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As the European market leader in laboratory diagnostics, the SYNLAB group operates internationally since **** with about 24,000 employees dedicated to human medicine.

We are looking for a hands?on Senior Network Administrator to design, implement, and operate our enterprise network across multiple international sites. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in next?gen firewalls (Fortinet & Cisco Firepower), enterprise switching (Cisco & Juniper), and network automation. You will define network architectures, harden security, and streamline operations via scripting.

Key Responsibilities

- Define scalable, secure LAN/WAN/SD?WAN architectures and standards for general sites
- Produce high?quality HLD/LLD documentation, network diagrams, IP schemas, and security policies
- Evaluate and select technologies aligned with performance, security, and cost goals

Build & Implementation

- Install, configure, and optimize firewalls: Fortinet Forti Gate and Cisco Firepower (including FMC, policy objects, IPS/IDS, SSL inspection, HA clustering, SD?WAN)
- Configure enterprise switches: Cisco Catalyst/Nexus and Juniper EX/QFX (VLANs, STP, LAG/MLAG, VRRP/HSRP, QoS, port?security, *****X)
- Implement site rollouts, migrations, and cutovers with minimal downtime
- Maintain and configure SASE platform

Operation & Security

- Own Level 3 incident/problem management; perform advanced troubleshooting (packet captures, flow analysis, logs)
- Maintain firewall and switch gold configs, rule hygiene, and change control (ITIL)
- Ensure compliance with security baselines, segmentation, and zero?trust principles
- Monitor capacity/performance and proactively remediate risks

Automation & Scripting

- Build and maintain automation for configuration, compliance checks,

and deployments using Python and/or Ansible




- Develop scripts for backup/restore, inventory, API?based object management (Fortinet/Cisco/Juniper)
- Work cross?functionally with Workplace, Cloud, Security, and Site Operations teams
- Support audits and contribute to policy development and continuous improvement
- Mentor junior engineers; act as technical escalation point

Required Qualifications

- 5–8+ years in enterprise networking with multi?site/general exposure
- Proven expertise with Fortinet Forti Gate and Cisco Firepower (FMC), policy creation, NAT, VPN (IPsec/SSL), and HA
- Strong experience with Cisco and Juniper switching (Layer 2/3, routing protocols OSPF/BGP, EVPN/VXLAN nice to have)
- Solid understanding of network security (segmentation, NAC/*****X, IDS/IPS, TLS inspection), DNS/DHCP/IPAM, and PKI fundamentals
- Automation: proficiency in Python and/or Ansible; experience with Git workflows
- Experience operating under ITIL (Change/Incident/Problem) and creating high?quality documentation
- Excellent communication skills; comfortable in an international environment
- Language: Professional German and English required
- Certifications (one or more): Fortinet NSE 4/5/6 (NSE 7 plus), Cisco CCNP Enterprise or CCNP Security (CCIE plus), Security: CompTIA Security+ or CISSP (plus)

Nice?to?have

- Familiarity with cloud networking (Azure)
- Exposure to modern NAC (Cisco ISE, Aruba Clearpass), SASE/ZTNA, and wireless (Cisco Meraki, Juniper Mist AI)
- Observability tools (Solar Winds, Zabbix, Grafana)

What We Offer

- A demanding, varied and challenging activity in a successful and fast?growing international company
- Space for an independent and self?sufficient way of working
- A friendly and open working atmosphere
- An expert environment with flat hierarchies and short ways for decisions
- A dynamic team that is looking forward to meeting you!

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