Software Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Jira/Power BI expert required for Ford's Materials Management Platform transformation initiative. Focus on troubleshooting, reporting, and implementing Agile practices within automotive projects.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeAllen Park • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $99,100 - $166,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop comprehensive Jira dashboards for: Delivery reporting (Velocity, Time in Status, Transitions Count, Created vs Resolved, On-Time Delivery Rate, Successful Releases).
Experience leading Jira implementations including planning, stakeholder management, and reporting progress.
Customer Service metrics (Items Reported per Reporter, Time in Status, Resolution Time).
Build data analytic metrics using enterprise models using Microsoft Power BI.
Develop self-service models and data analytics using Power BI.
Resolve issues related to sprints getting duplicated and project names getting switched between interconnected company-managed projects.
Review, verify, and optimize all Jira automations.
Documentation and Training: Document processes, best practices, and guidelines for Jira usage. Provide training and support to users on Jira features and functionality.
Team Ceremonies: Actively participate in all team agile meetings.
Backlog Refinement/Planning.
Stand-ups. Retrospectives.
Management oversight (Time in Status, Current Sprint Metrics, Resolution Time).
Address specific access issues for team members and troubleshoot search functionality problems.
Proven experience working within the automotive manufacturing industry and a strong understanding of quality management processes.
Implementing best practices and optimizing workflows within Jira and Confluence.
Optimize and maintain established Jira projects, coordinating with hosting providers and vendors as needed to manage performance, troubleshoot issues, and streamlining configurations for scalability, and reliability.
Knowledge of Agile, Kanban, and other frameworks to recommend and implement optimal configurations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification in computer science, engineering or related disciplines.
8+ years of experience with Atlassian suite of tools, primarily JIRA and Confluence.
Proficient in Jira with a strong understanding of both company-managed and team-managed project configurations.
Experience in setting up and customizing Jira workflows, fields, screens, and dashboards.
Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex Jira integration issues.
Experience in develop, publish, schedule reports and Metrics with using Power BI.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively.
Experience with GitHub and other software development tools.
Knowledge of Agile methodologies, specifically Scrum.
Automotive experience is preferred.
Support in an onshore/offshore model is preferred.
Experience with vendor tools like SAP S4 Hana, SAP Activate, Certified Scrum Master, Integrate with GitHub to automate transitions in Jira based on GitHub pull request status.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

JiraConfluencePower BIAgileKanbanScrumGitHubSAP S4 HanaSAP Activatedata analytics

Soft Skills

analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillscollaborative skillsstakeholder management

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeCertified Scrum Master