Company Description

Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist that develops and produces sustainable, safe and convenient solutions for automotive manufacturers as well as industrial and end customers worldwide. Founded in 1871, the company generated sales of €39.7 billion in 2024 and currently employs around 95,000 people in 54 countries and markets. 

ContiTech is one of the world’s leading industry specialists. The Continental group sector offers its customers connected, environment-friendly, safe and convenient industry and service solutions using a range of materials for off-highway applications, on rails and roads, in the air, under and above the ground, in industrial environments, for the food sector and the furniture industry. With about 39,000 employees in more than 40 countries and sales of some 6.4 billion euros (2024), the global industrial partner is active with core branches in Asia, Europe and North and South America.

Job Description

The Senior Network IT Engineer supports the development of secure, scalable, and resilient networks by designing and implementing enterprise connectivity and firewall acrhitectures, leading complex projects, and providing expert-level support across global sites. This role collaborates with internal teams and external partners, contributes to architectural decisions, and drives continuous improvement aligned with modern IT practices including automation.

• Hold service ownership for one or multiple network services, supporting, maintaining and configuring connectivity and network infrastructure
• Manage and help implement Internet Access policies, firewall rules and service setup
• Schedules and performs installations, MAC (moves, adds and changes) and upgrades in accordance with established policies and procedures.
•  Communication and collaboration with external suppliers, e.g., managed service providers, software and hardware vendors, as well as internal departments, business units and group sectors
• Creates on-site documentation for local IT to be able to better support devices at their locations.
• Monitor and control network performance in the areas of response, throughput and availability.
• Reseach specific products as necessary, participating in tool and vendor evaluations.
▪ Drive incident resolution and problem management processes
▪ Automate network tasks and contribute to process improvements
▪ Lead and deliver complex network projects across global locations
▪ Create and maintain technical documentation and network diagrams
• This position will be supporting our Plants/Offices globally. Travel to these plants may be required

Qualifications

•    Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related equivalent work experience
•    Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent experience
•    5–7 years of network engineering experience with large enterprise network environments
•    Strong knowledge of Internet Access firewall architecture, preferably Fortinet/Fortigates
•    Experience with Fortinet and/or Cisco network systems
•    Network automation experience (e.g., Ansible, Terraform)
•    Basic knowledge in LAN/WLAN architectures, routing protocols, and network security firewalls
•    Hands-on experience with planning, implementation, and administration of network systems
•    Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams
•    Ability to assess and deploy technologies to meet diverse business needs
•    Ability to troubleshoot, perform root case analysises, and apply ITSM Operations standards
•    Must have the ability to explain technical topics to IT and non-IT colleagues
•    Eagerness to learn and develop

Additional InformationThe 13-th salary – Paid once a year, in December;Meal tickets - With a value of 40 Ron;Hybrid schedule – Work-life balance is important, so we offer a flexible schedule. Please agree on this with your superior;Private Health Insurance – Health is the most important, so we offer you a medical subscription through Signal Iduna;Referral bonuses - We encourage colleagues to refer new candidates to us and, at the same time, to get the chance to receive a bonus;Bookster – Feed your body and your mind. You can borrow books and you’ll receive them at the office;Sports benefits- It’s important to stay active, so we offer you the 7Card;Discounts at our partners – We collaborate with different vendors, and we receive discounts for various products/ services like rubbers, restaurants, kindergartens, etc;System for Rewarding Improvement Ideas – We have an internal improvement program (Continental Idea Management) that gives you the opportunity to come up with ideas and to be honored with an attractive bonus (this is established by the CIM team according to your improvement idea);Happy days – If you or your child is getting married, or you become a parent, you receive some extra free days;Life events celebration - If your family is growing, we praise your newborn with a bonus;Unfortunate events - In case of unhappy events in your life, we support you by offering you free days and financial support (handled on a case by-case basis);Extra vacation days – You begin with 22 vacation days/year, and starting with the 3rd year with us, we offer you 1 more day of vacation and, afterward from 2 to 2 years you’ll get one more extra day (the maximum you can achieve is 29);Professional development - Many opportunities to develop yourself within the company;Diversity and multicultural mindset - We encourage you to join us no matter who, where, or what you are. We have colleagues from different nations and a variety of languages are spoken in our company.

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