Ford Motor Company

Builds vehicles for drivers and commercial fleets

DDI Engineering & Automation Lead

Network Engineering & AdministrationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeIndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, or a related discipline is required.
At least 12 years of enterprise information technology experience is required.
At least 6 years of network security engineering experience in large enterprise environments is required.
Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Prisma Access, Cisco Umbrella, Zero Trust Network Access, and Secure Access Service Edge solutions is required.
Expertise in enterprise network security architecture, firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and proxy technologies is required.
Experience with DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management platforms is required.
Knowledge of routing, switching, wireless technologies, WAN, SD-WAN, and software-defined networking is required.
Experience with F5 load balancers, SSL offloading, virtual servers, and iRule development is required.
Hands-on experience with network troubleshooting and packet analysis tools such as Wireshark and Viavi Observer is required.
Experience driving automation using scripting languages and application programming interfaces is required.
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills are required.

Responsibilities

Lead network security architecture and engineering initiatives across global enterprise environments.
Define and execute roadmaps for Secure Access Service Edge, Zero Trust Network Access, and cloud-delivered security services.
Design, implement, and maintain secure solutions including firewalls, proxies, DDI, wireless security, and load balancing platforms.
Drive automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and customer experience.
Partner with Network Operations, Security Operations, Product Engineering, and external vendors to deliver secure and reliable services.
Identify security vulnerabilities and lead remediation activities, including response to critical security advisories and zero-day threats.
Establish monitoring, observability, and reliability practices that support 99.999% service availability objectives.
Lead technical reviews, architecture assessments, and major incident response activities.
Develop and maintain security standards, policies, and best practices.
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineering teams across global regions.
Support Ford's enterprise network and security architecture transformation by identifying, analyzing, and resolving existing network security design weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
Contribute to network design and automation across engineering branches, data centers, manufacturing plants, and remote users.
Define a roadmap for ZTNA/SASE deployment using Prisma Access/Cloud, establish a support model, and automate processes to improve end-user experience.
Work with Ford and original equipment manufacturer software developers, in consultation with Ford's Network and Security Operations Team, to set up products successfully.
Ensure 24/7 availability of global network product offerings in collaboration with Network and Security peers in other regions.

Desired Qualifications

Palo Alto, Cisco, or F5 certifications are preferred.
Knowledge of cloud networking and cloud security architectures is preferred.
Experience with Ansible, Terraform, Python, or network automation frameworks is preferred.
Experience implementing observability and Site Reliability Engineering practices is preferred.

As Network Security Engineering Enterprise Architect (GSR8), based in India you will be a technical lead supporting Ford's complete Enterprise Network & Security architecture transformation. You will be taking care of dynamics for Network Security Engineering Products (Security Firewalls, Proxy, ISE, SDN Networks, Wireless) team to a center of technical excellence and customer Advocacy. You identify, analyze, and resolve existing network security design weaknesses and vulnerabilities which could possess risk to existing infrastructure. Expert in closing zero-day security vulnerabilities taking along all infrastructure domain teams which could impact Ford's reputation across globe. AS Network Security Engineering enterprise architect, you would lead future network security product development by contributing to the network Design (architecture)and Automation used across multiple Engineering Branches, Data Centers, Manufacturing Plants and Remote users. This Role requires defining road map for ZTNA/SASE deployment using Prisma Access/Cloud, setup support model, automation to accelerate end user experience. The Global Network Security Engineering enterprise architect is responsible for successful setup of the products by working closely with Software developers from Ford and OEMs in consultation with Fords Network and Security Operations Team. This position will be part of Ford's Enterprise Tech department and will report to the Regional Network Delivery Manager, based in same or another region. The lead needs to ensure "Always On" (24 x 7) availability of Ford Global Network Product offerings, working with Network & Security Peers from other regions.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Security, or related discipline.
12+ years of enterprise IT experience.
6+ years of network security engineering experience in large enterprise environments.
Hands-on experience with Palo Alto Prisma Access, Cisco Umbrella, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) solutions.
Strong expertise in enterprise network security architecture, firewalls, intrusion prevention systems, and proxy technologies.
Experience with DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (DDI) platforms.
Strong knowledge of routing, switching, wireless technologies, WAN, SD-WAN, and software-defined networking.
Experience with F5 load balancers, SSL offloading, virtual servers, and iRule development.
Hands-on experience with network troubleshooting and packet analysis tools such as Wireshark and Viavi Observer.
Experience driving automation using scripting languages and APIs.
Strong stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Palo Alto, Cisco, or F5 certifications.
Knowledge of cloud networking and cloud security architectures.
Experience with Ansible, Terraform, Python, or network automation frameworks.
Experience implementing observability and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.

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Responsibilities

Lead network security architecture and engineering initiatives across global enterprise environments.
Define and execute roadmaps for SASE, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), and cloud-delivered security services.
Design, implement, and maintain secure solutions including firewalls, proxies, DDI, wireless security, and load balancing platforms.
Drive automation initiatives to improve operational efficiency, scalability, and customer experience.
Partner with Network Operations, Security Operations, Product Engineering, and external vendors to deliver secure and reliable services.
Identify security vulnerabilities and lead remediation activities, including response to critical security advisories and zero-day threats.
Establish monitoring, observability, and reliability practices that support 99.999% service availability objectives.
Lead technical reviews, architecture assessments, and major incident response activities.
Develop and maintain security standards, policies, and best practices.
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineering teams across global regions.

About the Company

Ford Motor Company

Builds vehicles for drivers and commercial fleets

Ford Motor Company designs and builds vehicles for individual drivers and commercial fleets worldwide, spanning Ford trucks and SUVs and Lincoln luxury models. Its Mustang sports car and Bronco off-road vehicles sit alongside gasoline, hybrid and electric products. The company sells vehicles, parts and accessories through dealers, while Ford Pro combines commercial vehicles with fleet software, charging and maintenance services; Ford Credit earns money from customer and dealer financing and leases. Connected services add subscriptions for vehicle features and business operations. Founded by Henry Ford in 1903, the company is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Dearborn, MI
Founded: 1903

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