Senior IT Engineer Network

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.

The Senior Network IT Engineer supports the development of secure, scalable, and resilient networks by designing and implementing enterprise LAN/WLAN networks, 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.

• Under general supervision, this position will support, maintain, and configure Global communications infrastructure. 
• Manage and help implement LAN/WLAN architecture incl. CISCO wireless standards
• Schedules and performs installations, MAC (moves, adds and changes) and upgrades in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Coordinating and performing telecommunications setup and add/moves/changes in a VoIP environment. This includes both local and remote changes for VoIP programming (Cisco), SIP Trunking.
• Provides increased levels of performance utilizing advanced features such as QOS, VLANs, OSPF, BGP, HSRP, etc.
•  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

1. •    Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related equivalent work            experience
2.       Advanced level of english ( Interviews will be in english )
3. •    Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) or equivalent experience
4. •    At least 5 years of network engineering experience with large enterprise network environments
5. •    Strong knowledge of LAN/WLAN architectures, routing protocols, and network security firewalls
6. •    Hands-on experience with planning, implementation, and administration of Cisco network devices
7. •    Strong communication and collaboration skills across technical and business teams
8. •    Ability to assess and deploy technologies to meet diverse business needs
9. •    Ability to troubleshoot, perform root case analysis, and apply ITSM Operations standards
10. •    Must have the ability to explain technical topics to IT and non-IT colleagues
11. •    Eagerness to learn and develop
12. Nice to have:
13. •    Experience securing OT manufacturing networks
14. •    Experience using Cisco ISE's to implement Network Access Control
15. •    Experience with Cisco VoIP systems
16. •    Network automation experience (e.g., Ansible, Terraform)

At Continental we are committed to building an inclusive and discrimination-free ecosystem in Mexico, these principles are rooted in our corporate philosophy and culture. Therefore, it is totally forbidden to request a pregnancy or HIV test as part of our selection processes.

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