Senior Kubernetes/OpenShift Platform Engineer
Ford Motor2 days ago
Remote, IndiaSenior
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and maintain enterprise OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms across on-premises and hybrid environments.
- Develop infrastructure automation using Go, Python, Ansible, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
- Build and maintain Kubernetes Operators, APIs, integrations, and self-service platform capabilities.
- Implement and manage GitOps deployment workflows using Argo CD and Tekton.
- Improve platform reliability, scalability, and resilience through automated monitoring, alerting, and recovery mechanisms.
- Build observability solutions using Dynatrace, Prometheus, and centralized logging platforms.
- Support containerized and virtualized workloads using OpenShift Virtualization.
- Collaborate with architects, application teams, and platform stakeholders to improve developer experience and platform adoption.
- Contribute to engineering standards, code quality, automation best practices, and technical mentoring.
Requirements
- 6-10 years of experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, Site Reliability Engineering, or Infrastructure Automation.
- Strong hands-on experience with OpenShift Container Platform and Kubernetes, including designing, deploying, upgrading, and automating clusters.
- Proficiency in software development using Go or Python.
- Strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles, software engineering practices, distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native architectures.
- Experience with GitOps tools such as Argo CD.
- Experience with CI/CD platforms such as Tekton, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or equivalent.
- Hands-on experience in API development and system integrations.
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code practices, YAML, and Ansible.
- Preferred experience includes developing Kubernetes Operators, using OpenShift Virtualization, working with Dynatrace, Prometheus, Grafana, or ELK, and enabling self-service capabilities in private or hybrid clouds.
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About Ford Motor
Ford Motor Company designs, manufactures, and sells cars, trucks, SUVs, and commercial vehicles for consumers and businesses, and provides financing through Ford Credit. A public company headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan and listed on the NYSE, it operates globally under the Ford and Lincoln brands, including electric and connected vehicles such as the F‑150 Lightning and Mustang Mach‑E. Founded in 1903, it also offers software-driven fleet, mobility, and aftersales services.