policies and security configurations within the cloud environment.

On-Premises & Edge Infrastructure

• Physical Hosting:
  Lead the design and setup of the plant's local data center/server rooms, including rack layouts, power requirements, and cooling coordination.
• Edge Computing:
  Implement high-availability edge compute solutions to support real-time manufacturing data and low-latency production requirements.
• Virtualization:
  Manage the on-site virtualization layer to ensure maximum hardware utilization and resilience.

Operational Reliability & Data Integrity

• Business Continuity:
  Develop and test comprehensive backup and disaster recovery strategies that span both physical hardware and cloud workloads.
• Monitoring & Observability:
  Implement advanced monitoring tools to ensure 24/7 visibility into system health.
• Storage Management:
  Architect and manage scalable storage solutions for massive manufacturing datasets, ensuring data is available for analysis and long-term retention.

Project & Vendor Leadership

• Deployment:
  Lead the technical execution of infrastructure projects during the plant's construction and "go-live" phases.
• Hardware Sourcing:
  Work with vendors to specify and procure the physical infrastructure needed for the facility.

Required

• Bachelor Degree or relevant work experience

• GCP Expertise: 5+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

• Professional Cloud Architect or Cloud Engineer certification is highly preferred.

• Infrastructure
  
  Experience:
  
  8+ years in IT infrastructure with at least 3 years in a leadership or lead engineering role.

• Hybrid Proficiency:
  Proven experience managing "hybrid" environments where cloud and physical hardware must work in sync.

• Hardware Knowledge:
  Deep understanding of server hardware, enterprise storage, and data center physical infrastructure.

• Automation:
  Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools to automate environment deployment.

Preferred Skills & Attributes

• Manufacturing Context:
  Experience supporting a 24/7 production environment where system uptime directly impacts manufacturing throughput.
• Containerization:
  Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker, particularly in a manufacturing or IIoT context.
• Problem Solver: A "get-it-done" mindset with the ability to troubleshoot complex issues across the full stack (from a physical cable to a cloud API).
• Collaborative:
  Ability to work closely with the Network and Security teams to ensure a seamless and hardened infrastructure.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a change maker, a technical expert, a culture builder or all of the above?

No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

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

• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and…