06/18/2026 updated
100 % available
Senior Network Engineer | Cisco & ISP Specialist | MPLS, BGP, OSPF
Tirana, Albania
Only remote
Master's degree, Computer EngineeringAbout me
Network Engineer with 9+ years of experience in large-scale ISP environments and Cisco technologies. Specialized in OSPF, IS-IS, BGP, MPLS, L2VPN, and L3VPN. Skilled in designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting complex networks to ensure reliable, scalable, and high-performance connectivity.
Border Gateway ProtocolCisco Certified Internetwork ExpertCisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) VoiceCisco Certified Internetwork ProfessionalCisco Certified Network ProfessionalCisco PIXCisco HardwaresCisco IOSCisco RoutersCisco Systems VPN ClientMultilayer SwitchEthernetNetworking HardwareVirtual Private Networks (VPN)Juniper Networks Certified Internet Expert
Routing Protocols & MPLS
Extensive expertise in designing, deploying, and troubleshooting L3 dynamic routing protocols such as OSPF, ISIS, and BGP in large-scale ISP environments. Deep knowledge of MPLS technologies including LDP, MPLS VPN, L2VPN, EVPL, AToM, L3VPN, DMVPN, GETVPN, RSVP-TE, and MPLS TE.
Cisco IOS / IOS-XR / IOS-XE
Hands-on experience with Cisco IOS, IOS XR, and IOS XE platforms, enabling configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of complex network infrastructures in both Service Provider and enterprise environments.
Network Engineering & Design
Proven ability to design and implement new network solutions and improve the efficiency of existing networks, including L2 switching technologies such as VLAN, inter-VLAN routing, LAG, mcLAG, LACP, mLACP, PAgP, STP, MSTP, RSTP, and PVSTP.
BGP Traffic Engineering
Implementation of BGP routing attributes including route-map, AS-path, Local Preference, MED, and community to influence network traffic over Transit and IXP connections.
Junos-OS & Fortinet Technologies
Practical experience with Juniper Junos-OS and Fortinet Technologies for network configuration and troubleshooting in multi-vendor environments.
Network Monitoring & Maintenance
Performance monitoring, system availability assurance, and network maintenance including service packs, patches, hot fixes, and security configurations.
Windows System Engineering
Installation, configuration, testing, and maintenance of operating systems, application software, and system management tools. Experience with bare metal servers such as HP ProLiant DL Series, HP ProLiant BL Chassis Blades, and Cisco UCS Chassis BM200 M4 blades.
Python Scripting
Basic Python scripting applied to daily network operations and automation tasks.
VMware & Virtualization
Planning, supporting, and troubleshooting VMware infrastructure, including physical installation in data centres covering standalone servers, storage, and blade chassis.
IT Support & Application Management
Comprehensive IT support operations including installation, configuration, testing, maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting of desktop, laptop, tablet, and other client devices and related hardware and software.
Extensive expertise in designing, deploying, and troubleshooting L3 dynamic routing protocols such as OSPF, ISIS, and BGP in large-scale ISP environments. Deep knowledge of MPLS technologies including LDP, MPLS VPN, L2VPN, EVPL, AToM, L3VPN, DMVPN, GETVPN, RSVP-TE, and MPLS TE.
Cisco IOS / IOS-XR / IOS-XE
Hands-on experience with Cisco IOS, IOS XR, and IOS XE platforms, enabling configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting of complex network infrastructures in both Service Provider and enterprise environments.
Network Engineering & Design
Proven ability to design and implement new network solutions and improve the efficiency of existing networks, including L2 switching technologies such as VLAN, inter-VLAN routing, LAG, mcLAG, LACP, mLACP, PAgP, STP, MSTP, RSTP, and PVSTP.
BGP Traffic Engineering
Implementation of BGP routing attributes including route-map, AS-path, Local Preference, MED, and community to influence network traffic over Transit and IXP connections.
Junos-OS & Fortinet Technologies
Practical experience with Juniper Junos-OS and Fortinet Technologies for network configuration and troubleshooting in multi-vendor environments.
Network Monitoring & Maintenance
Performance monitoring, system availability assurance, and network maintenance including service packs, patches, hot fixes, and security configurations.
Windows System Engineering
Installation, configuration, testing, and maintenance of operating systems, application software, and system management tools. Experience with bare metal servers such as HP ProLiant DL Series, HP ProLiant BL Chassis Blades, and Cisco UCS Chassis BM200 M4 blades.
Python Scripting
Basic Python scripting applied to daily network operations and automation tasks.
VMware & Virtualization
Planning, supporting, and troubleshooting VMware infrastructure, including physical installation in data centres covering standalone servers, storage, and blade chassis.
IT Support & Application Management
Comprehensive IT support operations including installation, configuration, testing, maintenance, monitoring, and troubleshooting of desktop, laptop, tablet, and other client devices and related hardware and software.
Experience
Professional experience10+ years
Freelancer since2021
Languages
EnglishFluent
Project history
Over 5 years of experience in networking within Service Provider and MSP environments. Responsibilities include designing and implementing network solutions, L2 switching, MPLS technologies, L3 dynamic routing protocols (OSPF, ISIS, BGP), BGP traffic engineering, Cisco IOS/IOS-XR/IOS-XE, Junos-OS, Fortinet, network maintenance, Level-2/3 support, and preparing design documents and implementation plans.
Part of the Cisco Cloud and Managed Services Team. Responsibilities included monitoring and troubleshooting reported issues and incidents proactively and reactively, troubleshooting multiple network designs in Enterprise and Datacenter environments, configuring and troubleshooting BGP, OSPF, STP, MSTP, RSTP, MPLS, DMVPN, and reporting and troubleshooting WAN issues with Carrier ISPs worldwide.
Creating and maintaining monitoring systems, proactively monitoring capacity and performance, creating network diagrams and documentation, troubleshooting routing protocols (BGP/OSPF/EIGRP/MPLS/L2VPN/L3VPN), designing and implementing network infrastructure, incident response, hands-on experience with IOS/IOS-XE/IOS-XR/NX-OS, basic Python scripting, and 24x7x365 availability for production incidents.