[Skip to main content](#main-content) [ OpenNash ](https://opennash.com/) / [Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [ 01 Search jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/search/)[ 02 Companies](https://jobs.opennash.com/explore/)[ 03 Hiring report](https://jobs.opennash.com/reports/hiring/)[ 04 AI assistants](https://jobs.opennash.com/connect/)[ 05 How it works](https://jobs.opennash.com/methodology/) Ford Motor · United States # Virtualization Platform Automation Engineer and Admin United States Remote $85,400-$192,900 Operations Listed on Ford Motor’s official careers site. Posted October 21, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Ford Motor’s careers site →](https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/72670) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Ford Motor](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ford-motor/) / Virtualization Platform Automation Engineer and Admin ## Job description We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced VMware and OpenShift Virtualization Developer (Automation), Engineer and Administrator to join our dynamic Globally positioned, on premises cloud platform team. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, automating, implementation, administration, and ongoing management of our Virtualization services. You will ensure the stability, performance, and security of our virtualized workloads, leveraging your expertise in VMware and OpenShift virtualization technologies. This position requires a strong understanding of automation, automation principles and a commitment to operational excellence. ## Responsibilities Automation & Efficiency Develop automation solutions (scripts, playbooks) for repetitive virtualization tasks, including configuration changes, auditing, remediation and integration with ticketing systems. Leverage automation to enable delivering operator updates and changes efficiently at scale. Implement Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles and practices to improve overall platform stability, performance, and operational efficiency. Role Based Access Control deployment and auditing. Namespace and Resource Quota management. Develop and maintain automation scripts and tools using PowerShell, Bash, Python, and C. Design, consume, and troubleshoot APIs to connect services and automate workflows. Work securely with authentication tokens and credentials, following established security practices. Write and maintain unit tests to verify code behavior and prevent regressions. Build and support GitOps workflows for managing configuration, deployments, and infrastructure changes. Automate build, test, deployment, and operational processes. Troubleshoot issues across scripts, applications, APIs, and automation pipelines. Collaborate with other developers, operations teams, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver solutions. Document tools, integrations, tests, and procedures. Follow software development best practices, including version control, code review, testing, and maintainable code. Ability to use Artificial Intelligent (AI) tools to support coding, troubleshooting, documentation, and workflow improvement, while independently reviewing and testing generated outputs. Understand responsible AI practices, including protecting confidential information, credentials, and proprietary code. Identify opportunities to apply AI and automation effectively, using human judgment and oversight. Observability, Monitoring, logging and Troubleshooting Implement and maintain comprehensive end to end observability solutions (monitoring, logging, tracing) for the OSV environment, including integration with tools like Dynatrace and Prometheus/Grafana. Explore and implement Event Driven Architecture (EDA) for enhanced real time monitoring and response. Develop capabilities to flag and report abnormalities and identify "blind spots" in observability. Perform deep dive Root Cause Analysis (RCA), potentially utilizing available tooling, to quickly identify and resolve issues across the global compute environment. Find the needle in a haystack/unhealthy bit(s) in the compute universe (Globally) for faster time to resolution. Monitor VM health, resource usage, and performance metrics proactively. Monitor for unusual activity that might indicate a compromise or misconfiguration. Solution Design & Consulting Provide technical consulting and expertise to application teams requiring virtualization solutions. Design, implement, and validate custom or dedicated clusters and VM solutions for critical applications with unique or complex requirements (e.g., specialized appliances). Capacity Management Conduct capacity planning and forecasting for the VMware and OpenShift Virtualization platforms, including compute, memory, storage, and network resources, to ensure scalability and prevent resource exhaustion. Analyze resource utilization trends and make recommendations for infrastructure scaling, consolidation, or optimization. Collaborate with application teams and stakeholders to understand future demand and project capacity needs. Develop and maintain capacity models and reports to support strategic planning. Knowledge Management Create, maintain, and update comprehensive internal documentation and customer facing content on the Ford docs site to facilitate self service and clearly articulate platform capabilities. ## Qualifications ### Required Qualifications Associate's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Demonstrates ownership, continuous improvement, security awareness, and commitment to quality and discipline, collaborates effectively, adapts to new challenges, and takes accountability for outcomes. 8+ Proficiency and programming experience in scripting languages (e.g., Bash, PowerShell, Python) for automation 8+ years of experience as a developer (automation) and IT infrastructure specializing in Virtualization solutions (e.g. VMware) 2+ years focused on Kubernetes and/or OpenShift Virtualization. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Ansible, Terraform, or GitOps. Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps methodologies. Proven experience with engineering, administering and automating (IaC) VMware in a production environment and a strong understanding of VMware concepts. Understand of OpenShift Virtualization (KubeVirt) and Kubernetes concepts. Experience with Linux administration and networking fundamentals. 8+ Proficiency and programming experience in scripting languages (e.g., Bash, PowerShell, Python) for automation Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Dynatrace) and logging solutions. Solid understanding of virtualization concepts and technologies. Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex issues across multiple layers of the stack. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Experience designing or consuming APIs. Familiar with Containers and deployment Understanding of repeatable, reviewable infrastructure and configuration changes. Awareness of service health, incident response, and preventing recurring operational issues. Experience handling authentication tokens and credentials securely. Experience writing and maintaining unit tests. Familiarity with GitOps principles and Git-based workflows. Experience using Git for version control and collaborative development. Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and work effectively with cross-functional teams. ### Nice to Have Experience with Jenkins and/or Tekton. Experience with Ansible or similar configuration-management tools. ### Preferred Qualifications Bachelor's in Computer Science, Information Technology, a related Engineering field or equivalent practical experience. Familiarity with software-defined networking (SDN) and software-defined storage (SDS) solutions. 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 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. For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: [https://fordcareers.co/GSR](https://fordcareers.co/GSR) This position ranges from salary grade 6-8 and ranges from $85,400-$192,900. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value. Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position. Relocation assistance is NOT provided for this position. Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660. #LI-Onsite #LI-DS2 ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 21, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Oct 25, 2026 - Last checked: Nov 1, 2026 - Listed for: 11 days - Location: United States - Work arrangement: Remote - Pay: $85,400-$192,900[Apply on Ford Motor’s careers site →](https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/72670) ## Hiring at Ford Motor - Open jobs: 877 - New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections - Tracked since: Jul 10, 2026 [All Ford Motor jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ford-motor/) · [Weekly hiring report](/reports/hiring/) ## More jobs at Ford Motor ### [Engineering Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ford-motor/jobs/1af04b93e704f09f6973/) United States ### [Identity Platform Engineering Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ford-motor/jobs/3f4297d8213791f625ed/) United States ### [Principal Engineer, Ford Pro Intelligence](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ford-motor/jobs/3d48085c178b87f9b849/) United States ### [STA Engineer - PTO Resident](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ford-motor/jobs/c9d94be216421749c3ec/) United States ### [Executive Talent Acquisition Sourcing Recruiter](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ford-motor/jobs/8bda600a295f80baf520/) United States ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Senior Platform Engineer (Virtualization) (Onsite Role)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/oreilly-automotive/jobs/202751c3eed1836c389d/) O'Reilly Automotive · Headquarters ### [VMware NSX | Networking and Security Virtualization Systems Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/bae-systems/jobs/47f7a9615c7152de187f/) BAE Systems · Herndon, Virginia, United States ### [Sr Lead Infrastructure Engineer - Hyper-V Virtualization & Infrastructure Engineering](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/b93d75eae75c27ec35c1/) JPMorganChase · Jersey City, NJ, United States ### [Server Virtualization Platform Operations Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/eli-lilly/jobs/85ab072dc6709a4d6a0e/) Eli Lilly · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America ### [Lead Software Engineer - Virtualization & Cluster Lifecycle Automation (Hyper-V)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/1eec6c89ad67f7fb4491/) JPMorganChase · Jersey City, NJ, United States OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. Dates come from the employer where stated; “first seen” and “last checked” are our own observations. [ OpenNash ](https://opennash.com/) AI-native services firm that builds custom software and 24/7 AI agents. OpenNash Jobs is an OpenNash Applied AI project. [Book time with OpenNash](https://calendly.com/opennash/new-meeting?hide_gdpr_banner=1) Jobs - [Search jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/search/) - [Companies](https://jobs.opennash.com/explore/) - [Hiring report](https://jobs.opennash.com/reports/hiring/) - [AI assistants](https://jobs.opennash.com/connect/) - [How it works](https://jobs.opennash.com/methodology/) OpenNash - [opennash.com](https://opennash.com/) - [Services](https://opennash.com/ai-agent-consulting/) - [OpenNash CX](https://opennash.com/cx/) - [AI Tools](https://opennash.com/ai-tools/) - [Blog](https://opennash.com/blog/) - [About](https://opennash.com/about/) Contact - [hello@opennash.com](mailto:hello@opennash.com) - [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/opennash) - [Support](https://jobs.opennash.com/support/) - [Privacy](https://jobs.opennash.com/privacy/) - [Terms](https://jobs.opennash.com/terms/) © 2026 OpenNash, Inc. Company names and public job postings belong to their respective owners. Employers control source availability and application decisions.