Senior Network Engineer (VIC) (DC Mod)
On-siteVic, Catalonia, Spain
Job Summary
Lead delivery of data centre network modernisation initiatives while executing complex network changes, upgrades, and lifecycle activities. Provide technical leadership and design input across network platforms, supporting incident response, root cause analysis, and service restoration. Contribute to architecture, standards, and change governance by collaborating with vendors, MSPs, and internal teams to maintain high availability, performance, and security across network services. Operate within an ITIL-aligned service management framework to ensure end-to-end service reliability. This role reports to the Network Operations Manager, working across network, compute, and storage domains to partner with infrastructure, cybersecurity, and clinical technology teams. You will participate in an on-call roster, with some after-hours work required for critical changes and incidents.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years' experience in enterprise/data centre network engineering
- Strong hands-on experience with: Cisco ACI, VXLAN, and Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC)
- Enterprise networking across LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, and Wi-Fi
- Solid capability across: Routing & switching (BGP, OSPF)
- Firewalls, VPNs, DNS/DHCP, IPAM
- Experience working with VMware environments (vSphere, NSX exposure advantageous)
- Understanding of storage platforms and how they integrate with network infrastructure
- Experience with network automation and scripting (Python, Ansible, Terraform or similar)
- Familiarity with observability/monitoring tools (PRTG, NetFlow, ThousandEyes, Cisco DNA)
- Strong troubleshooting, incident management, and root cause analysis capability
- Ability to operate in complex, multi-site, high-availability environments
- Minimum 3 days onsite
- Participation in on-call roster
- Some after-hours work required for critical changes and incidents
- Ability to visibly see your impact on the business and its service
- Completion of all required pre-employment checks, including relevant immunisations
Desired Qualifications
- Exposure to Zero Trust / NAC (ISE)
- Cloud networking (Azure/AWS)
- Certifications (CCNP/CCIE, ITIL)
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