Senior Hybrid Cloud Architect – Data Center

Ford Motor Company

Ford mobility technology leader modernizing datacenter, virtualization, and hybrid cloud infrastructure. Managing architects while enabling cloud migration, automation, and AI/MLOps workloads.

Posted 8/10/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $115,500 - $218,100 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and managing large-scale datacenter architectures, cloud migration strategies, and infrastructure automation. Proficient in leading teams of architects and engineers while implementing advanced technologies across hybrid cloud ecosystems.

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Large-Scale Datacenter DesignVMware vSphere AdministrationInfrastructure Automation with TerraformCI/CD Pipeline DevelopmentCloud Migration Strategy

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Hard Skills

Infrastructure ArchitectureCloud ArchitectureVMware vCenterOpenShift VirtualizationTerraformAnsiblePythonPowerShellCI/CD PipelinesAI/ML Infrastructure

Soft Skills

MentoringLeadershipCommunicationStrategic ThinkingTalent Development

Tools & Technologies

GitLab CIGitHub ActionsJenkinsWindows ServerActive DirectoryLinuxRHELKubernetesGCPAWS

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent

Industry Keywords

Hybrid CloudZero-Trust Network SecurityMainframe IntegrationAI/ML OrchestrationStorage Fabrics

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleAWSAzureCloudFluxGoogle Cloud PlatformJenkinsKubernetesLinuxMicroservicesNode.jsOpenShiftPythonTerraformVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Directly manage, mentor, and inspire Infrastructure, Cloud, and Solution Architects
Handle talent acquisition, career development, performance management, and resource allocation
Establish and lead an Architecture Center of Excellence
Design, document, and publish reusable architectural patterns, reference architectures, and deployment blueprints
Research emerging technology and author white papers, strategy documents, and engineering blogs
Translate technical engineering concepts into business strategies and deliver architectural decision records to executives and review boards
Lead datacenter strategy, capacity planning, hardware lifecycle, storage, and compute architecture
Manage VMware environments and lead migration to OpenShift Virtualization
Design integrations between microservices and legacy IBM z/OS, DB2, and CICS systems
Architect hybrid cloud ecosystems spanning datacenters, GCP, AWS, and Azure
Build and test infrastructure automation frameworks using Terraform, Ansible, PowerShell, Python, and Bash
Architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines with testing, security scanning, and policy-as-code validation
Administer Windows Server, Active Directory, GPO, WSUS/SCCM, Linux, RHEL/RHCOS, and kernel tuning
Implement GitOps-based application and infrastructure delivery using ArgoCD, Flux, Helm, and Kustomize
Govern large-scale cloud migration programs
Design AI/ML infrastructure, GPU-accelerated node pools, AI storage, and MLOps platforms

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
Expert-level experience designing, building, and operating large-scale on-premises datacenters
Deep knowledge of server hardware lifecycle, complex storage fabrics, and bare-metal provisioning
Hands-on expertise with VMware vSphere, vCenter, vSAN, NSX or OpenShift Virtualization/KubeVirt
Ability to lead transitions between VMware and OpenShift Virtualization
Ability to write, review, and deploy infrastructure scripts using Terraform, Ansible, Python, PowerShell, or Bash
Proven experience building automated CI/CD pipelines using GitLab CI, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tools
Extensive administration experience across Windows Server, Active Directory, and PowerShell automation
Extensive administration experience across Linux, RHEL, systemd, and kernel tuning
Deep understanding of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.x and enterprise Kubernetes primitives
Proven track record managing, leading, and mentoring Architects or Senior Engineers in an enterprise setting
Strong conceptual and integration experience with legacy Mainframe environments, including z/OS
Preferred: large-scale cloud migration experience with GCP, AWS, or Azure; GCP highly preferred
Preferred: AI/ML infrastructure, GPU orchestration, Kubeflow, MLflow, OpenShift AI, and large data streams
Preferred: SDN, hybrid cloud connectivity, and Zero-Trust network security
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
Visa sponsorship is not available

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
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 schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
Paid time off
Option to purchase additional vacation time