R&D Manager, Cloud (Vehicle automation)

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*This role is not eligible for C2C nor employer sponsorship.*
**This position requires some weekly onsite requirement in our corporate office.**
***This position is not eligible for relocation.***


BASIC PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF POSITION
Kubota is transforming vehicle automation and deploying IoT devices on vehicles with a vision to support one million daily users by 2030.
As Manager of R&D - Cloud you will lead a team of cloud engineers to design, develop, and deploy scalable cloud solutions to support Kubota’s vision for telematics and machine automation.
PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES: This position does the following in accordance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws / regulations and the Company’s policies, procedures, and guidelines.
• Manage and mentor a team of Cloud Software Engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop full stack cloud solutions for telematics and machine automation projects.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across IT, security and business units to identify opportunities for cloud adoption and optimization
• Drive decision making for cloud service architecture.
• Collaborate with program management, systems, and architecture engineers to ensure alignment with requirements.
• Ensure system scalability, reliability, and performance through automation, monitoring, and best practices in DevOps and CI/CD.
• Implement cloud governance frameworks, cost management strategies, and security best practices.
• Assist in organizing teams and resources to complete proof-of-concept and commercialization programs and projects.
• Create demonstrations/presentations for all levels within the organization.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation.
• Mentor and lead team members to follow a set of Engineering Process Guidelines contributing to high quality project outcomes.
• Manage vendors needed to complete project assignments.
• Other responsibilities as assigned by management.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor's in computer engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field required. Master’s degree preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in software or cloud development.
• Proven experience architecting and deploying cloud-based solutions on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong understanding of DevOps tools (e.g., Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins).
• Prior management and project leadership experience required.
• Experience in Agriculture or Construction industries preferred.
• Willingness to travel up to 25%.
EQUIPMENT OPERATION (% of time, description, nature of service):
• Office equipment including computer, copier, phone
• Prototype agriculture, construction, and turf machinery as required during testing activities
• Electrical and software diagnostic tools to debug and troubleshoot prototype systems.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Requires sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, to permit the employee to function in a general office, workshop and field-testing environments to accomplish tasks and duties as outlined above.
• Hybrid office model allowed.

DISCLAIMER:
The information provided in the description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by incumbents within the classification. This description is not intended to be a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and working conditions required of employees assigned to this job/classification. This job is intended to include the current essential functions of the job. Management reserves the right to add or modify the duties and responsibilities and to designate other functions as essential at any time.


Kubota is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.