GCP Cloud Engineer

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? 

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation. 

As a GCP Cloud Engineer at Ford in the High Performance Computing (HPC) department, you will be instrumental in supporting and optimizing our cloud-based data processing and analytics platforms, with a focus on Google Cloud Platform's Dataproc and DataFlow services. You will collaborate with our data engineering and development teams to ensure the performance, reliability, and scalability of our data processing pipelines, enabling us to deliver insightful and actionable data that drives innovation and efficiency.

What you'll do...

Engineer, test, document and manage GCP Dataproc and DataFlow services used in high-performance data processing pipelines. 

Maintain legacy Cloudera-Hadoop clusters, ensuring optimal performance and security while we fully transition to GCP.

Help developers optimize data processing jobs using Spark, Python, and Java.

Collaborate with development teams to integrate data processing pipelines with other cloud services and applications.

Utilize Terraform and Tekton for infrastructure as code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring efficient deployment and management of cloud resources.

Monitor DataFlow and Dataproc services infrastructure, identifying and resolving issues to ensure high availability and minimal downtime.

Support different teams in troubleshooting DataFlow jobs, Dataproc jobs and Dataproc cluster issues

Stay up-to-date with the latest cloud technologies and best practices, continuously improving our cloud infrastructure and services..

 

You'll have... 

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

2+ years of experience supporting Big Data and Analytics platforms

Experience with GCP infrastructure and services, specifically Dataproc and DataFlow.

Background in Hadoop administration and optimization.

Linux System Administration skills.

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Strong communication, documentation and collaboration abilities.

Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Experience with any programming or scripting languages preferably Python or Java.

 

Even better, you may have...

Experience with Spark for large-scale data processing.

Solid understanding and experience with GitHub for version control and collaboration.

Experience with Terraform for infrastructure management and Tekton for continuous integration and deployment.

Experience with Apache NiFi for data flow automation.

Knowledge of Apache Kafka for real-time data streaming.

Familiarity with Google Cloud Pub/Sub for event-driven systems and messaging.

Familiarity with Google BigQuery for data analytics and warehousing solutions.

Practical experience with Docker for containerization and deployment.

Experience with Google Cloud Run for managing and deploying containerized applications.

Experience with Apache Beam for building robust, scalable data processing pipelines.

Experience with Apache Airflow for orchestrating complex computational workflows and data processing pipelines.

 

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

 

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

 

• 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 and more

• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

• Tuition assistance

• Established and active employee resource groups<