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 developing and 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.

Bachelor’s Degree in related field or work equivalency experience The ideal candidate for this role will 3+ years of experience in: Proven ability to develop in multiple programming languages including Ruby, Python, PowerShell and Bash.  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 to the Google Play Store, Apple App Store and/or Intune. Familiarity of App Store Connect API, Play Publishing API, Microsoft Graph API, Fastlane, GitHub and Jenkins. Experience in developing automation used for deployment of mobile apps Involvement in concurrently managing a portfolio of apps of different types. 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 automation failures, concurrently improving the automation to quickly alert app development teams to such issues in advance 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. Develop and maintain a self-service portal to enable teams to rapidly manage their development and deployments Protect Ford Motor Company developer accounts, brand reputation and improve app quality.