These skills do not affect the main grade but show the breadth of your profile.
AI Coding Assistants
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Knows basic ChatGPT/Claude concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies ChatGPT/Claude for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies ChatGPT/Claude for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes ChatGPT/Claude usage standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Knows basic GitHub Copilot concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies GitHub Copilot for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies GitHub Copilot for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes GitHub Copilot usage standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Alerting & On-Call
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Knows basic SLI/SLO/SLA concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies SLI/SLO/SLA for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies SLI/SLO/SLA for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes SLI/SLO/SLA standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Algorithms & Data Structures
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Understands basic algorithm complexity O(n), O(log n) and can evaluate the performance of simple network operations. Knows the basics of sorting and searching in the context of log processing.
Applies algorithmic complexity knowledge to optimize network tasks — shortest path finding (Dijkstra), load balancing. Evaluates the impact of algorithms on packet processing latency.
Develops and optimizes algorithms for high-performance network systems. Applies graph theory for topology analysis, implements efficient routing algorithms considering real-time constraints.
Evaluates algorithmic complexity of team solutions and guides optimization of critical network paths. Conducts architectural reviews focused on traffic processing algorithm scalability.
Knows main data structures (arrays, lists, hash tables) and understands their applicability in network tasks. Can choose an appropriate structure for storing routes or switching tables.
Confidently uses trees, graphs and priority queues for modeling network topologies and routing algorithms. Optimizes data structures for specific packet processing scenarios.
Designs specialized data structures for high-performance network traffic processing — trie for IP lookup, bloom filters for deduplication. Evaluates trade-offs between memory and speed.
Defines data structure usage standards in the team's network services. Introduces optimal approaches for working with routing tables and DNS caches at the platform architecture level.
Application Security
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Knows basic OWASP security concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies OWASP security for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies OWASP security for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes OWASP security standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Knows basic threat modeling concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies threat modeling for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies threat modeling for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes threat modeling standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Caching
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Knows Redis basics — data types, basic GET/SET/TTL commands. Understands why caching is useful in network systems — accelerating DNS responses, storing device statuses.
Uses Redis for caching network data — SNMP polling results, device configurations, ACL lists. Configures TTL and eviction policies for network scenarios.
Designs highly available Redis clusters for critical network systems. Uses Redis Streams for processing network events, Pub/Sub for distributing configuration changes.
Defines caching strategy for the team's network platform — what to cache, which TTLs to use, when to invalidate. Ensures cache consistency during frequent changes.
CI/CD
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Understands basic GitHub Actions for network infrastructure: running network configuration validation pipelines, reading CI logs for infrastructure-as-code test failures, understanding workflow triggers for network change automation. Follows team conventions for network CI/CD pipeline usage.
Creates CI pipelines for testing network configurations — syntax validation, Ansible dry-run, Terraform plan validation. Configures matrix strategies for testing across different platforms.
Designs comprehensive CI/CD pipelines for network infrastructure with lint, unit-test, integration-test stages on virtual topologies and canary deployment of configurations to production equipment.
Standardizes CI/CD practices for the entire network team. Introduces reusable workflows, GitOps approach to configuration management and automatic rollback upon anomaly detection.
Clean Code & Refactoring
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Follows established coding standards when writing network automation scripts. Understands the importance of linting and consistent style in configuration templates and utilities.
Applies clean code principles to network scripts and automation modules. Refactors legacy scripts, introduces typing and documentation in infrastructure management tools.
Configures CI pipelines with quality checks for network configurations and scripts. Introduces static analysis, cyclomatic complexity metrics and automated checks for Ansible/Terraform modules.
Defines code quality strategy for the entire network team — from playbooks to monitoring microservices. Establishes test coverage thresholds and code review requirements.
Cloud Providers
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Knows basic AWS cloud concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies AWS cloud for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies AWS cloud for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes AWS cloud usage standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Code Review
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Knows basic code review concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies code review for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies code review for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes code review standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Concurrency & Parallelism
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Understands the concept of asynchrony and its importance when interacting with multiple network devices. Uses basic async/await constructs for parallel device polling.
