Engineering Manager, DevOps – Platform Engineering

Ford Motor Company

. Lead, coach, and develop a team of DevOps engineers .

Posted 11/4/2026full-timeDearborn • Michigan • United StatesSeniorLead💰 $165,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading and developing DevOps teams, with a strong focus on Agile methodologies, CI/CD practices, and cloud infrastructure management. Proven ability to enhance team performance, operational readiness, and stakeholder communication while balancing delivery speed and system reliability.

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Team LeadershipAgile MethodologiesCI/CD PracticesCloud Infrastructure ManagementStakeholder Communication

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Hard Skills

DevOps PracticesInfrastructure AutomationObservabilityProduction OperationsSoftware EngineeringPlatform EngineeringHigh-Scale Web ApplicationsTelemetry SolutionsContinuous ImprovementTeam Development

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsStakeholder ManagementTeam EngagementConflict ResolutionMentoring

Tools & Technologies

GCPTerraformKubernetesGitOpsModern CI/CD Systems

Industry Keywords

Agile EnvironmentsOperational ImprovementPlatform ModernizationTeam CultureDelivery Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, coach, and develop a team of DevOps engineers
Set clear goals and support team growth, engagement, and career development
Hire and retain talent and build a healthy, inclusive team culture
Set team direction and priorities with engineering, product, security, and operations stakeholders
Improve tools and practices for building, testing, deploying, and operating services
Guide CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, cloud platforms, and developer self-service capabilities
Promote reliability and operational readiness through observability, incident response, capacity planning, and continuous improvement
Balance delivery speed, system reliability, security, quality, and cost
Establish engineering standards and paved paths
Support sprint planning and execution and improve delivery practices and velocity
Partner with technical leads on architectural and operational decisions
Communicate plans, priorities, progress, and risks to senior leaders and cross-functional partners
Navigate competing priorities and disagreements, build alignment, and maintain team focus
Measure success through team engagement and growth, reliable platform capabilities, improved operational practices, effective cross-functional partnership, and a balanced roadmap

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
5+ years of experience directly managing software engineering teams
Proven track record of hiring, mentoring, developing, and retaining talent
10+ years of experience in software engineering and/or DevOps
Extensive experience leading teams in Agile environments, including managing sprints and improving delivery practices and velocity
Strong understanding of DevOps and platform engineering practices, including CI/CD, infrastructure automation, cloud infrastructure, observability, and production operations
Ability to set priorities, manage delivery commitments, and balance speed, reliability, security, and quality
Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills
Ability to navigate cross-functional priorities and build alignment
Continuous-improvement mindset focused on improving engineering systems and team practices
Visa sponsorship is not available
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
Experience delivering and operating high-scale web applications and telemetry solutions
Experience with GCP or other major cloud platforms
Familiarity with Terraform, Kubernetes, GitOps, and modern CI/CD systems
Experience improving developer experience, platform reliability, or scalability of shared engineering services
Experience leading teams through platform modernization, organizational change, or operational improvement

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
Paid parental leave
New parent ramp-up programs
Subsidized back-up child care
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
Management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
Generous vacation time
Sick/personal time
Paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day