Job DescriptionIn this position...
As a Senior Network Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, implementing, and managing the Blue Oval Battery Park Michigan network, including WAN, LAN, WLAN and Cloud. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams, ensuring that network services are built using robust, secure, and scalable best practices.
ResponsibilitiesWhat you'll do...Design and Deployment:
- Plan, analyze, and design network solutions.
- Deploy and configure various models of Palo Alto Networks campus grade hardware firewalls.
- Develop and enforce security policies, procedures, and standards.
- Proficient with network firewall and Network Segmentation frameworks.
- Experience designing and deploying NOC solutions.
Network Management:
- Maintain and optimize the campus and Data Center network Infrastructure.
- Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure efficient resource utilization.
- Experience managing ISP vendors in support of site backbone
Operations:
- Highly Proficient with layer 3 routing protocols such as BGP and OSPF.
- In-Depth understanding of TCP/IP, and layer 4-7 protocols.
- In-Depth understanding of DDI (DNS, DHCP, IP management).
- Monitor network performance, metrics, and KPI's.
- Escalation point of contact for teams within IT and Operations.
- Work with 3rd parties to design and implement business initiatives.
Documentation And Collaboration:
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of infrastructure configurations, processes, and procedures.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, architects, and network engineers.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong understanding of networking & security concepts, as well compliance.
- Ability to participate in on-call escalation processes.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Candidates must possess full flexibility and a readiness to consistently work across all established standard, operating, and rotational shift schedules, encompassing day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
QualificationsYou'll have...- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- 5+ years of relevant corporate network administration experience
- 5+ years of experience with Cisco Catalyst Center
- 3+ years Cisco Identity Services Engine
Palo Alto Network Skills:
- 3+ years of experience with Prisma Access
- 3+ years of experience with Panorama management
Even better, you may have...- Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- 3+years in Manufacturing experience
- Professional Certifications such as Palo Alto Network, CCNP or CCNE
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.
This position is a range of salary grades 5-8 and ranges from $65,100-$166,200.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid
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