Implements async scenarios for mass network equipment management — parallel configuration collection, simultaneous updates of hundreds of devices. Manages concurrency through semaphores.
Designs high-performance async monitoring and network management systems. Optimizes event-loop for processing thousands of SNMP/gRPC streams with minimal latency.
Standardizes async programming approaches in the team's network services. Defines timeout handling patterns, retry policies and graceful degradation for network operations.
Understands the concept of threads and processes, knows basic concurrency problems. Recognizes why multithreading is needed for parallel SNMP polling of network devices.
Uses multithreading to accelerate network operations — parallel port scanning, simultaneous data collection from multiple devices. Correctly handles race conditions.
Designs multithreaded network traffic and telemetry processing systems with minimal locking. Applies lock-free data structures and optimizes for NUMA architecture.
Defines multithreading standards for the team's network services. Reviews concurrent code, prevents deadlocks and ensures predictable performance.
Containerization
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Knows basic Docker concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies Docker for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies Docker for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes Docker usage standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Distributed Tracing
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Knows basic OpenTelemetry concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies OpenTelemetry for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies OpenTelemetry for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes OpenTelemetry usage standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
DNS & Networking
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Knows basic CDN and edge computing concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies CDN and edge computing for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies CDN and edge computing for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes CDN and edge computing standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Git & Workflows
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Knows basic Git concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies Git for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies Git for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes Git usage standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Incident Management
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Knows basic on-call management concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies on-call management for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies on-call management for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes on-call management standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Incident Response
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Knows basic incident response process concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies incident response process for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies incident response process for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes incident response process standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Knows basic vulnerability management concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies vulnerability management for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies vulnerability management for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes vulnerability management standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Infrastructure as Code
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Understands basic Ansible concepts for network automation — network modules, connection plugins (network_cli, httpapi), and inventory for network devices. Follows team playbooks for retrieving device configurations, performing backup operations, and pushing standardized configurations to switches, routers, and firewalls. Uses ansible-playbook to execute network automation tasks and reviews output for connection errors and configuration conflicts.
Independently writes Ansible playbooks for network device configuration using platform-specific collections (cisco.ios, arista.eos, juniper.junos) and resource modules for declarative network state management. Implements network automation patterns including config backup and diff workflows, compliance validation against golden configs, and VLAN/ACL/routing protocol provisioning. Structures network automation with roles for device types, Jinja2 templates for configuration rendering, and inventory groups for network segments.
Designs Ansible network automation architecture for enterprise network infrastructure spanning multi-vendor environments, data center fabrics, and WAN networks. Implements advanced patterns including network resource module development, custom HTTPAPI plugins for proprietary platforms, and Tower/AWX workflows for change management with pre/post validation. Optimizes network automation for scale through connection persistence, batch configuration deployment, and integration with network source-of-truth platforms like NetBox.
Defines Ansible network automation standards and practices across the organization's network engineering teams. Establishes network-as-code workflows including configuration management pipelines, compliance automation frameworks, and Tower/AWX governance for network change management. Conducts architecture reviews of network automation codebases and drives adoption of declarative network management through standardized Ansible collections and testing with network simulation tools.
Knows basic Terraform concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies Terraform for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies Terraform for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes Terraform usage standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Infrastructure Security
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Knows basic cloud security concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies cloud security for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies cloud security for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes cloud security standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Integration Testing
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Understands the difference between integration tests and unit tests. Runs existing integration tests to verify automation script interaction with network equipment emulators.
Develops integration tests for network modules — verifying interaction with GNS3/Containerlab, testing complete OSPF/BGP configuration scenarios on virtual topologies.
Builds a comprehensive integration testing strategy for network infrastructure. Creates test environments with virtual topologies, automates end-to-end deployment scenarios.
Standardizes integration testing approaches for the network team — shared test environments, pre-deployment test passage policies, CI/CD pipeline integration.
