Ford Motor Company
Senior Platform Automation Engineer at Ford Motor Company
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1. Job details
Ford Motor Company
Senior Platform Automation Engineer
India
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2. Job description from Ford Motor Company
As a Senior Platform Engineer, you will design, build, automate, and operate
enterprise-grade Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms. You will work closely with
development and infrastructure teams to deliver scalable, secure, and highly
available cloud-native platform capabilities.
This role requires a strong engineering mindset, hands-on development
experience, and expertise in platform automation, API integration, CI/CD, and
GitOps practices.
RESPONSIBILITIES
* Design, build, administer, and upgrade Kubernetes and OpenShift Container
Platform (OCP) clusters.
* Develop platform capabilities using automation, scripting, and Infrastructure
as Code (IaC) methodologies.
* Build integrations between platform services and enterprise systems through
APIs and automation frameworks.
* Design and implement CI/CD and GitOps solutions using tools such as GitHub,
Argo CD, and Tekton.
* Develop and maintain platform components using Go, Python, or equivalent
programming languages.
* Collaborate with engineering teams to build scalable and resilient
cloud-native solutions.
* Implement platform observability, monitoring, and troubleshooting practices.
* Contribute to platform architecture, security, reliability, and operational
excellence initiatives.
* Support microservices-based workloads and distributed systems running on
container platforms.
QUALIFICATIONS
* 6-10 years of experience in Platform Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability
Engineering (SRE), or Cloud Infrastructure.
* Strong experience administering Kubernetes and OpenShift Container Platform
(OCP), including cluster deployment, upgrades, lifecycle management, and
automation.
* Proficiency in software development with strong object-oriented programming
concepts.
* Hands-on development experience in Go, Python, or a similar programming
language.
* Experience with CI/CD and GitOps tools such as GitHub, Argo CD, and Tekton.
* Experience designing and integrating APIs with an API-first engineering
approach.
* Strong hands-on experience designing and implementing platform solutions as
an individual contributor.
* Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation frameworks.
* Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices architectures, and
cloud-native design principles.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with one or more of the following:
* Kubernetes Operators and Custom Controllers
* Service Mesh technologies such as Istio
* Observability platforms including Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Dynatrace,
or similar tools
* Storage technologies such as Ceph and OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF)
* Secrets management solutions such as HashiCorp Vault
* Hybrid cloud and private cloud environments
* Platform security, governance, and compliance best practices
3. Skills that usually matter in cloud, DevOps and SRE roles
General guidance from TechJobs360, not part of Ford Motor Company’s posting. The job description above is what counts for this role.
| Area | What to be comfortable with |
|---|---|
| Languages | Go, Python, Bash, Terraform (HCL) |
| Frameworks & tools | Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD, monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana) |
| Computer science basics | Data structures, algorithms, complexity |
| Ways of working | Version control, code review, testing, reading other people's code |
4. How to prepare for a Senior Platform Automation Engineer interview
Interview formats differ by company and team, so confirm the rounds with the recruiter. Most hiring loops for roles like this cover:
A recruiter call or an online test. Read the job description twice and be ready to explain how your experience matches it.
Often coding problems on arrays, strings, trees, graphs or dynamic programming, solved while you explain your thinking.
Often design and trade-off questions sized to the role: an API, a component, or a small system.
Answer with the STAR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result). Prepare two or three real stories: a hard problem you solved, a disagreement you handled, and something you learned quickly.
5. Take-home pay example (FY 2026–27, new tax regime)
An example for two common package sizes, not this job’s salary. Under the new tax regime (Section 115BAC) salaried employees get a standard deduction of ₹75,000.
| Component | Example: ₹12 LPA | Example: ₹24 LPA |
|---|---|---|
| Basic salary (40% of CTC) | ₹40,000 / mo | ₹80,000 / mo |
| Employee EPF (12% of basic) | -₹4,800 / mo | -₹9,600 / mo |
| Income tax (TDS) | -₹6,933 / mo | -₹32,450 / mo |
| Professional tax | -₹200 / mo | -₹200 / mo |
| Approx. in-hand | ₹81,344 / mo | ₹1,44,304 / mo |
Work out the take-home pay for your own offer, in either tax regime.
6. Questions and how to apply
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