Ford Motor Company · 21 hours ago
Lead Infrastructure Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$97K/yr - $162K/yr
10+ years expFord Motor Company is a global automotive industry leader seeking a Lead Infrastructure Engineer. This role is responsible for the design, engineering, and maintenance of enterprise-grade IBM WebSphere Application Server environments, focusing on infrastructure modernization and automation to enhance operational efficiency.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Provide and lead operational support for 400+ WAS 8.x+ servers including Installation, maintenance and administration on Linux , Red Hat OSV and Windows servers
Provide OS support for 400+ AEM Linux servers
Support WebSphere, Linux Operating System, Red Hat OSV, Web server (IHS/Apache)
Support Requests/Incidents and troubleshoot and identify root case and act as the final escalation point for complex issues involving JVM performance, memory leaks, and application-to-OS integration
Ensure seamless middleware operations in a hybrid environment where applications may span across both Linux and Windows clusters
Lead the deployment and management of Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization (OSV) to host legacy WAS virtual machines within the OpenShift platform
Architect automation pipelines using Ansible and Jenkins to provision OS and Middleware layers consistently
Drive problem resolution by meeting the application SLAs with a customer centric view
Maintain WAS installs, WAS site builds and WAS processes runbook
Knowledge of Jenkins and scripting to automate daily tasks
Knowledge of Ansible/Containers and Liberty and GCP
WebSphere Liberty support on CaaS platforms
Lead the implementation of SSL/TLS protocols, certificate management, and security hardening for WAS and IBM HTTP Server (IHS)
Provide technical mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers via knowledge-sharing sessions
Provide end to end automated solutions in uDeploy platform by creating components, component processes, application processes, resource trees and agent pools. Use uDeploy REST API to automate uDeploy tasks
Experience with AEM administration and support is plus
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in a Data Center environment supporting WAS infrastructure and associated toolset
Expert-level IBM WebSphere (v8.5.5/v9.0) and WebSphere Liberty
Advanced Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration and Bash/Python scripting
Hands-on experience with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization (OSV), KubeVirt, and OpenShift Container Platform (OCP)
Expert in Linux Server Administration, Migration, Backups, Troubleshooting, Disaster Recovery, Performance Monitoring and Fine-tuning
Knowledge of Git repositories and Jenkins jobs for automation
High proficiency in Ansible & CI/CD tools along with strong scripting, automation, and development skills
Excellent relationship management and communications skills working with third party vendors, customers, and management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills working with individuals and teams located globally with the ability to describe issues to upper management
Good problem-solving and analytical skills
Highly motivated, team oriented and able to work with minimal direction
Ability to meet critical deadlines and adapt to changing requirements
Strong technical aptitude, able to multitask and be flexible to respond to changing priorities
Ability to drive the process improvements
IBM Urban Code Deploy (uDeploy) administration involving Installation of uDeploy Server, Agents, Proxy agents, Relay agents and Plugins
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Information Systems, or equivalent preferred
Red Hat OSV certification is plus
Experience with AEM administration and support is plus
Benefits
Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases
Tuition assistance
Established and active employee resource groups
Paid time off for individual and team community service
A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
Company
Ford Motor Company
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