Senior IT Engineer Server & Cloud

Senior IT Engineer Server & Cloud

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 haromonzation 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 global 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

• Key facts

• Job ID: REF1553S