Kingsley Idoko

Results-driven Network Engineer with over 10 years of extensive hands-on experience designing and implementing Enterprise, Service Provider, and Data Center network infrastructures. Highly proficient in core internet routing, advanced troubleshooting, network security, and automation using Python. Cisco-certified (CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure), with a strong commitment to continuous professional development and innovation.

Project: Build 100G Mini PoPs (Leaseweb) – Network Specialist
Duration: 2 weeks (quarterly project)
Technologies Used: BGP, OSPF, IPAM, Monitoring Systems

• Authored detailed design and implementation documentation for 100G Mini PoP deployments.
• Coordinated with remote teams to successfully deploy scalable and resilient network solutions.
• Integrated new PoP infrastructure with network monitoring systems, improving operational visibility and proactive support.

Project: Redesign of WERP OOB Network (Leaseweb) – Network Specialist
Duration: 3 months
Technologies Used: Firewall, Security, VLANs, IPAM, ASA, FortiGate

• Led the successful redesign of the out-of-band (OOB) network for WERP, Leaseweb’s largest customer.
• Replaced legacy ASA firewalls with advanced FortiGate firewalls, improving security, segmentation and performance.
• Collaborated with Cloud and VMware teams to seamlessly migrate over Hundreds servers and multiple load balancers, switches etc.
• Integrated the upgraded infrastructure with Leaseweb’s network monitoring systems, enhancing visibility and proactive management.

Project: Remotely Triggered Blackhole Filtering (MainOne) – IP Planning and Solutions Engineer
Duration: 2 weeks
Technologies Used: BGP, BGP FlowSpec, RTBH Filtering

• Authored and presented comprehensive design and implementation documentation to the CTO.
• Conducted isolated simulation testing to validate solution integrity before full deployment.
• Successfully implemented RTBH filtering, enabling MainOne to win a bid to deliver 40G of internet traffic for a major US company.

Project: Outbound Spam Guard Solution (MainOne) – IP Planning and Solutions Engineer
Duration: 2 months
Technologies Used: BGP, SMTP, Email Filtering

• Evaluated multiple vendors to identify the most cost-effective and robust spam filtering solution.
• Collaborated with the selected vendor to conduct a successful proof of concept (POC).
• Led the end-to-end implementation of the Outbound Spam Guard (OSG) solution.
• Achieved significant reduction in blacklisted MainOne IP blocks, resulting in improved customer email deliverability and experience.

Project: Network Expansion Project (MainOne ISP) – IP Planning and Solutions Engineer
Duration: 6 months
Technologies Used: BGP, MPLS, ISIS, VLANs, DWDM
Tools: ASR9006, Ciena 5170, Catalyst 3850, Ethernet, SolarWinds, Netboss, Ciena MCP

• Designed BGP traffic engineering strategies to optimize regional latency.
• Led the deployment of ASR9006 routers in Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire, delivering increased redundancy for internet traffic.
• Established new backhaul connections from Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d'Ivoire to Portugal, increasing total capacity by 100G across West Africa to Europe.
• Managed the migration of the international exchange router to Portugal, reducing latency to European exchanges by 30%.
• Set up new BGP peerings at DE-CIX Lisbon, Frankfurt, Madrid, and Marseille, expanding our European points of presence.

Project: Apolonia Data Center Network Implementation (MainOne DC) – IP Planning and Solutions Engineer
Duration: 1 year
Technologies Used: Port-Channel, vPC, VDC, VXLAN, BGP EVPN, VLAN, Multicast, MPLS
Tools: ASR9006, N7K, N9K, Metro Ethernet 3600, CIENA 5171, CIENA 6500 D7 & D14
Software: SolarWinds, Netboss, Cisco Prime, Infovista, Nagios, Intermapper, IPAM

• Designed and implemented the data center’s network infrastructure at both Layer 2 and Layer 3.
• Built a secure Out-of-Band management network, enabling remote device administration via VPN.
• Collaborated with the Security Team to deploy FortiGate Firewall and Microsoft Azure Stack, empowering Ghana customers to host services locally with over 50% latency improvement.

Project: RADWARE DDoS Platform Upgrade (MainOne ISP) – IP Planning and Solutions Engineer
Technologies Used: Radware DDoS
Tools: ASR9006, Radware x4420, Metro Ethernet 3400, Radware MSSP Portal

• Authored comprehensive design documentation for the deployment of new Radware x4420 devices.
• Led the upgrade of backhaul connections to integrate with Radware x4420 hardware.
• Configured Layer 3 traffic redirection from Provider Edge routers to the Radware platform.
• Collaborated with the Security team to increase DDoS mitigation capacity from 20 Gbps to 50 Gbps, enabling more customer subscriptions and driving revenue growth by over 60%.

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