At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.
Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.
ResponsibilitiesWhat you’ll be able to do:
Container-Based Software Engineering Consultant - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Provide expert technical guidance to application development teams concerning matters of application containerization, building, deploying, running and monitoring Cloud Native, legacy and COTS applications in Ford’s Container-based platforms (Kubernetes and GCP Cloud Run). Be able to work with other teams to evaluate and adopt new container, cloud and Kubernetes related technologies, and develop detailed guides, patterns, videos, workshops, sample code, reference CI/CD pipelines and utilities, members of the Ford Software Development community can use to run their applications in and migrate to, said platforms. Work with teams to identify and solve complex production and CI/CD pipeline issues while being able to dive deeply into application code.
QualificationsYou'll have...
Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Applied Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation. 5 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Developing Cloud Native applications and applications written in Spring Boot and Java EE. 4 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Running applications in and deploying applications to Red Hat OpenShift, GKE or other Kubernetes environments or Knative environments including GCP Cloud Run. 2. Developing and creating CI/CD pipelines with either Tekton or Jenkins. 3. Performing application containerization with tools including Docker, Buildah and Podman. 4. Performing Linux administration and shell scripting. 3 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Creating technical guides, patterns and learning materials intended for use by readers inexperienced with application containerization and Kubernetes. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Integrating applications with monitoring tools including Dynatrace, Fluent Bit, Splunk, Prometheus or Grafana.
We are offering a salary of $138,486.00 - $190,206.72/yr.
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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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 community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Applied Computer Science, Information Technology or related field (or foreign equivalent)
- 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation
- 5 years developing Cloud Native applications
- 5 years developing applications written in Spring Boot and Java EE
- 4 years running and deploying applications to Red Hat OpenShift, GKE, other Kubernetes environments, or Knative/GCP Cloud Run
- 4 years developing CI/CD pipelines with Tekton or Jenkins
- 4 years performing application containerization with Docker, Buildah, and Podman
- 4 years performing Linux administration and shell scripting
- 3 years creating technical guides, patterns, and learning materials for audiences inexperienced with containerization and Kubernetes
- 2 years integrating applications with monitoring tools (Dynatrace, Fluent Bit, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana)
- Must live within a reasonable commuting distance of Dearborn, Michigan (hybrid role)
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility verification at hire
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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What We Do
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.
