Company Description
Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2022, Continental generated sales of €39.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 57 countries and markets.

Job Description
The Senior IT Engineer Server & Cloud is responsible for delivering stable, secure, and efficient server, backup & recovery, virtualization layer and cloud infrastructure services within the ContiTech environment; supporting on‑prem and cloud workloads; ensuring compliance with internal standards; and contributing to modernization, cost optimization and transformation initiatives while collaborating with internal stakeholders and external partners.

Provide expert support for Windows and Linux servers (physical and virtual via VMware ESXi)

Consult customers on the optimal hardware setup and execute or coordinate implementation taking into account strategic, financial and customer targets

Main contact person for one or multiple services below: Windows Server, Linux Server, Oracle & SQL Databases, Storage Platforms, Backup & Recovery, AWS & Azure Cloud, Kubernetes Containers, terminal server, Virtualization Layer, on‑prem Data Center

Contribute to secure cloud architectures, consolidation, standardization and harominzation of platforms

Automate security controls and configuration management

Develop and maintain runbooks and automated workflows (PowerShell, Bash, Python, Terraform)

Perform critical installations or upgrades in collaboration with L2/L3 service partners

Occasional work on incident, problem, and change management processes according to defined SLAs and compliance requirements.

Contribute to cloud migration, automation and modernization projects





Evaluate technologies and market trends for service in closer scope

Support projects, TCO assessments and carve‑out/M&A; scenarios

Maintain technical documentation, monitor performance and capacity

Support integral plants/offices (occasional travel, occasional on-call for emergencies shared between team members/timezones)

Coordinate closely with internal customers (plants, competence centers, business units) to execute their requirements in collaboration with Infrastructure, Engineering and Applications teams

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Related equivalent work experience.

Excellent english skills applied in business context

Certification is a plus: VMware Certified Professional (VCP) , Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE), Azure/AWS Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent experience

At least 3 years in enterprise IT infrastructure, compute platforms, or cloud operations.

on‑prem and cloud operations

hands‑on with VMware, Windows Server, and ideally Linux

AWS/Azure operations including governance and security

SAN/NAS support; backup systems

patching tools (WSUS, LANDesk); server hardware (HPE)

Experience working in complex IT environment with manufacturing plants, working closely with IT customers and service providers

Basic experience with Cybersecurity requirements

Additional Information
EEO / Disabled / Protected Veteran Employer. Continental offers equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals, without regard to unlawful consideration to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law. In addition, as a federal contractor, Continental complies with government regulations, including affirmative action responsibilities for qualified individuals with a disability and protected veterans, where they apply.

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📌 Senior IT Engineer Server & Cloud (Ejido del Centro)
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