NETWORK ENGINEERING // INFRASTRUCTURE
Exploring network engineering, infrastructure architecture, automation, and observability through an operational, continuously evolving homelab.
SELECTED ENGINEERING WORK
Implemented systems, architectural decisions, technical challenges, and lessons learned.
Network Engineering & Security
How OnyxNet uses VLAN segmentation, pfSense, managed switching, and practical design constraints to operate a production-style home network.
Operational — Security-policy review pending
Monitoring & Observability
Designing a Grafana and Prometheus monitoring environment to visualize network availability, probe latency, infrastructure health, and UniFi telemetry.
Operational — Dashboard development ongoing
Infrastructure Automation
Using reusable Ansible roles, YAML inventory variables, configuration management, and scheduled maintenance to operate a mixed Linux homelab.
Operational — Continuous development
THE ENVIRONMENT
OnyxNet is more than a collection of devices. It's an operational environment for practicing architecture, troubleshooting, configuration management, and recovery.
pfSense routing, managed switching, UniFi wireless, and six operational VLANs organized around device roles and network trust boundaries.
Explore Network Architecture →Aesir and Vanir Proxmox environments, TrueNAS storage, and Proxmox Backup Server supporting infrastructure operations and recovery planning.
Explore Virtualization →Ansible configuration management, Grafana dashboards, Prometheus metrics, and monitoring integrations supporting day-to-day operations.
Explore Monitoring →BEHIND ONYXNET
I'm a POS Support Analyst working in a Tier III capacity, with experience in advanced troubleshooting, enterprise technology support, deployments, and special project assignments.
My career goal is to move into network engineering and eventually network architecture, supported by practical experience in infrastructure, automation, and reliability engineering.
More About My Background →BUILD // VALIDATE // DOCUMENT
Project case studies explain the engineering decisions. The documentation provides the technical reference behind them.