Implementation
Configure, stage and commission Cisco network equipment for site delivery.
Network infrastructure · homelab engineering
Building reliable infrastructure at work and at home.
I’m James Daly, a full-time Implementation Engineer at Vodafone. I work with network infrastructure professionally and use my homelab to explore secure hosting, Linux, DNS, routing, remote access and automation.
2026Joined Vodafone full-time
24/7Self-hosted lab mindset
Hands-onBuild, test, troubleshoot
01 / About
I learn best by turning ideas into working systems.
My professional work gives me exposure to carrier-grade network implementation, commissioning, troubleshooting and delivery. My homelab gives me space to experiment, document decisions and understand each layer end to end.
This site is both a personal portfolio and one of the services running through that infrastructure. It focuses on practical projects, the problems they solved and the lessons taken from them.
02 / Current role
July 2026 — Present
Implementation Engineer
Vodafone Ireland
Working full-time on the implementation and delivery of telecommunications network infrastructure, with a focus on reliable commissioning, technical troubleshooting and accurate documentation.
Troubleshooting
Investigate faults across planned and live network environments with engineering teams.
Backhaul planning
Support NFN and backhaul capacity checks for network arcs and site requirements.
Operational delivery
Maintain implementation records, device onboarding requests and proof-of-work documentation.
Cisco IOS-XRNCS platformsASR 920TCP/IPNetwork commissioningDocumentation
03 / Homelab
An infrastructure playground with real services.
The lab is designed around secure access, clear service boundaries and repeatable troubleshooting rather than simply running as many applications as possible.
Select a node to see what it does.
04 / Projects
Selected infrastructure work
01Network / Hosting
Secure public hosting
This portfolio is published through the homelab using Cloudflare Tunnel and Nginx.
02Network
Private remote access
Encrypted access to internal services without exposing them publicly.
03Network / Systems
Local DNS platform
Filtering, request visibility and local network experimentation through Pi-hole.
04Hosting / Systems
Linux service platform
A stable Ubuntu base for hosting, storage, networking and remote administration.
05Network / Hosting
Service routing
Clear hostname routing and centralised access control for internal web services.
06Systems
Storage resilience
Multi-disk storage designed around availability, recovery and expansion.
05 / Skills
Professional foundations, tested through projects.
Click a category to expand the areas I currently work with and continue developing.
Current focus
Networking
Working knowledge developed through implementation work and practical troubleshooting across professional and home environments.
06 / Journey
From learning the fundamentals to implementing live networks.
QQI networking studies
Built fundamentals across hardware, operating systems, virtualisation, routing, switching and network security.
Vodafone network apprenticeship
Combined structured study with practical exposure to planning, staging, implementation and project delivery.
Implementation Engineer, Vodafone
Working full-time on network implementation, commissioning, troubleshooting and delivery.
Homelab engineering
Continuing to build practical experience in Linux, secure access, DNS, hosting and automation.
07 / Contact
Let’s talk networking, infrastructure or homelabs.
Send a general enquiry through this site. The message is passed to a private Discord channel by a small API running in my homelab.
Portfolio→Contact API→Private Discord