Manager Hybrid Infrastructure & Hosting, 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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 more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team…