Senior DevOps Engineer

Job#: 3011694

Job Description:

Ford Motor Company

Hybrid On-Site Dearborn MI

12 Month Contract

70-75/HR

Position Title: DevOps Engineer - Senior Specialist

Position Type: Hybrid (4 days/week in office)
Position Summary:

We are seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer responsible for designing, building, testing, and maintaining infrastructure and tools that support software development, deployment, and release processes. This role plays a key part in accelerating and automating the software lifecycle through modern DevOps practices.
Key Responsibilities:

Champion DevOps methodologies across the software product lifecycle.

Accelerate software releases while ensuring security and minimizing risks of failed or recalled deployments.

Improve feedback loops between end-users and development teams using CI/CD and continuous feedback mechanisms.

Evaluate existing systems and processes to identify and implement improvements.

Leverage enterprise tools and platforms to support DevOps strategies.

Support software releases and deployments across various environments (e.g., production, testing, sandbox).

Lead initiatives to automate and innovate throughout the software lifecycle.

Required Skills:

• Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform):
  • Cloud Run: Deployment, configuration, debugging
  • Load Balancer setup
  • Artifact Registry experience
• Jenkins:
  • Controller deployment and upgrades
  • Dynamic build node deployment in Google Cloud Platform
• Terraform:
  • Module creation
  • Error debugging
• Containers:
  • Container writing, building, and deployment to registries

Preferred Skills:

• Google Cloud Platform Advanced Experience:Google Compute Engine: VM creation, maintenance, debugging; Terraform deployment; image creation with Packer
• Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE): Namespace management; deployment via code and Helm charts
• Google Networking: Troubleshooting proxy, load balancer, and network endpoint group issues

Experience Required:

• Minimum 7 years of relevant experience in DevOps or related fields.

Education Requirements:

• Not specified.

Additional Information:

• This is a hybrid role requiring 4 days per week onsite.

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Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.