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NetOps Automation Tools

Purdue ITNov 2023 – PresentOngoing

Tools & technologies

  • Python
  • Ansible

Role

NetOps Engineering Assistant, Student Team Lead

Problem

A recurring task, collecting data and formatting emails by hand, took about eight minutes each time. Follow-ups were hard to track, and routine operations such as ticket creation, reminder emails, backups, and network access control tasks were done manually.

Approach

  • Built a website that automates the data collection and email formatting.
  • Added a dashboard that tracks sent emails and flags follow-up reminders.
  • Wrote Python and Ansible scripts for ticket creation, reminder emails, backups, and network access control tasks.
  • Designed an internal bookmarks website for the student team.

Result

  • Cut the recurring task from eight minutes to 15 seconds (about 97% faster).
  • Sent emails and follow-ups are tracked in one dashboard.
  • Frequently used team links are one or two clicks away.