Competencies: Platforms & Products > Infrastructure Products
Infrastructure Products
Body of Knowledge
| Topic | Description | Relevance | Career Tracks |
|---|---|---|---|
VyOS Router/Firewall |
Open-source network operating system for routing, firewalling, and VPN. Features include multi-VLAN routing, zone-based firewall, BGP/OSPF, IPsec VPN, DHCP, NAT, policy routing, and configuration versioning with rollback capabilities. |
High |
Network Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Home Lab Enthusiast |
HashiCorp Vault |
Secrets management platform providing PKI engine (root + intermediate CA), SSH-CA, KV v2 secrets, transit encryption engine, policy-based access control, AppRole authentication, token management, and audit logging. |
Critical |
DevSecOps Engineer, Security Engineer, Platform Engineer |
BIND DNS Server |
Authoritative and recursive DNS server administration including primary/secondary HA configuration, forward/reverse zones, zone transfers (AXFR/IXFR), forwarder configuration, logging, and rndc management. |
High |
Systems Administrator, Network Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer |
Synology NAS |
Network-attached storage administration including shared folders, NFS exports, user management, backup targets, and Docker package for container workloads. Covers DSM interface and storage management. |
Medium |
Systems Administrator, Home Lab Enthusiast, Storage Administrator |
Infoblox IPAM/DNS |
IP Address Management and DNS integration via API. Includes netapi module integration for network queries, NIOS grid concepts understanding, and automated IP allocation workflows. |
High |
Network Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Network Automation Engineer |
Proxmox VE |
Open-source virtualization platform, VM/container management, clustering, ZFS |
High |
Systems Administrator, Infrastructure Engineer, Home Lab Enthusiast |
VMware vSphere |
Enterprise virtualization, vCenter, ESXi, vMotion, DRS, HA, vSAN |
High |
Systems Administrator, Infrastructure Engineer |
Nutanix |
Hyperconverged infrastructure, Prism, AHV, storage optimization |
Medium |
Infrastructure Engineer, Data Center Engineer |
NetBox |
Network documentation, IPAM, DCIM, rack diagrams, cable management |
High |
Network Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer |
Ansible Tower/AWX |
Automation platform, job templates, workflows, inventories, credentials |
High |
DevOps Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer |
Terraform Cloud |
Remote state management, workspaces, policy enforcement, VCS integration |
High |
DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer |
Personal Status
| Topic | Level | Evidence | Active Projects | Gaps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
VyOS Router/Firewall |
Advanced |
Home lab router/firewall — multi-VLAN routing, zone-based firewall, BGP/OSPF, IPsec VPN, DHCP, NAT, policy routing; configuration versioning and rollback |
No VyOS HA (VRRP) production deployment, no VyOS API automation |
|
HashiCorp Vault |
Advanced |
Vault server deployment — PKI engine (root + intermediate CA), SSH-CA, KV v2, transit engine; policies, AppRole auth, token management, audit logging |
No Vault Enterprise, no auto-unseal (AWS KMS/Azure Key Vault), no Vault agent |
|
BIND DNS Server |
Advanced |
BIND9 primary/secondary HA — forward zones, reverse zones, zone transfers (AXFR/IXFR), forwarder configuration, logging, rndc management |
No DNSSEC signing, no DNS views for split-horizon beyond basic config |
|
Synology NAS |
Intermediate |
NAS deployment — shared folders, NFS exports, user management, backup targets, Docker package for container workloads |
No Synology HA, no SHR advanced features, no Surveillance Station |
|
Infoblox IPAM/DNS |
Intermediate |
IPAM/DNS integration via API; netapi Infoblox module for network queries; understand NIOS grid concepts |
No Infoblox administration, no grid management, no DHCP failover configuration |