# Manager of Hybrid Infrastructure & Hosting, Ford Energy

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Glendale
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $115,500-$218,100
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

As the Manager of Hybrid Infrastructure & Hosting, you will be the primary architect and operator of the computer platforms that power our new Battery Energy Storage System BESS manufacturing facility. Reporting to the Head of IT Infrastructure & Operations, you will lead the 'engine room' of Ford Energy,managing the delicate balance between high-performance local edge computing on the factory floor and our enterprise-scale Google Cloud Platform environment.

Your responsibilities will include:

Cloud Architecture & Management (GCP Focus)

- Design, deploy, and manage Ford Energy's cloud environments.

- Monitor and optimize cloud consumption to ensure cost-effectiveness while maintaining high performance.

- Implement and maintain robust Identity and Access Management policies and security configurations within the cloud environment.

On-Premises & Edge Infrastructure

- Lead the design and setup of the plant's local data center/server rooms, including rack layouts, power requirements, and cooling coordination.

- Implement high-availability edge compute solutions to support real-time manufacturing data and low-latency production requirements.

- Manage the on-site virtualization layer to ensure maximum hardware utilization and resilience.

Operational Reliability & Data Integrity

- Develop and test comprehensive backup and disaster recovery strategies that span both physical hardware and cloud workloads.

- Implement advanced monitoring tools to ensure 24/7 visibility into system health.

- Architect and manage scalable storage solutions for massive manufacturing datasets, ensuring data is available for analysis and long-term retention.

Project & Vendor Leadership

- Lead the technical execution of infrastructure projects during the plant's construction and 'go-live' phases.

- Work with vendors to specify and procure the physical infrastructure needed for the facility.

## Skills

### Required
- Google Cloud Platform
- Cloud Architecture
- Identity and Access Management
- Security Configuration
- Edge Computing
- Virtualization
- Backup and Disaster Recovery
- Monitoring Tools
- Scalable Storage Solutions

### Nice to have
- Manufacturing Context
- Containerization
- Problem Solving
- Collaboration

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