Network Operations Engineer II

Woven By Toyota; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 112,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401k program

Flexible vacation policy

Family planning and care benefits

Job summary

Woven by Toyota is seeking a Network Operations Engineer to design, implement, and maintain enterprise networks across global sites, leveraging Palo Alto firewalls, Panorama, and Cisco solutions. You will automate routines, document architectures, and drive improvements with cross-functional teams.

The role emphasizes hands-on network operations, vendor coordination, and on-call rotations. Located in a large enterprise environment with multi-site responsibilities and AWS involvement.

Qualifications

• 5+ years maintaining enterprise networks.
• Bachelor degree in related field.
• Experience with Palo Alto firewalls and Panorama in AWS.
• Cisco enterprise products experience (WLC, DNA Center, Catalyst, ISE).
• Experience with Infoblox DNS/DHCP/IPAM.
• Ability to drive projects from conception to completion.
• Excellent network documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, document, implement, automate, monitor and operate enterprise networks.
• Support engineering team in continuous service improvements.
• Work with Cisco, Palo Alto, Arista, Infoblox, Opengear to support solutions.
• Respond to issues; perform post-mortems to capture insights and actions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve infrastructure stability.
• Manage vendor relationships and coordinate with external parties to meet objectives.
• Participate in on-call rotation to support network incidents.
• Come to the office 3 days a week to perform duties.

Skills

Network maintenance

Automation

Vendor management

Documentation

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Bachelor degree in network engineering, information technology, computer science

Tools

Palo Alto firewalls

Panorama

Cisco WLC

DNA Center

ISE

Infoblox

AWS

DNS/DHCP/IPAM

Opengear

Job description

Woven by Toyota is enabling Toyota’s once-in-a-century transformation into a mobility company. Inspired by a legacy of innovating for the benefit of others, our mission is to challenge the current state of mobility through human-centric innovation — expanding what “mobility” means and how it serves society.

Our work centers on four pillars: AD/ADAS, our autonomous driving and advanced driver assist technologies; Arene, our software development platform for software-defined vehicles; Woven City, a test course for mobility; and Cloud & AI, the digital infrastructure powering our collaborative foundation. Business-critical functions empower these teams to execute, and together, we’re working toward one bold goal: a world with zero accidents and enhanced well‑being for all.

TEAM

The mission of the Woven Productivity and Network Engineering team is to increase productivity and accelerate delivery of software and services for both Woven by Toyota and the larger Toyota organization as a whole. We do this by building and integrating best of breed cutting‑edge technologies to help engineering teams go faster and safer. By providing modern, agile and transparent services to our customers, we aim to realize Woven by Toyota's vision of "Mobility to Love, Safety to Live".

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

We are looking for a Network Operations Engineer with networking, monitoring, and firewall expertise to assist our team in building leading-edge enterprise, cloud, and datacenter networks. You bring a background in managing, maintaining, and troubleshooting global networks in a multi-vendor environment. You are passionate about automation, speed, reliability, scalability, security, and the impact your team can have on the business through modern networking infrastructure.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the design, development, documentation, implementation, automation, monitoring and operation of enterprise networks
• Perform day-to-day operations and support the engineering team efforts on the continuous improvement of services to internal customers
• Work with networking hardware e.g. Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, Arista and software vendors e.g. Infobox, Opengear, etc. to support and improve existing solutions
• Respond to issues ensuring that all problems are worked on until the issue is resolved. Conduct post-mortems capturing insights and actions.
• Work closely with the cross-functional teams to improve the infrastructure stability
• Collaborate with team members to support knowledge transfer and operational handoff of implemented solutions.
• This role also requires adeptness in managing vendor relationships, ensuring timely deliveries, and coordinating with external parties to meet project objectives
• Participate in the team’s on‑call rotation to support network incidents and operational issues
• You are required to come to the office 3 days a week to perform your duties.

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years supporting, and maintaining networks
• Bachelor degree in network engineering, information technology, computer science, and/or related field
• Wireless network experience in a large enterprise with 1000+ employees
• Familiarity with next‑generation (application-aware) firewalls
• Experience with managing and configuring Palo Alto Network firewalls, including the use of Panorama in AWS for centralized management. Additional experience in physical deployments at data centers is desirable, encompassing initial configurations, setting up remote access, and transitioning to Panorama for ongoing management.
• Experience using Cisco enterprise products including WLC, DNA Center/Catalyst Control Center, and ISE
• Operational knowledge of DNS, DHCP and IPAM management through Infoblox
• Experience with high‑speed large data movement to/from public clouds and branch sites
• CCNA or equivalent experience
• Support and tune network and systems security in a multi‑site environment, including network segmentation
• Experience with high speed large data movement to/from public clouds and branch sites
• Skill in creating and maintaining comprehensive and detailed documentation, including network diagrams and data matrices, for team libraries and project archives.
• Experience in preparing documents for change ticket submissions and presenting to review boards is preferred.
• Ability to drive projects from conception to completion, including crafting detailed deployment plans, setting timelines with clear milestones, and overseeing execution.

For positions based in Palo Alto, CA; the base pay ranges from $112,000 to $184,000 per year.

Your base salary is one part of your total compensation. We offer a base salary, short term and long term incentives, and a comprehensive benefits package. The total compensation offered to an employee will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, qualifications, location, and level.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Excellent health, wellness, dental and vision coverage
• A rewarding 401k program
• Flexible vacation policy
• Family planning and care benefits

WHAT WE OFFER

• Excellent health, wellness, dental and vision coverage
• A rewarding 401k program
• Flexible vacation policy
• Family planning and care benefits

Our Commitment

• We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity.
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