Bridgestone EMEA

Network Architect – Manufacturing

Bridgestone EMEA

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Poznań • 🇵🇱 Poland

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Job Level

Mid-LevelSenior

Tech Stack

CloudCyber SecurityFirewalls

About the role

  • Designing, building, overseeing, and managing the implementation of networks and network projects to meet the needs of manufacturing facilities in the EMEA region.
  • Leading a team of IT professionals, providing guidance and support and conducting performance evaluations.
  • Working closely with other IT/OT teams to ensure the best network practices and standards.
  • Driving continuous improvement initiatives by staying up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies.
  • Reviewing and optimizing security measures, monitoring network performance, and identifying areas of improvement.
  • Ensuring network reliability, security, and efficiency in a cost-conscious way.
  • Defining network architecture (LAN, WLAN, firewalls, and load-balancers), standards, and best practices to be implemented across the plants.
  • Assessing manufacturing solutions implementations by the plants in line with the architecture and the security standards and policies.
  • Leading delivery of roadmaps and budget guidelines for network-related projects and initiatives across the plant.
  • Driving knowledge-sharing activities via communities of practices (CoP).
  • Managing network lifecycle and Reference Architecture projects.
  • Coordinating with vendors and service providers services, support and procurement.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Sciences or Telecommunication Engineering
  • Cisco Certified Professional (CCNP or equivalent)
  • Fortinet NSE4 Certification
  • Cybersecurity certifications like ISA-62443 will be valued
  • +5 years of professional IT experience in network administrator role and team leadership
  • Up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in Network technologies
  • Working experience of Infrastructure (Datacenter and Cloud).
  • Professional working proficiency in English required.
  • Knowledge of other European languages as Spanish, Italian, Polish or Hungarian is an asset.
  • Ability to influence and motivate teammates and other internal or external stakeholders
  • Strong communication skills are necessary to communicate to non-technical stakeholders and collaborate effectively with other IT teams and external partners.
  • Project management skills
  • Strong analytical skills for troubleshooting & problem resolution
  • Customer focus with special attention service operations and SLAs.
Benefits
  • A supportive and engaging onboarding experience to ensure a smooth transition into our team.
  • The opportunity to develop and grow, through training and regular mentorship.
  • Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
  • A truly global, dynamic and challenging work environment.
  • Agility and work/life effectiveness and your long-term well-being.
  • A diverse and inclusive team.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
network designnetwork managementLANWLANfirewallsload-balancersnetwork securitynetwork performance monitoringinfrastructurecloud computing
Soft skills
team leadershipguidance and supportperformance evaluationcontinuous improvementknowledge sharinginfluence and motivationstrong communicationcollaborationproject managementanalytical skills
Certifications
Cisco Certified Professional (CCNP)Fortinet NSE4ISA-62443