Ford Motor Company

Senior OpenShift (OCP) Engineer – Platform Engineering & GitOps

Ford Motor Company  •  Chennai, IN (Hybrid)  •  9 days ago
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Job Description

Join a team building an enterprise-grade private cloud platform from the ground up. This role focuses on developing and scaling OpenShift (Kubernetes-based platform), automation frameworks, and cloud-native tooling. You will work on platform engineering, infrastructure automation, and developer enablement while applying software engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain OpenShift (Kubernetes) platform for on-premise and hybrid environments
  • Develop and manage infrastructure automation using Go, Python, and Ansible
  • Build and maintain Kubernetes Operators and APIs to enable self-service capabilities
  • Implement GitOps-based deployment pipelines using tools like Argo CD and Tekton
  • Enhance platform reliability through monitoring, alerting, and automated recovery mechanisms
  • Develop observability solutions using Prometheus, Grafana, and logging platforms
  • Support containerized and virtualized workloads using OpenShift Virtualization
  • Collaborate with architects and application teams to improve platform usability
  • Mentor team members and promote best practices in coding and platform engineering

Qualifications

Required

  • 6–10 years of experience in platform engineering, DevOps, or cloud infrastructure
  • Strong hands-on experience with:
    • Kubernetes and OpenShift (OCP – OpenShift Container Platform)
    • At least one programming language (Go or Python preferred)
    • CI/CD and GitOps tools (e.g., GitHub, Argo CD, Tekton)
  • Experience with infrastructure automation (Infrastructure as Code – IaC)
  • Understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native design

Preferred

  • Experience with:
    • Kubernetes Operators and custom controllers
    • Service mesh (e.g., Istio)
    • Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Dynatrace, etc.)
    • Storage solutions (Ceph, OpenShift Data Foundation – ODF)
    • Secrets management (e.g., HashiCorp Vault)
  • Exposure to hybrid cloud or private cloud environments
  • Familiarity with AI/ML integration in cloud platforms (optional)
Ford Motor Company

About Ford Motor Company

We don't just make history -- we make the future. Ford put the world on wheels over a century ago, and our teams are re-inventing icons and creating groundbreaking connected and electric vehicles for the next century. We believe in serving our customers, our communities, and the world. If you do, too, come move the world and make the future with us.

Ford is a global company with shared ideals and a deep sense of family. From our earliest days as a pioneer of modern transportation, we have sought to make the world a better place – one that benefits lives, communities and the planet. We are here to provide the means for every person to move and pursue their dreams, serving as a bridge between personal freedom and the future of mobility. In that pursuit, our 186,000 employees around the world help to set the pace of innovation every day.

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Industry
Automotive & Mobility
Company Size
10,000+ employees
Headquarters
Dearborn, Michigan
Year Founded
Unknown
Website
ford.com
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