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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.
on Senior Network Administrator to design, implement, and operate our enterprise network across multiple international sites.
gen firewalls (Fortinet & Cisco Firepower), enterprise switching (Cisco & Juniper), and network automation.
You will define network architectures, harden security, and streamline operations via scripting.
WAN architectures and standards for global sites
quality HLD/LLD documentation, network diagrams, IP schemas, and security policies
Evaluate and select technologies aligned with performance, security, and cost goals
Fortinet FortiGate and Cisco Firepower (including FMC, policy objects, IPS/IDS, SSL inspection, HA clustering, SD?perform advanced troubleshooting (packet captures, flow analysis, logs)
Maintain firewall and switch gold configs, rule hygiene, and change control (ITIL)
Monitor capacity/performance and proactively remediate risks
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)
functionally with Workplace, Cloud, Security, and Site Operations teams
Mentor junior engineers; 5–8+ years in enterprise networking with multi?site/general exposure
Proven expertise with Fortinet FortiGate and Cisco Firepower (FMC), policy creation, NAT, VPN (IPsec/SSL), and HA
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 operating under ITIL (Change/Incident/Problem) and creating high?quality documentation
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)
Familiarity with cloud networking (Azure)
Exposure to modern NAC (Cisco ISE, Aruba Clearpass), SASE/ZTNA, and wireless (Cisco Meraki, Juniper Mist AI)
Observability tools (SolarWinds, Zabbix, Grafana)

📌 Junior Network Specialist (Barcelona)
🏢 Synlab International
📍 Barcelona