Senior engineering, when you need it

Move the project forward.
Get the problem understood.

Bring me in for a defined piece of work or as additional capacity alongside your team. We start with the outcome you need and agree on the work to get there.

Discuss your project How engagements work

Architecture & design

A design you can operate.

Make the failure domains, tradeoffs, and recovery plan clear before you commit.

Depending on the agreed scope:

Campus, WAN, and data center design
Routing and switching architecture: BGP, OSPF, EVPN/VXLAN
Segmentation and VLAN/VRF strategy
Design review of someone else's proposal before you sign it
As-built documentation and topology of record

Implementation & migration

A migration with a way back.

Move through the change window with pre-flight checks, a cutover plan, and a tested rollback.

Depending on the agreed scope:

Hardware refresh and lifecycle replacement
Cisco IOS-XE and Arista EOS migrations
Firewall replacement and rule-base rationalization
Cutover planning, maintenance windows, rollback procedures
Post-change validation and handover

Escalation engineering

Get to the root of the fault.

Work through the recurring incident with structured investigation, written findings, and a path to resolution.

Depending on the agreed scope:

Intermittent faults that survived first- and second-line triage
Packet capture and protocol-level analysis
Performance and throughput investigations
Written root-cause findings you can hand to a vendor or auditor
Vendor and carrier escalation with evidence attached

Automation

Make changes repeatable.

Replace manual configuration with reviewed intent, reusable workflows, and validation.

Depending on the agreed scope:

Nautobot as source of truth, including data modeling and migration
Ansible roles and playbooks for multi-vendor estates
Golden-config templating and drift detection
pyATS test suites for pre- and post-change validation
CI pipelines so config changes get reviewed like code

Observability & monitoring

Know what needs attention.

Connect useful signals to clear alerts so your team can find the problem and act.

Depending on the agreed scope:

Prometheus, Grafana, and long-term metrics retention
Syslog and flow pipelines via OpenTelemetry
Synthetic probing and path monitoring
Alert routing, severity design, and on-call escalation
Replacing noisy legacy NMS platforms

Fractional & contract engineering

Add senior capacity.

Bring an experienced engineer into your team for a defined project or an ongoing block of work.

Depending on the agreed scope:

Fractional network architect for teams without one
Additional engineering capacity for an active project
Change review and second pair of eyes on risky work
Mentoring and leveling up an existing team
Overflow during migrations, audits, or staff gaps

Engagement options

The right shape
for the work.

Scope and pricing are agreed in writing. Choose the approach that fits the problem, then refine it together.

Defined outcome

Fixed-scope project

For a design, migration, or automation build with a clear destination. Deliverables and scope are agreed in a written statement of work.

Focused investigation

Time-boxed block

For a fault or escalation whose full scope is not yet clear. Agree on an investigation window and written findings before starting.

Ongoing capacity

Monthly retainer

A committed block of engineering time for change review, architecture, or ongoing project work alongside your team.

Need a rough starting point? Estimate engineering effort. The calculator is a planning guide in hours and days, not a price or a commitment.

Before we start

A few practical answers.

Do I need a finished scope before contacting you?

No. Describe what you need to change or fix and where your team is stuck. We can work through the scope together.

Will you work alongside our internal engineers?

Yes. The engagement adds specialist expertise or engineering capacity to your team. We agree on responsibilities and handover as part of scoping.

Is the work remote?

LocalEdge is based in Colorado and works remotely. We discuss access and collaboration requirements before starting.

What does my team keep at the end?

The deliverables agreed in the statement of work. Depending on the project, that can include designs, configurations, automation, validation results, written findings, and handover documentation.

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 project
byrn@localedgedatacenter.com