GCP DevOps Engineer

Job Description

Job Description This role is for a developer who thrives at the intersection of software development, cloud automation, and cyber security. You'll use your deep programming and engineering knowledge to create reusable, declarative tools and design patterns that make cloud services easy for other teams to consume. You'll work closely with our Cloud Service teams/ cross-functional teams to build scalable, secure, and resilient solutions that power Ford's business. Responsibilities Responsibilities - Design and build modular IaC (Infrastructure as Code) solutions with a focus on consumable, repeatable architectures within the GCP cloud. Develop custom tools and automation solutions to streamline operations and empower product and engineering teams to self-serve. Drive technical standards and best practices for our evolving cloud environments by partnering with your peers in engineering and operations. Automate everything. You'll use modern tools like Terraform, Google Cloud Run/ Build, Tekton, and Github Actions to eliminate manual tasks ("click-ops") and ensure consistency. Collaborate across teams. You'll work closely with engineers, product managers, and internal stakeholders to articulate technical solutions and shape the future of our cloud offerings. Participate in an on-call rotation to provide support for production environment outages and critical issues. On-call support is typically low-volume and focused on major incidents. Qualifications You?ll have? Bachelor?s degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. 7+ years of experience in software engineering or a related developer role. 2+ years of experience delivering solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Proficiency in a modern programming language like Python, Go, or Node.js, with the ability to write clean, maintainable code. Advanced expertise with Terraform, including creating custom modules. Strong understanding of container-based solutions (e.g., Tekton, Kubernetes, serverless) and version control using Git. Experience with development and support tools like Jira and ServiceNow. A curious, self-starting mindset with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, autonomous environment. The collaborative skills to work effectively within a team and navigate complex technical decisions. Even better, you may have? Experience in full-stack development. Familiarity with health monitoring, error budgeting, and defining SLIs/SLOs