Network Security Engineer

Teh Ford Extranet Engineering team is responsible for developing and designing firewall and other solutions deployed within the Extranet space. These technologies include : firewalls (physical and virtual), virtual hosting systems, VPN solutions, management tools, remote access solutions and other security solutions.

As part of the engineering team, you will assist in reviewing, testing and deploying new technologies for introduction to the Ford network, such as new firewall models or cloud services. Activities include :

• Technology research
• Product comparison, evaluation, testing and recommendations
• Ongoing testing and code evaluation
• Deployment and ongoing support

Extranet Engineering team manages the Employee Remote Access service. This is a global service providing remote work capabilities to 100,000+ staff.

Other key activities include :

The successful candidate will have :

7+ years in Network Security / Firewall responsibilities

Palo Alto Networks :

Cisco Systems :

IPSec VPN - setup, configuration, troubleshooting, management

Automation / Scripting skills and experience

Ability to work independently with a diverse population, both in skill set, management level and geographic location.

This position requires frequent visits to the Network Test lab in the Dearborn, Mi area. Applicants must be local to southeast Michigan

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like : will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including :

This position is a salary grade 8 .

This position is a range of salary grades 8.

This position requires frequent visits to the Network Test lab in the Dearborn, Mi area.