Unilabs

healthcare

PrincipalNetworkServiceEngineer

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain FULL TIME
The Brief

“Principal Network Service Engineer at Unilabs. Skills: Network Service Ownership, Operational Excellence, Technical Leadership. Act as service owner for core network platforms. Ensure services meet defined SLAs”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensure services meet defined SLAs, OLAs, availability, and performance targets; Reduce incident volume and mean time to restore (MTTR) over time

Industry & Context.

healthcare
Problems you'll solve

Expert-level problem solving; Analytical mindset with focus on root causes, not symptoms

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years in network engineering / operations roles, 3+ years in a senior, lead, or principal service role, Deep experience operating enterprise-scale network services, LAN / WLAN (campus & datacenter), WAN / MPLS / Internet, SD-WAN platforms, Cloud connectivity (Azure ExpressRoute), Hands-on expertise in network troubleshooting and diagnostics, Solid understanding of network security operations, Firewalls, segmentation, VPNs, Zero Trust concepts, Experience supporting environments built on Cisco / Fortinet / Aruba, Familiarity with Network monitoring and observability tools, Familiarity with Change, incident, and problem management processes, Expert-level problem solving and incident leadership, Ability to operate calmly and decisively during major incidents, Analytical mindset with focus on root causes, not symptoms, Excellent communication skills, Documentation discipline (runbooks, SOPs, RCAs)

Nice to Have

CCNP / CCIE, ITIL (Foundation or higher), Azure Network Engineer Associate or equivalent

What You'll Do.

Act as service owner for core network platforms

Ensure services meet defined SLAs

Own and evolve support models

Drive consistency and quality across network environments

Serve as highest technical escalation point

Lead major incident response

Conduct root cause analysis

Identify systemic weaknesses

Translate incident trends into improvement initiatives

and alerting enhancements

Drive adoption of automation

Reduce incident volume and MTTR

Provide operational input into architectural designs

Validate new network services are operationally supportable

Define and enforce operational standards

Mentor senior engineers

Technically manage managed service providers

Challenge vendors on incident handling

Ensure vendor solutions align with internal requirements

Ensure complete documentation

and support readiness

Manage service lifecycle activities

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Influence without authority across teams and vendors

Communication Scope

Excellent communication skills — from technical deep-dives to executive summaries

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