Network Architect

Job Description:

About Veoneer Safety Systems:
Veoneer exists to Protect Everyone in Every Crash. We design, manufacture, and sell the world's best automotive safety electronics.
Veoneer is a world leader, and almost every 4th car produced today has Veoneer's automotive safety electronics. Veoneer has delivered more than 1.1 billion electronic control units and crash sensors to car manufacturers globally.
The company is building on a heritage of 70 years of automotive safety development. Veoneer is owned by AIP, is headquartered in the U.S., and has approximately 2,550 employees in 11 countries.
What you'll do?
* Define, own and maintain the global network and network security architecture, including LAN, WAN, WLAN, data center, cloud, and SD WAN.
* Develop reference architectures, design standards, and technology roadmaps aligned with business growth, manufacturing needs, and security requirements.
* Lead architectural decisions for network segmentation, security zoning, high availability, and resilience.
* Design scalable and secure network solutions using Fortinet and Cisco technologies, ensuring consistency across regions.
* Act as the design authority for network changes and projects, reviewing and approving high impact designs.
* Define and enforce standards for redundancy, failover, clustering, and disaster recovery.
* Provide technical guidance and mentorship to Network Engineer and NOC teams.
* Work closely with security teams, application owners, local IT, vendors, and global stakeholders to deliver network initiatives and transformations.
* Supporting major programs, migrations, and complex incident root cause analysis from an architectural perspective.
What you'll bring?
* Bachelor's degree or equivalent in computer science, engineering, or related field
* Fortinet NSE 5, NSE 7, or higher certifications.
* Cisco CCNP or higher certifications.
* Experience with network automation, scripting, or infrastructure-as-code concepts.
* Exposure to large-scale transformations (network refresh, SD-WAN rollouts, segmentation programs).
* Experience working closely with security architecture or zero-trust initiatives.
* Fortinet and Cisco tools knowledge
* F5
* Experience with other network security platforms or tools.
* IT Architecture (TOGAF)
* IT Service Management (ITIL and COBIT)
* Project Management is a plus
* Experience with utilizing ServiceNow in an enterprise environment is a plus