Kastriot Azizi
Gjilan
Summary
Network professional with hands-on experience deploying and supporting Cisco Meraki network infrastructures, including MX firewalls, MS switches, and MR wireless access points. Skilled in network configuration, VLAN segmentation, firewall policy management, VPN deployment, and enterprise network troubleshooting. Experienced in migrating multi-vendor firewall environments (SonicWall, Fortinet, Cisco) to Cisco Meraki platforms while ensuring seamless transitions and minimal downtime. Completed training in Cisco CCNA and Cisco CyberOps Associate programs, with a strong focus on delivering reliable network solutions and providing effective technical support to customers and internal teams.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Junior Network Engineer
Mikkena Global J.S.C
Prishtinë, Kosovo
01.2025 - Current
- Pre-configured and deployed Cisco Meraki MX firewalls, MS switches, and MR access points based on customer network design requirements.
- Assisted customers through email, phone calls, and online meetings to provide technical guidance and resolve networking issues.
- Managed approximately 30 incoming calls, emails and online meetings per day from customers.'
- Designed and implemented stateful firewall policies, access control lists (ACLs), NAT rules, and port forwarding configurations.
- Migrated customer networks from SonicWall, Fortinet (FortiGate), and Cisco firewall/router platforms to Cisco Meraki infrastructure.
- Configured site-to-site VPN tunnels to securely connect branch locations and remote networks.
- Implemented VLAN segmentation and IP addressing schemes to support scalable and secure network environments.
- Performed network diagnostics and troubleshooting using the Meraki Dashboard to resolve connectivity and performance issues.
- Supported deployment planning by assisting with access point distribution, switch topology design, and network optimization.
- Assisted in designing low-level network configurations (LLD) for customer deployments including VLANs, firewall rules, and switch configurations.
- Validated and tested network configurations prior to deployment to ensure reliability and security.
- Collaborated with engineering teams to analyze customer requirements and recommend Cisco Meraki solutions.
Education
Computer Science
UBT
Prishtinë, Kosovo2026
Skills
- Networking
- Salesforce
- Customer Technical Support
- Network Design & Architecture
- Routing & Switching
- VLAN Configuration & Network Segmentation
- Network Troubleshooting
- Security & Firewalls
- Stateful Firewall Configuration
- VPN Deployment (Site-to-Site)
- Access Control Lists (ACLs)
- NAT & Port Forwarding
- Network Access Control
- Cisco & Platforms
- Cisco Meraki (MX, MS, MR)
- Meraki Dashboard
- Multi-Vendor Firewall Migration
- Network Device Pre-Configuration
- Microsoft Excel
- Network Documentation
- Technical Troubleshooting
- Remote Diagnostics
Certification
- Cisco CCNA – Training Completed (2024)
- Cisco CyberOps Associate – Training Completed (2024)
Languages
Albanian
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
German
Limited Working
Timeline
Junior Network Engineer
Mikkena Global J.S.C
01.2025 - Current
Computer Science
UBT