Senior Platform Engineer (OpenShift, Kubernetes & GitOps)

Ford Motor Company · Chennai

  • Experience6–10 yrs
  • SalaryNot disclosed
  • Work modeonsite
  • Levelsenior
  • Posted9 Sept 2026
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About Ford Motor Company

Ford Motor Company is hiring in Chennai in automotive mobility. This role looks for around 6+ years of experience.

Skills

  • Kubernetes
  • OpenShift Container Platform
  • Infrastructure as Code
  • Go
  • Python
  • CI/CD
  • GitHub
  • Argo CD
  • Tekton
  • API integration
  • Distributed systems
  • Microservices
  • Cloud-native architecture
  • Automation frameworks

The role

A platform engineer at an automotive technology company designs and operates Kubernetes and OpenShift platforms, building GitOps solutions and cloud-native infrastructure. This person develops platform automation with Go and Python and integrates enterprise services through APIs.

Full job description

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.

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.

Required

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 ControllersService Mesh technologies such as IstioObservability platforms including Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, Dynatrace, or similar toolsStorage technologies such as Ceph and OpenShift Data Foundation (ODF)Secrets management solutions such as HashiCorp VaultHybrid cloud and private cloud environmentsPlatform security, governance, and compliance best practices