Manager, Datacenter and Distributed Computing
Ford Motor Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
DockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesLinux
About the role
- Oversee the daily operations, maintenance, and security of Ford’s centralized datacenter facilities and distributed computing environments.
- Ensure high availability, compliance, and operational excellence across multiple sites, while leading a team of technicians.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business-critical systems.
- Implement and enforce standard operating procedures across all facilities.
- Supervise day-to-day operations of datacenter and edge computing infrastructure, ensuring high availability, performance, and reliability.
- Lead, mentor, and supervise a team of datacenter and edge technicians and engineers.
- Provide guidance, training, and performance evaluations, assign tasks, monitor progress, and foster a culture of continuous improvement and compliance.
- Oversee installation, configuration, maintenance, and repair of critical infrastructure devices (e.g., UPS, CRAH units, PDUs).
- Ensure optimal environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, power) to prevent downtime and protect hardware.
- Monitor health, performance metrics, and logs for datacenter and edge nodes.
- Support incident management and problem resolution processes, quickly addressing technical challenges to minimize downtime.
- Maintain adherence to corporate security standards for physical and logical access.
- Implement robust security protocols, including access controls, surveillance systems, and disaster recovery plans.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, regulations, and organizational policies.
- Collaborate on capacity planning, infrastructure upgrades, and efficiency improvements for centralized and distributed environments.
- Identify opportunities for process optimization and cost efficiency.
- Stay current on emerging technologies and best practices in datacenter and edge computing.
- Support yearly and ad-hoc audits, and recertifications.
- Coordinate with external vendors and service providers for equipment procurement, maintenance, and support.
- Maintain accurate records of systems, processes, incidents, and inventory.
- Prepare regular reports on performance metrics, operational status, and project progress.
- Recommend and implement policies, standards, and procedural documentation for datacenter and edge operations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, information technology, or a related field.
- 5+ years of progressive experience in datacenter operations, IT infrastructure management, or distributed computing environments.
- 5+ years in a supervisory or team leadership role.
- 2+ years of experience executing projects in partnership with union workers.
- Strong knowledge of networking, server hardware, and environmental controls.
- Experience with datacenter management and control software (e.g., DCIM, BMS).
- Familiarity with edge computing frameworks and platforms.
- Knowledge of containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
- Understanding of Infrastructure as Code and software-defined networking.
- Familiarity with DevOps tools and CI/CD methodologies (GCP stack).
- Proficiency in Linux-based operating systems and development environments.
- Experience managing suppliers, SLAs, and deliverables.
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and organizational abilities.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills for diagnosing complex technical issues.
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills for internal and external coordination.
- Ability to perform well under pressure and manage emergency situations.
- Adaptability to evolving technology and operational requirements.
- Experience with edge computing technologies and hybrid infrastructure (preferred).
- Certifications such as CDCP (Certified Data Center Professional) or similar (preferred).
- Knowledge of disaster recovery and business continuity planning (preferred).
- Experience with Sunbird DCIM products (a plus) (preferred).
- Basic scripting skills for automation (preferred).
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
datacenter operationsIT infrastructure managementdistributed computingnetworkingserver hardwareenvironmental controlscontainerization technologiesInfrastructure as Codesoftware-defined networkingLinux-based operating systems
Soft skills
leadershipinterpersonal skillsorganizational abilitiesproblem-solvinganalytical skillsverbal communicationwritten communicationadaptabilityteam leadershipperformance evaluation
Certifications
CDCP