Cloud DevOps Manager

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.

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), software & event driven, and cloud-native development – all while using modern enterprise & CI / CD methodologies.

This role sits within the Infrastructure, Platform, & DevOps portion of our Product Development (PD) Platform Operations team – the driving force behind Ford's next-generation infrastructure and software solutions. Our team maintains all aspects of Ford's deployed 3DX & Teamcenter platforms, including the monolithic applications we deploy & support, as well as separate applications built to empower our product engineering user base.

We are seeking an experienced Cloud & DevOps Manager to lead our Platform organization and drive strategic technical initiatives. This pivotal leadership role will oversee the architecture, development, and delivery of business-critical applications that power our digital transformation in product development and manufacturing. You'll build and mentor high-performing engineering teams across local & global locations while establishing a culture of technical excellence and innovation.

This is a high-visibility position requiring collaborative leadership across technical and business stakeholders to deliver transformative digital products that shape Ford's future.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

People Leadership Experience

Technical Experience

Core Competencies

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 changemaker, 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 :