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Job Description
ALM Platform Engineer Ford Motor Company - 4.0 Dearborn, MI Job Details Full-time 3 hours ago Qualifications Authentication Systems integration Defect resolution root cause analysis Bug Tracking (Quality assurance practices) RESTful API Data migration Tooling Enterprise software Automation software Software administration Integration Platforms (Enterprise solutions) Customer support ticket management Integration with Third-Party Services (system development) Problem management Ticketing system technical support Failure analysis Production troubleshooting Full Job Description Overview At Ford, you'll work on ideas that matter, alongside passionate people who want to make a global impact. Together, we're shaping the next era of transportation—grounded in purpose, driven by progress. Make your move.
Job Type:
Full time
Work Type:
Hybrid This role sits in Ford's Connected Vehicle Software's Work Management System team, supporting an enterprise-scale Jama Connect environment used across vehicle development. Your responsibilities will be divided between ongoing operational support and implementing project-driven improvements, focusing on updating application lifecycle management processes, enhancing system integrations, and increasing comprehensive traceability for engineering teams and organizational leadership. What you'll do... Operate and support Jama Connect in an enterprise-scale, including administration, troubleshooting, and user enablement via a ticket-driven support model. Configure and maintain Jama Connect projects: item types, workflows, relationship rules, baselines, review/approval flows, permissions, and project templates. Respond to user requests and incidents (access provisioning, defects, performance/usage issues), providing clear guidance and driving issues to resolution with internal partners and vendors as needed. Deliver platform improvements, including new capabilities, process standardization, and usability enhancements that improve engineering outcomes. Build, maintain, and enhance integrations between Jama Connect and adjacent toolchains (e.g., issue tracking, test management, source control, CI/CD) using REST APIs and scripting/automation. Troubleshoot integration failures end-to-end (authentication, data mapping, event timing, API limits), implement fixes, and improve monitoring/operability to reduce recurring incidents. Plan and execute data migrations, cleanup, and standardization efforts (field normalization, duplicate reduction, hierarchy/relationship repair) to improve data quality and reporting reliability. Support data exchange activities using ReqIF (import/export), including migrations, supplier/customer interchange, and troubleshooting data/relationship fidelity. Develop reporting and information radiators that improve traceability transparency for program teams and leadership (coverage, status, gaps, risk/aging), with an emphasis on actionable insights.
Contribute to governance:
define and maintain standards, templates, best practices, and change-management practices that scale across a large engineering organization. You'll Have… Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience). 3-5 years of experience administering, supporting, or engineering solutions around an ALM/requirements/test/issue platform. Hands-on experience with at least one comparable tool such as Polarion, IBM
DOORS/DOORS
Next, Azure DevOps, or similar. 3-5 years' experience importing/exporting requirements using ReqIF (or similar interchange formats) to support migrations and cross-organization data exchange. 3-5 years' experience with Intermediate scripting experience (Python preferred) and comfort building automation to reduce manual effort and improve reliability. 3-5 years' experience with working knowledge of REST APIs (authentication, endpoints, payloads, pagination) and the ability to use APIs to integrate systems and automate repeatable tasks. 3-5 years' experience Demonstrating the ability to troubleshoot integrations and production issues using logs, data analysis, and systematic root-cause investigation. 3-5 years' experience working in a ticket-driven support model with strong written communication and customer focus. Ability to balance operational support with delivery of project-based enhancements in a multi-stakeholder environment. Even better, you may have… Experience with Atlassian Jira and Confluence, including workflow concepts and cross-tool traceability. Experience with integration platforms such as Planview Hub (or similar iPaaS/connectors) to connect ALM toolchains. Familiarity with GitHub and GitHub Actions, especially where automation supports ALM governance and traceability. Exposure to test management tools (e.g., TestRail, Xray) and integrating test artifacts with requirements and defects. Experience creating dashboards, reports, or information radiators that communicate traceability, status, and risk to technical and leadership audiences.
