A design you can operate.
Make the failure domains, tradeoffs, and recovery plan clear before you commit.
Explore architecture & designIndependent expertise. Part of your team.
Networks your team can change with confidence.
Senior network engineering for IT teams planning a migration, automating operations, or troubleshooting a fault that keeps coming back.
Work directly with Byrn Baker, from the first conversation to the handover.
CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure #66210Byrn Baker · Principal engineer
15+ years in network operationsProduction experience
Based in ColoradoWorking with your team remotely
Where I can helpThe project ahead.
Architecture & design Implementation & migration Escalation engineering Automation Observability & monitoring Fractional & contract engineering
The project ahead.
The problem in the way.
Bring me in for the work that needs deeper expertise or more engineering capacity than your team has available.
A migration with a way back.
Move through the change window with pre-flight checks, a cutover plan, and a tested rollback.
Explore implementation & migrationGet to the root of the fault.
Work through the recurring incident with structured investigation, written findings, and a path to resolution.
Explore escalation engineeringMake changes repeatable.
Replace manual configuration with reviewed intent, reusable workflows, and validation.
Explore automationKnow what needs attention.
Connect useful signals to clear alerts so your team can find the problem and act.
Explore observability & monitoringAdd senior capacity.
Bring an experienced engineer into your team for a defined project or an ongoing block of work.
Explore fractional & contract engineeringHow we work togetherClear expectations.
01 / Understand 02 / Agree 03 / Deliver
Clear expectations.
Direct collaboration.
One engineer scopes the work, does the work, and walks your team through the result.
Start with the problem.
Share what you need to change or resolve, where you are stuck, and what a useful outcome looks like. You do not need a finished brief.
Know the scope.
We agree on the approach, deliverables, and engagement terms before the work begins. The scope fits the problem.
Keep the knowledge.
You work directly with me. Findings, diagrams, validation, and handover documentation are part of the agreed work.
A defined project, a time-boxed investigation, or ongoing engineering capacity. See the engagement options.
The engineer you work with
Built around the people carrying the pager.
My background is in production network operations. When you have carried the pager, you design differently: you plan for failure, build in validation, and document for the person who takes the next call.
That is the perspective I bring to your team. Direct involvement, clear explanations, and work you can keep operating.
Byrn BakerCCIE Enterprise Infrastructure #66210
Your next step
What does your team need to move forward?
A migration on the calendar, a fault that keeps returning, or a project that needs another pair of experienced hands. Start with the rough version.
Discuss your projectbyrn@localedgedatacenter.com