IT Network Administrator & IT Operations

Company Mission

We are one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-performance drive belts. Optibelt products are used wherever durability and uncompromising quality are required: in mechanical engineering, the automotive industry, the agricultural technology sector, and the household appliance industry. The family-run company employs over 2,000 people worldwide. From its headquarters in Höxter (North Rhine-Westphalia), we manage eight production sites in six countries. They are all committed to a common code of conduct: eight sites, six countries—one quality!

Core Values

Openness, trust

Requirements

1. Completed IT vocational training, e.g., as an IT specialist (m/f/d), alternatively as a network technician (m/f/d), or ideally a completed IT degree or comparable.
2. Very good knowledge of common network topologies, protocols, and systems in LAN, WLAN (HPE Aruba), and WAN, as well as in the security area.
3. Ideally, experience with next-generation firewalls (FortiNet).
4. Interest in virtual machines (VMware), Windows Servers, and (Azure) Active Directory/Entra.
5. Your profile is rounded out by good written and spoken English skills (at least conversational level), as well as a high degree of reliability, independence, and a sense of responsibility.

Tasks & Responsibilities

1. Support and optimization of existing network and WLAN environments in a global environment.
2. Support of firewalls worldwide in collaboration with a service provider.
3. Monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization of systems.
4. Planning and implementation of national and international IT projects, particularly the introduction or conversion of on-premise and cloud solutions in the network and security areas.
5. Creation of documentation; training of the IT support team.
6. Management of external service providers.

Core Benefits

1. Exciting and responsible tasks in an international medium-sized group of companies.
2. Flexible working hours and home office for optimal work-life balance.
3. Internal and external training opportunities.
4. Performance-related compensation and attractive social benefits: company pension contribution, vacation and Christmas bonuses.
5. Employee benefits: bike leasing, special conditions with top and regional providers, job ticket for cost-effective use of public transport.

Required Experience

min. 3 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Hiring Process

• Application via Talent Partner
• Initial interview (Teams Call) - with the Team Leader & IT Service Area Manager
• On-site interview - office tour & team introduction

Skills: network administration, next-generation-firewalls, virtuelle maschinen, netzwerk-protokolle, englisch, it project management, windows server, wlan, lan, azure active directory, netzwerk-topologien, it-infrastructure, security, hpe aruba, vmware, network security, fortinet, wan, network technology