Kubernetes & Orchestration
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Knows basic Kubernetes concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies Kubernetes for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies Kubernetes for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes Kubernetes usage standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Logging
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Knows basic ELK Stack concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies ELK Stack for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies ELK Stack for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes ELK Stack usage standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Knows basic structured logging concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies structured logging for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies structured logging for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes structured logging standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Metrics & Monitoring
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Knows basic Prometheus and Grafana concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies Prometheus and Grafana for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies Prometheus and Grafana for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes Prometheus and Grafana usage standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Network Infrastructure
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Knows main load balancing algorithms: round-robin, least connections, ip-hash. Can configure a basic load balancer (nginx, HAProxy).
Configures complex load balancer with health checks, session persistence and SSL termination. Implements layer 7 routing for microservices. Monitors performance and capacity.
Designs high-availability load balancing architecture with active-passive/active-active. Implements global load balancing (GSLB) with DNS-based routing. Optimizes TLS termination performance.
Defines load balancing strategy for the entire platform. Makes decisions on hardware vs software vs cloud load balancers. Manages LB capacity.
Understands what a reverse proxy is and what it is used for. Can configure nginx as a reverse proxy with basic SSL termination and upstream configuration.
Configures complex reverse proxy configurations: caching, rate limiting, request transformation. Uses nginx/HAProxy for advanced routing. Monitors proxy performance.
Designs reverse proxy infrastructure for high-traffic services. Implements complex routing with Envoy xDS API. Optimizes caching and connection pooling.
Defines edge proxy strategy for the platform. Makes decisions on Envoy vs nginx vs Caddy. Manages API gateway based on reverse proxy.
Understands the Software Defined Networking concept: separation of control plane and data plane. Knows the OpenFlow protocol and basic SDN controllers (OpenDaylight).
Configures SDN solutions for datacenters: VMware NSX, OpenStack Neutron. Implements network policy automation through SDN API. Troubleshoots SDN connectivity.
Designs SDN architecture for a scalable datacenter. Implements custom SDN applications and network automation. Integrates SDN with Kubernetes networking.
Defines SDN strategy for datacenter transformation. Makes decisions on SDN vendors (Cisco ACI, VMware NSX). Manages SDN migration.
Network Protocols
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Knows basic HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 usage standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Network Security
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Knows the difference between IDS (detection) and IPS (prevention) systems. Understands signature-based vs anomaly-based detection. Knows popular systems (Snort, Suricata).
Configures Suricata/Snort for network monitoring. Creates and tests custom detection rules. Integrates with SIEM for centralized monitoring.
Designs IDS/IPS infrastructure for enterprise networks. Implements network traffic analysis with ML. Configures automated incident response.
Defines intrusion detection strategy. Makes decisions on inline IPS vs passive IDS. Manages the threat detection pipeline. This skill is critically important for successful performance in the role.
Understands why network segmentation is needed and the main approaches: VLAN, subnet, DMZ. Knows the principle of least privilege for network access.
Designs network segmentation for the organization: DMZ, internal zones, management network. Configures inter-VLAN routing and ACLs. Implements microsegmentation.
Implements zero-trust microsegmentation with policy-based access control. Designs software-defined perimeter. Assesses and eliminates lateral movement risks.
Defines network segmentation strategy. Makes decisions on microsegmentation granularity. Manages the transition to zero-trust. This skill is critically important for successful performance in the role.
OOP & Design Patterns
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Knows basic design patterns — Singleton, Factory, Observer. Understands their application in the context of network applications for creating connections and handling events.
Applies Strategy, Adapter, Template Method patterns for working with heterogeneous network equipment. Uses Chain of Responsibility for processing network events and alerts.
Designs network systems using advanced patterns — Plugin Architecture for supporting new vendors, CQRS for separating configuration reads from application.
Defines the pattern catalog for the team's network solutions. Conducts architectural decision reviews, ensuring correct pattern application and preventing over-engineering.
