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IT Solution Engineer

Continental logoContinentalLousado, Braga, PortugalFull-timeListed 1w ago
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Company Description

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 €19.7 billion in 2025 and currently employs around 78,000 people in 54 countries and markets.

Job Description

The IT Competence Center R&D Tires provides a central platform for managing the product lifecycle (PLM) to the tires research and development department of Continental. The application supports the business processes to plan and execute international product and technology developments (e.g. activity and resource planning).

As an lT Solution Engineer (m/f/diverse) you are the interface between the business department and IT. You analyze requirements and develop business concepts together with the business departments, transform these into IT solution concepts and implement them in a cross-functional team. With your deep technical and business know-how you help finding user-oriented and simultaneously efficient solutions.

Your main tasks would be

  • Leading IT projects to extend the system with new functionalities;
  • Specification of user stories, process flows, and solution concepts;
  • Configuration of data models, interfaces, and automatizations (Javascript Low-Code) directly in the system;
  • Steering of implementation teams and software providers;
  • Ensuring software quality;
  • Managing incidents and change requests;
  • Support and training of key-users.

Qualifications

  • University degree in Computer Science or any other comparable field;
  • +2 years of work experience as technical consultant or software engineer;
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills;
  • Advanced understanding of software engineering principles;
  • Strong focus on software quality;
  • Experience with Agile development methodologies and project management tools;
  • Excellent communication and moderation skills;
  • Proficient English language skills (written and spoken).

Our Offer

  • Integration in a challenging and international work environment;
  • Flexible working model;
  • Collaborative working style;
  • Continuous opportunities for the promotion of talent and training;
  • Opportunity to make a difference.

We are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and valued. All kind of applications are welcome.

Ready to drive with Continental? Take the first step and fill in the online application.

Taken from Continental's own posting, last seen live on 1 Nov 2026.

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About Continental

Passenger, light truck, truck and specialty tires under the Continental and General Tire brands, sold to carmakers as original equipment and to dealers, distributors and fleets for replacement, plus commercial tire service through its BestDrive centers.

Pay schedule: Base salary with a sales incentive bonus for the tire field teams and commission for BestDrive's fleet sellers; trainees move to a territory with relocation paid, a graduation bonus, a company car and a corporate card.

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