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Ford Pro · 15 hours ago

Technical Cloud Architect-Supply Chain Digitization

1525 Fairlane Cir, Allen Park, MI, 48101, US

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

10+ years exp

Ford Pro is a division of Ford Motor Company focused on innovative transportation solutions. They are seeking a Technical Cloud Architect to lead the implementation of cloud solutions for supply chain digitization, collaborating closely with IT Product teams and contributing to the overall architecture and strategy.

AutomotiveFleet ManagementSoftware

No H1B

Responsibilities

Set the technical direction and implementation strategy with an end-to-end view, to deliver high quality cloud solutions

Focus on overarching cloud strategy, industry trends and tool adoption and guide product teams to build best-in-class software development to support the needs and expectations of internal stakeholders

Have an opportunity to gain cross-functional experience working with teams across the enterprise in solving critical business needs

Function as a cloud architect closely collaborate with software engineers to deliver scalable IT solutions

Conduct Architecture reviews, data modeling, vendor evaluation process

Collaborate with external and internal technical peers (Product Managers, Product Designers, Software Engineers, Architects, and vendors) to design and validate technical approaches and designs

Contribute to creating systems solutions that are optimized for performance, scalability, and security

Keep awareness of technology advances and recommend innovative technical approaches consistent with Ford enterprise IT direction

Contribute to maintain a readied backlog and enable the team to go further with effective usage of Rally/Jira backlog management tool

Advocate the use of agile methodologies and ensure implementation of DevOps and software craftsmanship practices like CI/CD, TDD tools

Develop relationships and maintain a knowledge of the ecosystem

Participate in triage and debugging sessions for tool integration issues

Assist in gathering metrics to track product and data quality in meeting stakeholders’ requirements

Qualification

Cloud technologiesEnterprise ArchitectureAPI design standardsContinuous IntegrationAgile ProgrammingInfrastructure as codeCommunication skillsCollaboration skillsProblem-solving skillsSelf-motivation

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience

10 years of IT experience including: Experience with industry standard development environment, technologies, tools, and techniques including Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery techniques, Agile Programming disciplines

Demonstrate good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for creating solutions with an Agile Mentality

Ability to operate in an ambiguous environment with a curiosity towards new technologies and a strong desire to learn so that the team may benefit

Good communication and collaboration skills and working with global teams

Knowledge about API design standards, patterns, and best practices to create robust and performing integrated systems

Ability to solve complex technical problems and accomplish tasks with minimal supervision

Experience in developing associated business cases and plans which are detailed, actionable and aligned with industry best practices

3+ years of Enterprise Architecture experience

2+ years of experience with Cloud technologies such as Google Cloud Platform (preferred), Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure. This also includes knowledge in Cloud deployment, Infrastructure as code (IaC)