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You will define the strategy, architecture, engineering, automation, and lifecycle management of Ford’s global network security platforms. Your work will advance Zero Trust and SASE, strengthen cloud and enterprise connectivity, and help ensure network services are secure, resilient, and highly available.\nThis role combines deep network security expertise with architecture leadership, automation, operational discipline, and collaboration across global teams. You will partner with engineering and operations teams, business stakeholders, and technology providers to modernize network security and support Ford’s enterprise, manufacturing, cloud, supplier, dealer, and partner environments.\n Network Security Strategy, Architecture & Modernization\nDefine the enterprise network security architecture and technology roadmap.\nLead strategy for Zero Trust, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), Prisma Access, firewalls, proxies, Cisco ISE, SD-WAN, wireless, DNS/DHCP/IPAM, and F5 technologies.\nDesign secure, reliable connectivity for Ford’s enterprise, manufacturing, cloud, supplier, dealer, and partner environments.\nModernize legacy VPN and DMZ architectures by advancing Zero Trust access models.\nEstablish and maintain security standards, governance practices, and compliance approaches for network security platforms.\nPartner with technical teams and technology providers-including Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, and F5-to evaluate capabilities, guide implementation, and plan platform lifecycles.\nSecurity Engineering, Automation & Risk Reduction\nDrive network security engineering and platform improvements in partnership with development and infrastructure teams.\nAdvance network automation and Infrastructure as Code practices to improve consistency, efficiency, and reliability.\nLead or coordinate remediation of security vulnerabilities, including urgent and zero-day risks.\nApply Agentic AI automation where appropriate to improve security operations and engineering workflows.\nChampion Full Stack Observability (FSO) and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices to strengthen service health and operational insight.\nOperations, Availability & Incident Leadership\nSupport major incidents, change management, technical escalations, and enterprise network security operations.\nHelp ensure 24x7 availability of global network security services through Follow-the-Sun operations.\nCollaborate with global operations teams to maintain secure, resilient, and highly available platforms.\nProvide technical direction during complex troubleshooting and network security issues.\nTechnical Leadership & Collaboration\nProvide technical leadership and mentorship to network security engineers.\nBuild strong working relationships across network, cloud, security, infrastructure, manufacturing, and operations teams.\nCoordinate with internal teams and technology partners to align architecture, engineering, and operational practices.\nCommunicate technical strategies, risks, dependencies, and recommendations clearly to technical and business stakeholders.\n We recognize that no one person will embody every quality or skill listed below. If you bring deep network security experience and are motivated to modernize and protect complex enterprise environments, we encourage you to apply.\nEducation\nBachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field-or equivalent relevant experience.\nPreferred degree: Bachelor of Technology.\nExperience\n12+ years of enterprise IT experience.\n6+ years of network security engineering experience.\nExperience defining or implementing enterprise network security architecture, technology strategy, or platform roadmaps.\nExperience supporting enterprise-scale network environments and operational processes.\nExperience with network automation, incident management, problem management, and change management.\nDemonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives, troubleshoot complex issues, and collaborate across engineering and operations teams.\nExperience mentoring engineers or providing technical direction in a complex environment.\nRequired Technical Experience\nStrong expertise in Palo Alto firewalls, Prisma Access, Cisco Umbrella, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), SASE, and intrusion prevention/detection systems (IPS/IDS).\nHands-on experience with Cisco ISE, SD-WAN/SDN, F5 load balancers, and DNS/DHCP/IP address management (IPAM), including TCPWave.\nStrong knowledge of routing, switching, LAN/WAN, MPLS, IPsec VPN, and DMZ architecture.\nProficiency with Wireshark and network packet analysis.\nExperience with enterprise network operations, technical escalations, incident response, and change management.\nExperience with network automation and Infrastructure as Code practices.\nAbility to assess network security risks and vulnerabilities, prioritize remediation, and communicate technical impact.\nRelevant certifications, such as Cisco CCNA, CCNP, or CCIE and Palo Alto certifications such as PCNSE, PCSE, or PCSP.\n\nPreferred Experience\nExperience with Agentic AI automation for network security engineering or operations.\nExperience with Full Stack Observability and Site Reliability Engineering practices.\nExperience modernizing legacy network access and security architectures.\nExperience supporting global, 24x7 enterprise environments and Follow-the-Sun operations.\nExperience working with technology partners such as Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, and F5.\nYou may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!\nAs 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:\nImmediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage\nFlexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more\nVehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases\nTuition assistance\nEstablished and active employee resource groups\nPaid time off for individual and team community service\nA generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day\nPaid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.\nFor a detailed look at our benefits, click here:Benefit Summary\nThis position is a salary grade8.\nThis position is salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.\n*Visa Sponsorship is not provided for this role *\nCandidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.\nWe are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. 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