IT System Administrator, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Ford’s legacy of innovation is about to reach new heights. Imagine being on the ground floor of something truly extraordinary. At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, we’re not just assembling battery systems; we’re leading a transformation. As a key member of our start-up team, you’ll have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility from the ground up.

As a Server and systems Administrator, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and managing the Blue Oval Battery Park Michigan enterprise infrastructure platforms supporting business, engineering, and manufacturing operations. This role is heavily project-focused and involves infrastructure modernization, automation, virtualization, cloud technologies, and operational support.

The successful candidate will serve as a technical resource for infrastructure projects, provide advanced troubleshooting and escalation support, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable technology solutions.

Responsibilities

Infrastructure Engineering

• Design, implement, and support enterprise infrastructure solutions.
• Participate in architecture, design, and planning activities for infrastructure services and platforms.
• Lead infrastructure deployments, upgrades, modernization efforts, and technology refresh projects.
• Develop implementation plans, operational procedures, and technical standards.
• Analyze system performance, capacity, reliability, and security to recommend improvements.

Platform Administration

• Administer and support Linux, virtualization, container, cloud, identity, storage, and backup platforms.
• Support enterprise infrastructure environments including VMware, OpenShift, Microsoft 365, Active Directory, Entra ID, SAN/NAS storage, and backup solutions.
• Assist with platform architecture, lifecycle management, and infrastructure design initiatives.
• Support business continuity, disaster recovery, and operational readiness activities.

Automation & DevOps

• Develop and maintain automation solutions using Ansible, scripting, and configuration management tools.
• Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation for infrastructure and application platforms.
• Work with development and engineering teams to improve deployment efficiency and operational reliability.
• Support cloud-hosted infrastructure and services, including Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
• Promote Infrastructure as Code (IaC), automation, and continuous improvement practices.

Escalation & Problem Resolution

• Serve as an escalation point for complex infrastructure incidents and service requests.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and issue resolution.
• Coordinate with vendors and internal teams to resolve technical challenges.
• Implement corrective actions to improve platform stability and reduce recurring issues.

Datacenter & Infrastructure Support

• Support datacenter operations, including hardware deployment, rack and stack activities, equipment lifecycle management, and cabling.
• Coordinate infrastructure connectivity requirements with networking teams.
• Assist with firewall port identification, application connectivity requirements, and infrastructure dependencies.

Documentation & Knowledge Management

• Create and maintain technical documentation, architecture diagrams, deployment procedures, runbooks, and support guides.
• Document infrastructure designs, standards, configurations, and operational processes.
• Support knowledge transfer and continuous process improvement initiatives.

Candidates must possess full flexibility and a readiness to consistently work across all established standard, operating, and rotational shift schedules, encompassing day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience managing enterprise infrastructure platforms such as VMware, OpenShift/Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Active Directory, Entra ID, Microsoft 365, enterprise storage, and backup platforms.
• 5+ years of experience managing systems such as Windows Server, Linux (RHEL/SUSE), Unix
• 5+ years of experience managing server infrastructure, network equipment, Firewall Connectivity, Datacenter Cabling

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• 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
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900. 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.