Job Purpose
* The role of a Manufacturing Network Expert at Bridgestone involves designing, building, overseeing, and managing the implementation of networks and network projects to meet the needs of manufacturing facilities in the EMEA region.
* You will be responsible for leading a team of IT professionals, providing guidance and support and conducting performance evaluations
* You will work closely with other IT/OT teams, such as plant digital teams, infrastructure and network team, application managers, Global Infrastructure and Modern Workplace, Information Security Office, to ensure the best network practices and standards
* You will drive continuous improvement initiatives by staying up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies.
Responsibilities:
* Network Operations: Review and optimize security measures, monitor network performance, and identify areas of improvement
* Reliability and Efficiency: Ensure network reliability, security, and efficiency in a cost-conscious way
* Network Architecture: Define network architecture (LAN, WLAN, firewalls, and load-balancers), standards, and best practices to be implemented across the plants
* Compliance: Assess manufacturing solutions implementations by the plants in line with the architecture and the security standards and policies
* Roadmaps and Budget: Lead delivery of roadmaps and budget guidelines for network-related projects and initiatives across the plant
* Knowledge Sharing: Drive knowledge-sharing activities via communities of practices (CoP)
* Program and Standards Management: Manage network lifecycle and Reference Architecture projects
* Vendor Coordination: Coordinate with vendors and service providers services, support and procurement
Qualifications & Experience Required
Education, Master, other certification:
* 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
Experience (years):
* +5 years of professional IT experience in network administrator role and team leadership
Technical Skills:
* Up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in Network technologies
* Working experience of Infrastructure (Datacenter and Cloud). Azure certification not required but it's a plus
Languages Skills:
* Professional working proficiency in English required.
* Knowledge of other European languages as Spanish, Italian, Polish or Hungarian is an asset.
Soft/Behavioral Skills:
* 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
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