Key Roles and Responsibilities of Position:
·                Provide technical guidance, mentorship, and code-level support to the development team
·                Work with the team to develop and implement solutions using GCP tools (BigQuery, GCS, Dataflow, Dataproc, etc.) and APIs/Microservices
·                Ensure adherence to security, legal, and Ford standard/policy compliance
·                Drive effective and efficient delivery from the team, focusing on speed
·                Identify risks and implement mitigation/contingency plans
·                Assess the overall health of the product and raise key decisions
·                Manage onboarding of new resources
·                Lead the design and architecture of complex systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance
·                Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving code quality
·                Champion Agile software processes, culture, best practices, and techniques
·                Ensure effective usage of Rally and derive meaningful insights
·                Ensure implementation of DevSecOps and software craftsmanship practices (CI/CD, TDD, Pair Programming)
Qualifications:
·                Bachelor's /Master's/ PhD in engineering, Computer Science, or in a related field
·                Senior-level experience (8+ years) as a software engineer
·                Deep and broad knowledge of: 
o        Programming Languages: Python, SQL, Java Script
o        Front-End Technologies: React,  HTML, CSS
o        Back-End Technologies: Python frameworks (Django, Flask, FastAPI),
o        Cloud Technologies: GCP (BigQuery, GCS, Dataflow, Dataproc, etc.)
o        Deployment Practices: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines
·                Experience with Agile software development methodologies
·                Understanding/Exposure of: 
    

CI, CD, and Test-Driven Development (GitHub, Terraform/Tekton, 42Crunch, SonarQube, FOSSA, Checkmarx etc.)