Skill Profile

BGP / OSPF Routing

BGP: autonomous systems, peering, route policies; OSPF: areas, SPF

Networking & Telecom Network Protocols

Roles

where this skill appears

Levels

structured growth path

Mandatory requirements

the other 2 optional

Networking & Telecom

Network Protocols

3/17/2026

Choose your current level and compare expectations. The items below show what to cover to advance to the next level.

What is Expected at Each Level

The table shows how skill depth grows from Junior to Principal. Click a row to see details.

Role	Required	Description
Network Engineer	Required	Knows basic BGP and OSPF routing principles, understands the difference between IGP and EGP protocols. Can read routing tables, traceroute output and understand next-hop decisions.
Telecom Developer		Understands the fundamentals of BGP / OSPF Routing. Applies basic practices in daily work. Follows recommendations from the team and documentation.

Role	Required	Description
Network Engineer	Required	Configures BGP peering sessions and OSPF areas in enterprise networks. Implements route filtering, community tagging and route policy. Troubleshoots routing problems with tcpdump and BGP looking glass.
Telecom Developer		Independently applies BGP / OSPF Routing in practice. Understands trade-offs of different approaches. Solves typical tasks independently.

Role	Required	Description
Network Engineer	Required	Designs BGP architecture for a multi-homed datacenter with redundancy. Implements traffic engineering with BGP communities and MED attributes. Configures OSPF for a scalable network with area design.
Telecom Developer	Required	Has deep expertise in BGP / OSPF Routing. Designs solutions for production systems. Optimizes and scales. Mentors the team.

Role	Required	Description
Network Engineer	Required	Defines routing strategy for the entire datacenter network. Makes decisions on BGP design, peering policy and prefix filtering. Manages the network team.
Telecom Developer	Required	Defines BGP / OSPF Routing strategy at the team/product level. Establishes standards and best practices. Conducts reviews.

Role	Required	Description
Network Engineer	Required	Shapes network architecture for the organization. Researches SD-WAN, SASE and modern routing approaches. Influences network engineering industry standards.
Telecom Developer	Required	Defines BGP / OSPF Routing strategy at the organizational level. Establishes enterprise approaches. Mentors leads and architects.

Junior 2 requirements

Network Engineer
Required

Knows basic BGP and OSPF routing principles, understands the difference between IGP and EGP protocols. Can read routing tables, traceroute output and understand next-hop decisions.
Telecom Developer

Understands the fundamentals of BGP / OSPF Routing. Applies basic practices in daily work. Follows recommendations from the team and documentation.

Middle 2 requirements

Network Engineer
Required

Configures BGP peering sessions and OSPF areas in enterprise networks. Implements route filtering, community tagging and route policy. Troubleshoots routing problems with tcpdump and BGP looking glass.
Telecom Developer

Independently applies BGP / OSPF Routing in practice. Understands trade-offs of different approaches. Solves typical tasks independently.

Senior 2 requirements

Network Engineer
Required

Designs BGP architecture for a multi-homed datacenter with redundancy. Implements traffic engineering with BGP communities and MED attributes. Configures OSPF for a scalable network with area design.
Telecom Developer
Required

Has deep expertise in BGP / OSPF Routing. Designs solutions for production systems. Optimizes and scales. Mentors the team.

Lead / Staff 2 requirements

Network Engineer
Required

Defines routing strategy for the entire datacenter network. Makes decisions on BGP design, peering policy and prefix filtering. Manages the network team.
Telecom Developer
Required

Defines BGP / OSPF Routing strategy at the team/product level. Establishes standards and best practices. Conducts reviews.

Principal 2 requirements

Network Engineer
Required

Shapes network architecture for the organization. Researches SD-WAN, SASE and modern routing approaches. Influences network engineering industry standards.
Telecom Developer
Required

Defines BGP / OSPF Routing strategy at the organizational level. Establishes enterprise approaches. Mentors leads and architects.

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