Mobile Apps DevOps Engineer, iOS/Android Job at Ford, Palo Alto, CA

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  • Ford
  • Palo Alto, CA

Job Description

Ford Motor Company is rapidly increasing the number of apps it publishes, both internally and externally. In this dynamic role, a successful candidate will guide various teams in launching their apps. To ensure that the apps are best in class, the candidate will be required to collaborate with a large number of app development teams and interface with regulatory teams such as Governance Boards, Cyber Security, Legal, and General Auditor’s Office. This position manages the final deployment of all mobile and in-vehicle apps for the company.



  • Design and develop scalable automation and tools to support CI/CD and SDLC of app development teams.


  • Implement and support deployment flows for mobile and in-vehicle apps through Apple App Store, Google Play Store and Intune Company Portal.


  • Own and manage the Apple App Store and Google Play Store developer accounts, including securing signing keys, certificates, provisioning profiles and API keys.


  • Suggest and develop new features/practices to meet app development teams’ needs.


  • Use APIs of development tools to integrate and seamlessly automate releases.


  • Support and mentor app development teams on best practices for CI/CD, cutting down manual effort and improving efficiency.


  • Troubleshoot and resolve failures/rejections, concurrently improving automation to quickly alert app development teams to such issues


  • Handle security scans, understand security vulnerabilities and communicate the actions needed to address them.


  • Assist business owned app teams by communicating and leading required changes of their app by the vendor.


  • Protect Ford Motor Company developer accounts, brand reputation and improve app quality.



  • Bachelors degree in a related field or equivalent work experience


  • The ideal candidate for this role will have 2+ years of experience in these areas:



    • Proven ability to develop in multiple programming languages including Ruby, Python, Bash. Optional experience in development on Swift, Java and/or Kotlin.


    • Competence in concepts such as code signing, cryptography, certificate management, secret management concepts for iOS and Android apps.


    • Experience in the development and deployment of Android and/or iOS apps


    • Familiarity of App Store Connect API, Play Publishing API, Microsoft Graph API, Fastlane, GitHub and Jenkins.


    • Experience in developing automation used for deployment of apps using GitHub actions and a self-hosted runner


    • Involvement in concurrently managing multiple apps of different typesProven experience in the development and deployment of both iOS and Android mobile apps to the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.




  • Thorough understanding of Apple App Store and Google Play Store capabilities and requirements.


  • Experience with Xcode, Android Studio, GitHub and other common app development technologies.


  • Experience with cloud-based technologies leveraged for automation.


  • SME level experience with iOS and Android app development and devices.


  • Experience deploying apps to managed devices via Intune.

 



You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!



As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:


• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage


• Flexible family care days, 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


• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day


• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. 


For more information on salary and benefits, click here: Benefits


This position is based in Palo Alto, you will be required to travel to the office up to three times a week.


Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position. 


Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.


We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660. 


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