Director, Network Engineering (WAN/DDI)

Ford Motor Company; Indiana; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Network Engineering to lead innovative networking solutions. This pivotal role involves managing WAN and DDI infrastructure, ensuring high availability and security while driving team performance. You will leverage advanced technologies, implement robust security policies, and optimize network performance. If you are passionate about shaping the future of mobility and possess extensive experience in network engineering, this opportunity offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. Join us in redefining the transportation landscape!

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in network engineering with leadership roles.
• Deep understanding of WAN technologies and cloud networking.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain high-performance DDI and WAN infrastructure.
• Lead enterprise migrations and manage a high-performing team.

Skills

WAN technologies

MPLS

SD-WAN

VPNs

BGP

OSPF

Network Automation

Project Management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Network certifications (CCNP)

Tools

Ansible

Terraform

Palo Alto Prisma

TCPWave

QIP

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Job Description

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

This job is posted as onsite and required to work from our Dearborn, MI, offices.

Role Overview

The Director of Network Engineering will develop, manage, and support networking products across DDI and WAN. This hands-on role involves working with multi-vendor technology stacks, software-as-a-service, and various networking tools including third party solutions as well as internal Ford applications. You will lead a team of engineers and drive the tactical and operational aspects of DDI and Wide Area Networking while collaborating across adjacent network groups in the Enterprise Technology space.

Responsibilities

1. Networking Architecture: Design, implement, and maintain high availability and high-performance DDI and WAN infrastructure.
2. Large Scale Enterprise Migrations: Lead migration efforts to Palo Alto Prisma cloud and TCPWave.
3. Team Leadership: Manage and foster a high-performing Network Infrastructure team.
4. Security: Implement robust network security policies and collaborate with security teams.
5. Capacity Planning: Monitor and plan for future network capacity needs.
6. Onboarding/Ingestion: Standardize onboarding processes for new network programs.
7. Documentation: Develop comprehensive documentation for all network programs.
8. Network Automation: Automate deployment and management using IaC tools like Ansible, Terraform.
9. Performance Optimization: Analyze and optimize network performance.
10. High Availability & Disaster Recovery: Architect fault-tolerant solutions.
11. Troubleshooting: Lead incident response and troubleshooting efforts.
12. Compliance & Security: Ensure adherence to industry standards and compliance.
13. Innovation: Stay updated on emerging network technologies.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of WAN technologies including MPLS, SD-WAN, VPNs.
• Experience with Palo Alto Prisma Access platform migration.
• Expertise in WAN routing protocols like BGP, OSPF, MPLS.
• Knowledge of DNS, DHCP, IPAM, and DDI tools including QIP and TCPWave.
• Experience in enterprise network migration to TCPWave or similar tools.
• Understanding of network virtualization and data center technologies.
• Strong knowledge of Layer 2/3 switching, VLANs, STP, routing protocols.
• Experience with cloud networking technologies is a plus.
• Knowledge of security standards and compliance (PCI DSS, HIPAA).
• Expertise in automation, infrastructure as code.
• Strong leadership, communication, and project management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Network certifications like CCNP or equivalent; Prisma Certified Cloud Security Engineer (PCCE) a plus.
• 10+ years of experience, with 7+ years leading large teams.
• Experience designing and managing large enterprise networks.

We welcome candidates with diverse experiences and backgrounds who can bring value to Ford Motor Company.