Network Connectivity Engineer - Enterprise Network & Security Solutions

Who are we?
Volvo Cars is a company on a mission; to bring traditional car manufacturing into a connected, sustainable and smart future.
Since 1927, we have been a brand known for our commitment to safety, creating innovative cars that make life less complicated for our consumers. In 2010, we decided to transform our business, resulting in a totally new generation of cars and technologies, as well as steady growth and record sales. Today, we’re expanding our global footprint in Europe, China and the US, and we’re on the lookout for new talent.
We are constantly pushing our own skills and abilities to drive change in the automobile industry like never before. We are looking for innovative, committed people to join us in this endeavour and create safe, sustainable and connected cars. We believe in the power of people and will challenge and support you to reach your full potential. Join us and be part of Volvo Cars’ journey into the future.

We believe that being curious and truly committed to understanding people is the key to future success. Ultimately - you will contribute to a superior experience for the people who buy and drive a Volvo. 

What’s in it for you?
At Volvo Cars you will work with the latest technologies enabling our fast-moving business. You will find outstanding opportunities to develop your skills and grow as a professional. Our team consist of experienced engineers and architects and you will find yourself in a highly collaborative and innovative working environment. And, we have fun together while doing it!

What you’ll do
Our Network Engineers are responsible to plan, build and maintain our Enterprise Network & Network Security solutions, that our company organizations rely on. We are as a team globally responsible for all solutions needed to fulfill this scope. We are now looking for a Network Connectivity Engineer joining our Enterprise Network & Security Solutions cluster that would like to be part of the exciting technical transformation journey that we are on.

The primary duties will include:
•    Be a part of the development of new services that enables Volvo Cars to visualize, secure and optimize the network services for our business.
•    Design and manage the rollout of various network infrastructures with necessary capacity planning, performance tuning, and configuration optimization
•    Overlook network maintenance and system upgrades including service packs, patches, hot fixes and security configurations
•    Participates in IT security audits. Responds to existing audits and ensures required controls are implemented as required.
•    Builds strong relationships outside of IT to understand business needs. Communicates complex details in a way that people can understand. Advocates for the end user and stakeholder by becoming associated with the products, empathizing with and understanding user needs.
•    Work closely with our team of network engineers and architects to ensure the development and implementation of policies, procedures, and practices in our enterprise networking environment
•    Stay current with industry trends and best practices, making recommendations as needed to help our company develop and deliver future state architectures and roadmaps
•    Provide technical expertise and best practices concerning the overall of the organization’s network infrastructure
•    Document solutions and hand over to operations

You will also be working closely with the users of our network in order to identify potential issues and proactively mitigate them, employing exceptional problem-solving skills. We believe that you as a person enjoys guiding and helping our different application teams with various challenges they may encounter while establishing their services in the cloud. 

Do you fit the profile?
We are looking for you who have at least 3-5 years’ working experience as a Network Technician/ Engineer or related position in a global environment. To be a successful candidate, you will need to have a good knowledge of Enterprise Networking with an eagerness to develop professionally. We are in highly transformative era with great opportunities for development, working with the latest technologies. 
You have a Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science or equivalent experience in relevant field. You are fluent in English, both verbally and written. You are experienced working within teams that use collaboration tools such as Azure DevOps or alike.

 As a person you are user focused and with a great team spirit. You are flexible, open to new ideas and always looking for ways to improve. You are energetic, have forward thinking and you push for innovation. You are skilled at working in tandem with a team of engineers, or alone as required. You have a holistic viewpoint and being value oriented, with an ability to inspire and motivate others in working towards a goal. Knowledge within application development, automotive industry, and SAFe methodology is a merit.

How to learn more and apply
Last application date 2021-10-24. We are looking forward to your application!