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