Kikandi Safari Isaac / IT & OT network engineer

Infrastructure with care.

I work across network engineering, systems, security, and software in environments where continuity matters.

Braided network cables arranged in an infrastructure rack — Network systemsOperations and topology

Practical engineering for networks people depend on.

More than five years supporting IT/OT and institutional environments, from switching, fiber, and wireless to access control, observability, and systems administration.

Selected work

Independent tools and web projects informed by day-to-day infrastructure practice.

Network operations software

NetOps Platform

A local-first console for inventory, topology, diagnostics, path inspection, and guarded device changes, driven by one policy core.

Network diagnostics workspace with a laptop, switches, cabling, and topology notes

Codebase: About 18K lines of Python
Registry: 90+ discoverable commands
Coverage: 227 test functions
Interfaces: CLI / Textual TUI / WebUI

Guarded changes

A six-gate write policy requires preview, backup, exact confirmation, verification, audit, and a rollback path.

Versioned contracts

Typed, JSON Schema-backed contracts keep results, observations, plugins, and device drivers explicit at every boundary.

Provenance-aware state

SQLite ingest preserves field sources, protects richer records from sparse updates, and quarantines invalid data.

Python / Textual / SQLite / Vue 3 / Vite / Tailwind CSS

Network architecture workspace with a laptop, switch, and topology diagrams

Engineering discipline platform

GURUnet

A cross-platform practice system that generates daily technical challenges, applies a transparent five-axis rubric, and tracks deliberate growth across nine engineering disciplines.

Next.js / Expo / Tauri
PostgreSQL / Prisma
6 shared packages

gurunet.uk

Local-first progress PWA

Echoe

A calm milestone and habit tracker that measures invested time, works fully offline, and supports private collaboration without a public directory or feed.

Next.js / React
IndexedDB / PostgreSQL
Capability-based sharing

echoe.gurunet.uk

Areas of practice

A working range built through operational responsibility.

Networks and IT/OT

Switching, routing, VLAN segmentation, fiber and radio links, wireless, and operational continuity.

Security and access

Firewalls, VPN, network access control, 802.1X, identity, and practical infrastructure security.

Systems and visibility

Linux and Windows services, virtualization, monitoring, logging, and incident response.

Software and documentation

Operational tooling, clear interfaces, network diagrams, and documentation that stays useful.

Kikandi Safari Isaac, working as Zaneon.

I am an IT/OT network engineer with experience across mining and education environments. My work spans network operations, systems, infrastructure security, observability, and software tooling.

Current focus: IT/OT network engineering
Education: MSc Applied Computer Science, Cybersecurity
Credentials: CCNA / ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity
Languages: English / French / Swahili

Contact

For network engineering, infrastructure tooling, or considered web work.

[email protected]