Understands basic OOP concepts — encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism. Applies them when writing Python scripts for network task automation and working with Netmiko/NAPALM.
Designs classes and hierarchies for network abstractions — devices, interfaces, protocols. Uses OOP patterns to create extensible libraries for working with heterogeneous equipment.
Develops network automation frameworks applying SOLID principles. Creates abstract network device models enabling uniform interaction with equipment from different vendors.
Defines OOP architectural patterns for the team's network platforms. Reviews class design, ensuring extensibility and testability of infrastructure automation modules.
Prompt Engineering
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Uses ChatGPT/Claude to generate basic network configurations and explain protocols. Formulates simple prompts to obtain ACL, VLAN and routing templates.
Creates structured prompts for generating complex network configurations — BGP policies, QoS profiles, security rules. Iteratively refines results considering equipment context.
Develops prompt systems for automating network tasks — log analysis, incident diagnostics, documentation generation. Integrates LLMs into infrastructure management pipelines.
Defines AI tool usage standards for the network team. Creates prompt libraries for typical tasks, trains engineers on effective LLM interaction.
Relational Databases
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Knows SQL basics and can execute basic queries against PostgreSQL to retrieve network infrastructure data — device lists, VLANs, IP addressing from IPAM/CMDB systems.
Designs PostgreSQL schemas for storing network inventory and configurations. Uses inet/cidr data types, creates indexes for fast search by IP ranges and subnets.
Optimizes PostgreSQL for high-load network systems — telemetry storage, flow records, change audit logs. Applies partitioning and materialized views.
Defines network data storage strategy in PostgreSQL for the team — IPAM data models, CMDB, configuration repositories. Ensures high availability and performance.
REST API
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Understands basic REST API concepts for network management: device configuration APIs, monitoring system endpoints, network inventory API patterns. Follows team conventions for network device API interactions and automation.
Designs REST APIs for network services — VLAN management, interface monitoring, firewall rule configuration. Applies versioning, pagination and proper error handling.
Develops comprehensive APIs for network infrastructure management platforms with RBAC support, rate limiting and webhook notifications. Ensures compatibility with YANG/RESTCONF standards.
Defines API strategy for the network platform — unified contracts, documentation standards, governance. Coordinates integration with vendor APIs and ensures backward compatibility.
System Design
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Knows basic capacity planning concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies capacity planning for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies capacity planning for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes capacity planning standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Knows basic disaster recovery concepts for network engineering and can apply them in typical tasks. Uses standard tools and follows established team practices. Understands when and why this approach is used.
Confidently applies disaster recovery for network engineering in non-standard tasks. Independently selects the optimal approach and tools. Analyzes trade-offs and proposes improvements to existing solutions.
Expertly applies disaster recovery for network engineering to design complex systems. Optimizes existing solutions and prevents architectural mistakes. Conducts code reviews and trains colleagues on best practices.
Establishes disaster recovery standards for the network engineering team and makes architectural decisions. Defines the technical roadmap incorporating this skill. Mentors senior engineers and influences practices of adjacent teams.
Understands basic system design principles — client-server, DNS, load balancing. Knows how network infrastructure components interact with each other at a high level.
Designs reliable network services considering fault tolerance and scalability. Applies active-standby, ECMP, anycast patterns to ensure high availability of network functions.
Develops architecture for complex distributed network systems — SDN controllers, overlay networks, multi-region connectivity. Considers CAP theorem and consistency models in design.
Conducts architectural reviews of the team's network systems and makes key technology decisions. Ensures design alignment with business requirements and SLAs.
Unit Testing
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Understands the unit testing concept and writes simple tests for network data processing functions — configuration parsing, IP address validation, subnet mask verification.
Covers network automation modules with tests — equipment output parsers, configuration generators, policy validators. Uses mock objects to simulate network devices.
Builds a network module testing strategy with high coverage. Creates frameworks for testing Ansible roles and Terraform modules, introduces property-based testing.
Defines testing standards for the network team — minimum coverage, mandatory scenarios, equipment mocking approaches. Ensures quality through automated test gates.