Routing, security, wireless, traffic — certified in each.
The whole ten-year record behind these credentials is open on this page — every sitting since 2016, every score, the dips included. I earned each under live exam conditions and renewed all seven together in May 2025.
Seven of MikroTik's ten certifications, 94% average — each held and renewed. Fewer than 1,000 engineers worldwide hold the security cert (MTCSE) alone.
Each credential below covers a different domain of RouterOS (MikroTik's network OS), and you can verify every one.
Routing & Traffic
OSPF multi-area, BGP, VPN tunnels, routing filters, VRF — the protocol stack that keeps packets moving when topology changes.
Keeps traffic moving when the topology changes — no maintenance window.
Packet classification, QoS, queue trees, bandwidth management — the mechanics that keep traffic prioritized and bandwidth distributed under load.
Under load, priority traffic stays fast and the rest shares bandwidth fairly.
Security & Access
98% security score. Firewall architecture, IPsec VPN, certificate management, attack mitigation — each layer tested under exam conditions.
The firewall, the tunnels, and the keys — hardened under one design.
Authentication and access control: PPPoE, HotSpot, User Manager, RADIUS integration — subscriber identity, session policy, and bandwidth allocation on one platform.
Every subscriber authenticated, shaped, and accounted for on one platform.
Wireless & IPv6
802.11 from RF planning and spectral survey to CAPsMAN central management, fast roaming, and access-list control.
Enterprise wireless run as managed infrastructure, not a pile of access points.
DHCPv6, SLAAC, prefix delegation, and transition tunnels — dual-stack designed so IPv4 reachability never breaks.
Dual-stack from planning to production — IPv4 reachability intact.
Nothing here asks for your trust.
Every sitting since 2016 is on the record, dips included, and I renewed all seven together in May 2025. Few engineers publish their full exam history.
You’re hiring the system behind the badges.
Cross-Domain Combinations
Certification combinations deliver capabilities no single cert provides.
Two combinations, to make the point. The whole cross-domain picture — every capability ranked by how deeply I run it — lives on the expertise map.
Market Context
Global certification rarity and the Russian freeze.
Since spring 2022, MikroTik (Latvia-based EU company) froze all certification activities for Russia-based engineers. Existing certifications expired without renewal. Most engineers in that market now hold expired, unrenewable credentials.
Deeper market context
Russia was MikroTik's fastest-growing certification market until spring 2022. The freeze permanently locked thousands of engineers out of the certification track. Expired certifications cannot be renewed.
This creates a certification arbitrage: engineers who relocated outside Russia (or were never Russia-based) can continue certifying while the largest talent pool cannot. I renewed in Bangkok while Russia-based peers were locked out.
MikroTik certifications are globally scarce. Unlike Cisco or CompTIA, MikroTik requires in-person proctored exams at authorized training centers. No online option exists, which keeps the global certified count low.
Frequently Asked Questions
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10 years, 4 cycles, 3 countries.
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Difficulty: Hardest MikroTik certification
Rarity: ~150–300 valid holders globally
35–55% pass rate. Requires MTCNA + MTCRE. Highest-level MikroTik routing certification.
Difficulty: Specialist
Rarity: ~500–1,000 valid holders globally
Layer 2 switching: VLANs, STP, MLAG. Bridge domain mastery.
Difficulty: Advanced specialist
Rarity: ~200–500 valid holders globally
Enterprise-scale CAPsMAN, WiFi 6, high-density deployments.
Certification Portfolio
All renewed May 2025. 7 certification domains. 94% average score.
