Network IT Engineer

Founded in 1981 in the heart of Bavaria, the Mühlbauer Group has grown to become a world-leading company specialising in parts and systems, semiconductor products, document solutions and security system equipment, as well as innovative electromobility technologies. With over 4,000 employees and technology centres in Germany, Malaysia, Slovakia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the USA and Serbia, as well as 35 sales and service locations worldwide, the company has a strong global network of expertise. As a family-owned company, we prioritise making our employees feel at home. Based at our headquarters in Roding, Bavaria, you can enjoy a high quality of life, affordable housing and short commutes. The Mühlbauer Academy also offers excellent training opportunities and exciting international career prospects.

Your Responsibilities:

• Design network architecture, topologies, and scalable enterprise solutions supporting on-premise and multi-site environments.
• Plan and deploy secure routing, switching, and wireless infrastructures to meet business objectives.
• Configure and manage FortiGate, SonicWall and Juniper firewalls, virtual private networks (VPNs), and security policies.
• Ensure network security through segmentation, access control lists (ACLs), and threat mitigation.
• Automate routine configuration changes, deployment tasks, and monitoring workflows using tools and scripting languages like Python or Ansible.
• Optimize efficiency by reducing manual configuration errors through automated provisioning scripts.
• Write technical documentation, standard operating procedures, and change management logs.
• Create and maintain detailed Connection plans, Layer 2 and Layer 3 network diagrams reflecting current infrastructure topologies and device interconnectivity.
• Provide Level 2/3 support to diagnose and resolve complex network outages, latency issues, and security events.
• Monitor performance metrics and resource utilization to plan for future capacity upgrades.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in IP-based network design, implementation, and troubleshooting.
• Deep, hands-on operational experience with Fortinet Fortigate firewalls and security fabric.
• Active Fortinet Certified Professional (FCP), Fortinet Certified Expert (FCX), or equivalent recognized Fortigate certification.
• Practical knowledge of network automation tools and scripting languages (e.g., Python, Ansible).
• Strong grasp of routing protocols (BGP, OSPF), switching technologies (VLANs, STP), and tunneling protocols (IPsec, SSL VPN).

We offer:

• Attractive additional financial benefits such as holiday pay and health bonus
• Contribution to company pension scheme and occupational disability insurance
• Individual support from the Mühlbauer Academy through internal and external training programmes
• Employee events (e.g. Christmas party, visit to a folk festival and barbecue)
• International working environment - opportunities for temporary assignments abroad
• At the Roding site, you can also expect: low-cost catering in the company canteen, the company´s own fitness studio
• You can find many more benefits on our homepage

Have we raised your interest?

Then we look forward to receiving your application!

If you have any questions about the position or are currently in an employment relationship and would like to clarify in a personal interview whether we offer the right conditions for you before you apply, we will be happy to help. Of course, we guarantee absolute discretion.

Simply contact us and we will arrange a telephone appointment to discuss all the details individually.

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Alex Chidirov will be happy to answer your questions at +49 9461 952 18711