
Idir Mellaz
NetDevOps Engineer | Network Automation & Orchestration
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
NetDevOps Engineer | Network Automation & Orchestration | Agentic AI Automation, NetDevOps & Cloud Engineer building API-driven, IaC-powered agentic systems for telecom and cloud environments. I design and operate network automation platforms and orchestration pipelines that eliminate manual operations at scale. Currently contributing to iAF (Iliad Automation Framework), an internal SMO platform automating end-to-end network equipment deployment across large-scale infrastructures. My work sits at the intersection of NetDevOps, Cloud, and Agentic AI: moving from static automation to autonomous, context-aware systems that detect, decide, and act. I build agentic workflows integrating observability, policy-as-code, and API-driven orchestration for scalable, self-healing operations. I publish technical content on Agentic AI, DevOps, and AI-native infrastructure systems: https://idir-mellaz.fr/ Key topics: • Agentic AI in DevOps and autonomous system design • Context engineering for LLM systems beyond RAG • AI-driven orchestration for cloud-native infrastructure • Evolution of NetDevOps toward intelligent automation Stack: Python-first, API-driven, GitOps-native. Prefect for workflow orchestration, FastAPI/Flask for APIs, PostgreSQL + SQLAlchemy for state, Docker & Kubernetes for deployment, Ansible & Terraform for infrastructure automation. At Free, I deliver production-grade automation systems: designing orchestration workflows, integrating APIs, building deployment pipelines, and ensuring reliability via CI/CD and observability. I translate operational constraints into deterministic automation logic reducing manual intervention and improving resilience. Previously, I worked on RAN performance & optimization at Bouygues Telecom and Orange, focusing on telecom KPIs, network behavior, and large-scale performance analysis. Core competencies: • Network Automation & Orchestration (Prefect, event-driven workflows) • Agentic AI systems & autonomous infrastructure design • API Design & Integration (FastAPI, Flask, REST, Pydantic) • Infrastructure as Code (Ansible, Terraform, Proxmox) • CI/CD & GitOps (GitLab CI pipelines) • Containers & Cloud Native (Docker, Kubernetes, Helm) • Observability (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenSearch) • High-performance networking & traffic analysis (DPDK) I operate a self-hosted bare-metal lab (Proxmox, Ceph, ZFS) where compute, storage, and CI/CD are fully automated with production-grade principles. Focus: building autonomous, scalable, observable systems where infrastructure behaves like software-and increasingly like agents.
Work experience
NetDevOps Engineer
Free - Groupe iliad
Nov 2022 - Present
4 years
Paris, France
• Implemented alerting and monitoring solutions for RANsharing using Grafana, MySQL, and Docker. • Automated Drive Test report analysis for inter-operator benchmarking (Python). • Developed TEASSD, an IP troubleshooting tool based on BBR & CUBIC algorithms (Bash, Python, Flask, Streamlit). • Designed a web browsing simulation tool generating PCAP files for network performance analysis, leveraging DPDK for high-speed packet capture and deep traffic inspection. • Built Core Web Vitals analysis pipelines using Selenium and Chrome Performance APIs Integrated Grafana and InfluxDB for real-time visualization of network performance trends. • Validated and deployed new software on network nodes (Debian-based Linux). • Collaborated with partners (Nokia, nPerf, OpenSignal) for incident follow-up and software validation.
RAN performance and optimization Engineer
Bouygues Telecom
Dec 2020 - Dec 2022
2 years 1 month
78140 Vélizy-Villacoublay, France
QoS-QoE Engineer for Bouygues Telecom - DAVIDSON Consulting - Monitoring and analysis of quality indicators (KPIs). - Identifying daily performance degradations and initiating corrective or improvement actions. - Handling open incidents related to Radio issues (Coverage / KPI degradation for Voice & Data, across all technologies 2G/3G/4G & 5G). - Managing inter-vendor neighbor relations (HUA/ERC). - Proposing physical optimization solutions for coverage issues due to CROZON/NewDeal projects or radio site dismantling. - Conducting specific technical studies to enhance voice and data service quality for 3G/4G/5G. - Drafting technical instructions, including the interfacing matrix with other Bouygues entities. - Participating in major incident cell meetings to resolve mass complaints. - Testing and deploying new LTE/5G features. - Providing radio expertise on network parameterization and functionalities.
5G Green RAN & Benchmark
Orange
Feb 2020 - Dec 2020
11 months
92320 Châtillon, France
5G RAN power consumption measurement, modeling, and optimization: - Analyze and propose solutions to reduce the energy consumption of 5G mobile access networks. - Study the 5G portfolio of industrial partners to reduce energy consumption in mobile access networks (products, functionalities, and energy management rules). - Conduct a comparative analysis (benchmark) of solutions/products from different 5G vendors. - Model the energy impact on Orange networks with the introduction of 5G. - Participate in testing campaigns for new 5G products/solutions.
Software Engineer Internship
Transalley
Feb 2019 - Jul 2019
6 months
59300 Valenciennes, France
Master's degree internship at the Transalley technopole for innovative and sustainable mobilities: Development of an embedded system based on an Android application 'SmartPark' for traffic management: - Parking Management Server (PMS): Monitor all parking spaces and manage user counting. - IoT Hardware Platform: Connect parking spaces to PMS and detect vehicle presence or absence. - Mobile App: Provide a user-friendly interface to help drivers find parking spaces. Technical Environment: Java/Atmega32/Android Studio/C, C++/Firebase/SQLite/Sensors"
Education
University of Lille 1 Sciences and Technology
Licence, Ingénierie électrique et électronique
INSA Hauts-de-France
Master ISECOM, Embedded Systems Engineering and Mobile Communications
Licenses & certifications
Tavily Web Search API Certification
Issued: May 2026
Introduction to Retrieval Augmented Generation
Issued: Apr 2026
Al Fluency Framework & Foundations
Issued: Mar 2026
Building with the Claude API
Issued: Mar 2026
Claude Code in Action
Issued: Mar 2026
Introduction to Model Context Protocol
Issued: Mar 2026
Model Context Protocol: Advanced Topics
Issued: Mar 2026
LFS261: DevOps and SRE - Implementing Continuous Delivery
Issued: Jan 2025
LFS258: Kubernetes Fundamentals
Issued: Oct 2024
Securing Projects with OpenSSF Scorecard
Issued: Jul 2024
Green Software for Practitioners
Issued: Jun 2024
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
Issued: Apr 2024
5G General Network Planning and Optimisation - Expert
Issued: Jan 2024
LFS207: Linux System Administration Essentials
Issued: Oct 2023
LFS162: Introduction to DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering
Issued: Oct 2023
Containers Fundamentals
Issued: Jun 2023
OpenStack and NFV (TelcoCloud)
Issued: Jun 2023
NDG Linux Unhatched
Issued: May 2023
LFS203: Linux for Cloud Technicians Essentials
Issued: May 2023
5G General Network Planning and Optimisation - Expert
Issued: Apr 2023
Administration système Linux
Issued: Apr 2023
HCIA-5G V1.0
Issued: Oct 2021
EPC Network
Issued: Oct 2021
Python Essentials 1
Issued: Oct 2021
Python Essentials 2
Issued: Oct 2021
O-RAN: The 5G Path Forward
Issued: Sep 2020
Understanding 5G Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS)
Issued: Sep 2020