Cloud Platform Virtualization Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Cloud virtualization engineer managing VMware and OpenShift platforms for Ford Motor Company. Automating operations, capacity, observability, troubleshooting, and custom virtualization solutions.

Posted 9/3/2026full-timeRemote • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $85,400 - $144,900 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in capacity planning, resource optimization, and automation within OpenShift Virtualization and VMware environments. Proficient in implementing Site Reliability Engineering principles and utilizing monitoring tools for enhanced platform performance and stability.

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Capacity PlanningOpenShift VirtualizationInfrastructure as CodeVMware AdministrationMonitoring Tools

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Hard Skills

Capacity PlanningOpenShift VirtualizationVMware AdministrationKubernetesInfrastructure as CodeBash ScriptingPython ScriptingMonitoring ToolsRoot Cause AnalysisVirtualization Concepts

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationCollaboration Skills

Tools & Technologies

AnsibleTerraformPrometheusGrafanaDynatrace

Industry Keywords

Site Reliability EngineeringCI/CD PipelinesSoftware-Defined NetworkingSoftware-Defined Storage

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AnsibleGrafanaKubernetesLinuxOpenShiftPrometheusPythonTerraformVMware

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Conduct capacity planning and forecasting for the OpenShift Virtualization platform across compute, memory, storage, and network resources
Analyze resource utilization trends and recommend infrastructure scaling, consolidation, or optimization
Collaborate with application teams and stakeholders on future demand and capacity needs
Develop and maintain capacity models and reports
Develop automation solutions for configuration changes, VM management, auditing, remediation, and ticketing-system integration
Automate operator updates and changes at scale
Implement Site Reliability Engineering principles to improve platform stability, performance, and efficiency
Deploy and audit role-based access controls
Manage namespaces and resource quotas for CPU, disk, and storage
Implement and maintain end-to-end monitoring, logging, and tracing for the OpenShift Virtualization environment
Integrate observability with Dynatrace and Prometheus/Grafana
Explore Event Driven Architecture for real-time monitoring and response
Identify observability abnormalities and blind spots
Perform root cause analysis across the global compute environment
Proactively monitor VM health, resource usage, and performance metrics
Monitor unusual activity indicating compromise or misconfiguration
Provide technical consulting to application teams requiring OpenShift Virtualization solutions
Design, implement, and validate custom or dedicated OSV clusters and VM solutions
Create and maintain internal documentation and customer-facing Ford docs content

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of experience in IT infrastructure and VMware
At least 2+ years focused on Kubernetes and/or OpenShift Virtualization
Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Ansible, Terraform, or GitOps
Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps methodologies
Proven experience engineering, administering, and automating VMware and OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt) in production environments
Strong understanding of VMware and Kubernetes concepts
Experience with Linux administration and networking fundamentals
Proficiency in Bash or Python scripting for automation
Experience with monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, and Dynatrace and logging solutions
Solid understanding of virtualization concepts and technologies
Ability to troubleshoot complex issues across multiple layers of the stack
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Familiarity with software-defined networking and software-defined storage is preferred
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

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
Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
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
Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day
Paid time off
Option to purchase additional vacation time
Visa sponsorship available
Relocation assistance not provided