Wireless Network Engineer

Wireless Network Engineer

Information Systems – Production Systems

Direct Hire salaried role with rich benefits package

Company Overview: Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. or “SIA”, located in Lafayette, Indiana, is the only Subaru vehicle manufacturing facility outside of Japan. SIA is a 4.4 million square foot automotive OEM – meaning our manufacturing process begins with coils of steel and ends with the high-quality vehicles you see out on the roads. We employ 6500+ Associates, both production and administrative, all under one roof.

SIA is the safest automotive manufacturing plant in the United States and is also a pillar in the community due to its numerous fundraising activities held onsite, donations to local charities and plentiful volunteer opportunities. SIA is a frontrunner in environmental stewardship being the first Zero-Landfill automotive manufacturing plant and the first to have its campus designated a backyard wildlife habitat. SIA has grown tremendously since its 1989 beginnings and continues to be an example of success within the automotive industry.

Outline of duties:

The Network Engineer is responsible for designing, deploying, and evaluating SIA’s computer network systems. The Network Engineer ensures network performance and integrity through maintenance and modification projects. Note: This is position is currently an onsite role.

Primary responsibilities:

• Install, configure, and maintaining Cisco wireless network environment.
• Design and deploy networks (LAN, WLAN, WAN).
• Configure, and install software for firewalls, servers, routers, switches, wireless LAN controllers, and other network devices.
• Monitor network performance and its integrity.
• Troubleshoot issues through tiers of support.
• Ability to escalate by troubleshooting cloud and local infrastructure.
• Automate tasks, deployments, and monitor their effectiveness.
• Assist team members on technical issues, reporting network status to stakeholders.
• Maintain complete technical documentation.
• Suggest improvements to network performance, capacity, security, and scalability.
• Collaborate with multiple contractors while maintaining network standards.
• Develop network standards.
• Perform disaster recovery operations.
• Replace faulty network equipment when required.
• Schedule and communicate software and hardware upgrades and replacements.
• All other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, related field, or equivalent
• 2 years of experience in Cisco systems:  WSA, FMC, ISE, BGP, LAN, WAN
• Knowledge of Python programming
• Knowledge of Microsoft Azure virtual networks
• VMware virtual routing
• Ability to repair, punch down, terminate, testing network cable
• Experience with various networking tools

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, plus 4 or more years of experience
• Professional certification CCNP, CCDE
• Extensive Wireless Experience

Subaru of Indiana Automotive, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse workforce.