Networking

Key Skills

• Strong knowledge networking fundamentals: TCP/IP, OSI, Network Protocols.
• Enterprise networking – Cisco IOS-XE, SDA, ISE, Catalyst.
• DC Networking – Cisco NXoS, ACI.
• Security – Cisco FirePOWER / ASA, Stealth-watch, ISE.
• Wireless networking – Cisco WLC, Meraki MR/ MX.

Experience

Since graduating university I have developed 2 years experience as a network engineer for Cisco Systems spanning multiple technology areas.

Server Administration

• Hypervisors – ESXi / vCenter – Deployment / Managemen.t
• Linux / Unix OSes – Debian, Redhat, Centos, Kali Linux etc.
• Windows Server – Active directory, Certificate Authority, DNS, DHCP.
• Container platforms/ orchestration platforms – Docker, Docker-Compose.
• Cloud service providers – Azure, AWS, minimal GCP exposure.

Example

This web server container is running on a VM deployed on an ESXi host in my home-lab as displayed in the background topology.

Automation & Software Development

• Python – Data structures, processing and networking using sockets.
• REST APIs – Curl / Postman to interface with platform APIs.
• Bash / Powershell – Automating system administration via shell scripts.
• Source control & CI/CD Processes – Using tools like Jenkins and Git for code management/ IAAS.

Projects

Check out my github page for a detailed view of some automation projects I have worked on.

• Home Automation Scripts
• vCenter Automation Scripts

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