Automated more than 10 business and operational workflows
Used Python, Ansible, Bash, NetBox, and GitLab CI/CD to reduce repetitive manual work and make recurring infrastructure tasks more consistent.
Network Engineer / NetDevOps
Dmitry
Ovchinnikov
I design, operate, and automate secure network infrastructure across distributed data centers and cloud environments.
My work combines routing and switching, data-center networking, security, observability, and infrastructure automation with Python, Ansible, NetBox, and GitLab CI/CD.
4+years in network engineering
5distributed data centers
10+business workflows automated
99.95%infrastructure availability target
Selected impact
Work measured by operational outcomes.
Built a centralized network automation system for five data centers
Connected source-of-truth data, version-controlled changes, review stages, and repeatable deployment workflows for network equipment management.
Created internal reliability and visibility tooling
Developed backup and recovery automation and implemented traffic-analysis workflows using IPFIX, Akvorado, and ClickHouse.
Experience
Networking, DevOps, and technical education.
Network Engineer
Current role- Operate and develop mission-critical network infrastructure across five geographically distributed data centers with a 99.999% availability target.
- Design and maintain routing with BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP, route policies, redundancy, and inter-site connectivity.
- Support Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Huawei, S-Terra, UserGate, Eltex, and other network and security platforms.
- Implement EVPN/VXLAN, VRFs, VLAN segmentation, MC-LAG, LACP, firewalls, ACLs, NAT, IPsec, and secure remote access.
- Automated 10+ business and operational tasks and built a network automation system covering equipment across five data centers.
- Develop and operate monitoring, logging, backup, recovery, and traffic-visibility tooling.
DevOps Engineer
- Supported airline web platforms, including monitoring, updates, incident response, and troubleshooting.
- Deployed and maintained multi-cloud applications in Yandex Cloud and Selectel.
- Worked with Grafana, Prometheus, custom exporters, Wazuh SIEM, routing, tunneling, ACLs, and NGFW policies.
Information Technology Instructor
- Taught Linux-based network operating systems, computer networks, and network architecture and design.
- Developed curricula, teaching materials, and practical assignments for network and systems administration programs.
Selected work
Projects connecting network engineering with software practices.
Network change automation
NetBox · GitLab CI/CD · AnsibleSource-of-truth data is transformed into reviewed, repeatable network changes and deployment jobs.
Traffic visibility platform
IPFIX · Akvorado · ClickHouseFlow data provides visibility into source and destination relationships, application traffic, and network usage.
Backup and recovery tooling
Python · Ansible · Bash · NGINXAn internal platform standardizes infrastructure backup, recovery, and operational procedures.
Hybrid cloud networking
BGP · IPsec · NGFW · Multi-cloudSecure connectivity between on-premises data centers and multiple cloud environments, including routing, segmentation, and resiliency.
Technical profile
Network-first expertise with production automation skills.
Routing & data center
BGP, OSPF, IS-IS, EIGRP, EVPN/VXLAN, VRF, VLAN, MC-LAG, LACP, PAgP
Security & connectivity
IPsec, Cisco AnyConnect, firewalls, ACLs, NAT, segmentation, tunneling, NGFW policies
Automation & platform
NetBox, Ansible, Python, Bash, GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, Linux
Observability & systems
Zabbix, Grafana, Prometheus, Graylog, Akvorado, Wazuh, DNS, DHCP, VMware ESXi, Proxmox
Platforms
Cisco, Juniper, Arista, Huawei, MikroTik, S-Terra, UserGate, Eltex
Engineering practice
High availability, incident response, troubleshooting, technical documentation, diagrams, and operational procedures
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Network and Systems Administration
Plekhanov Russian University of Economics · 2019–2023
Certifications
- CI/CD based on GitLab
- Information Security Fundamentals
- Network Engineer. Professional
- CCNA Routing and Switching. Network Scaling
- CCNA Routing and Switching: Routing and Switching Essentials
- Technical Support Fundamentals
- The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking
- Introduction to Packet Tracer
- Python Basics
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