Rodion D.
About Rodion D.
Rodion D. serves as the Net Ops Automation Team Lead at RingCentral, where he has worked since 2021. He has a background in network engineering and automation, with experience in developing custom plugins and automation systems.
Work at RingCentral
Rodion D. has been serving as the NetOps Automation Team Lead at RingCentral since 2021. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing automation initiatives within the Network Operations team. His work focuses on enhancing operational efficiency through the development of custom plugins for NetBox and the implementation of automation tools. Prior to this position, he worked as a Network Engineer at RingCentral from 2019 to 2021, where he contributed to various network management projects.
Education and Expertise
Rodion D. holds an Engineer's degree in Telecommunications from Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in Vladivostok, where he studied from 2009 to 2014. In 2022, he furthered his education by completing a Middle Python Developer course at Yandex Practicum, which lasted for seven months. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in network operations and automation.
Background in Network Engineering
Before joining RingCentral, Rodion D. worked as a NOC Engineer at Huawei Technologies from 2014 to 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. This experience contributed to his understanding of network operations and support. His career in network engineering has been marked by a focus on automation and operational efficiency.
Technical Skills and Projects
Rodion D. has developed a range of technical skills in network automation and software development. He creates APIs and CLI tools using frameworks such as Django, DRF, Flask, and FastAPI. His projects include leading the migration of IPAM/DCIM inventory systems, creating a firewall automation system, and developing a custom inventory system for large-scale network infrastructure. He also implements a unified configuration compliance workflow for device configuration validation.
Automation Infrastructure and Tools
In his role, Rodion D. deploys and maintains automation infrastructure utilizing various technologies, including Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, GitLab, and Jenkins. He supports automation tools like Ansible and AWX, which are integral to streamlining network operations and enhancing system performance. His work involves refactoring legacy code written in Python and JavaScript to improve maintainability.