This is a Virtualization Server Hosting Engineering position in Enterprise Technology.
Virtualization Hosting service enablement
Capacity Management
- Conduct capacity planning and forecasting for the platforms, including Compute/Virtual Machine (VM), memory, storage, and network resources, to ensure scalability and prevent resource exhaustion
- Analyze resource utilization trends and make recommendations for infrastructure scaling, consolidation, or optimization
- Collaborate with application teams and stakeholders to understand future demand and project capacity needs
- Develop and maintain capacity models and reports to support strategic planning
Automation & Efficiency
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Develop automation solutions (scripts, playbooks) for repetitive VMware/OSV tasks, including configuration changes, VM management (like snapshot removal), auditing, remediation and integration with ticketing systems
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Leverage automation to enable delivering operator updates and changes efficiently at scale
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Implement Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and practices to improve overall platform stability, performance, and operational efficiency
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Role Based Access Control deployment and auditing
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Namespace and Resource Quota management (CPU, Disk and Storage)
Observability, Monitoring, logging and Troubleshooting
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Implement and maintain comprehensive end to end observability solutions (monitoring, logging, tracing) for the VMware/OSV environment, including integration with tools like Dynatrace and Prometheus/Grafana
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Explore and implement Event Driven Architecture (EDA) for enhanced real time monitoring and response
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Develop capabilities to flag and report abnormalities and identify "blind spots" in observability
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Perform deep dive Root Cause Analysis (RCA), potentially utilizing available tooling, to quickly identify and resolve issues across the global compute environment
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Find the needle in a haystack/unhealthy bit in the compute universe (Globally) for faster time to resolution
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Monitor VM health, resource usage, and performance metrics proactively
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Monitor for unusual activity that might indicate a compromise or misconfiguration
Solution Design & Consulting
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Provide technical consulting and expertise to application teams requiring VMware/OSV solutions
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Design, implement, and validate custom or dedicated OSV clusters and VM solutions for critical applications with unique or complex requirements (e.g., specialized appliances)
Knowledge Management
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Create, maintain, and update comprehensive internal documentation and customer facing content to facilitate self-service and clearly articulate platform capabilities
Support
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Participate in L1 – L3 level support to Operations teams environmental related issues. Monthly after hours and weekend work will be required
- Responsible for engineering, deployment, operational administration, and protection of Global enterprise solutions to meet the Virtualization Server Hosting requirements for a variety of infrastructure systems, line of business and third-party application needs
- Architect/design and support the installation, and administration of virtualization (VMware and OpenShift Virtualization (OSV)) suite of products
- Responsible for the entire lifecycle of technologies globally including infrastructure security vulnerability patching, planning, designing, implementation, maintenance, upgrades and decommissioning of hardware and software
- Engineer, test and document procedures, monitoring, logging, disaster recovery process and security policies and guidelines
- Demonstrates knowledge of hardware and software products
- Research industry best practices and trends
- Global large-scale deployments of virtualization technologies
- Support HPE Synergy/ProLiant ILO and firmware field testing
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- Total 10+ years IT experience including 4+ years of experience in IT infrastructure, with at least 3+ years demonstrable experience focused on VMware, Kubernetes and/or OpenShift
- Understanding of VMware and Kubernetes concepts
- Experience with Linux administration and networking fundamentals
- Proficiency in scripting languages for automation
- Experience with monitoring tools and logging solutions
- Understanding of virtualization concepts and technologies (e.g., KVM, VMware)
- Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues across multiple layers of the stack
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps methodologies
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Self-starter. Be on a mission to go where the work is. Look for opportunities to evolve services
Ford Motor Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ford Motor Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Ford Motor Company.
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Pay Growth & Progression — The 2023 UAW–Ford agreement delivered immediate raises, restored cost-of-living adjustments, and accelerated progression to top rates for many hourly roles. These changes improved earnings trajectories compared with pre-2023 levels.
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Healthcare Strength — Hourly employees retained very low employee cost-sharing under the 2023–2028 UAW–Ford agreement, and salaried materials describe comprehensive day‑one medical, dental, and prescription coverage. Mental-health support and family‑building benefits add depth to the overall health package.
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Retirement Support — U.S. salaried roles feature a notable 401(k) contribution and match structure, and post‑2023 updates increased retirement contributions for many UAW‑represented employees. Together these elements strengthen long‑term financial security.
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