Routine Task Automation

Every network has routine changes that eat up time and introduce human error. Manually provisioning VLANs, tweaking port configs, or applying ACLs across dozens of devices isn’t engineering — it’s grunt work. I eliminate that overhead by building task-specific automations with rollback safety baked in.

My Approach

• VLAN Provisioning – scripted workflows to create VLANs consistently across switches, validate propagation, and confirm end-to-end connectivity.

• Port Configuration – playbooks for enabling/disabling ports, setting speed/duplex, or applying access configs with pre/post validation.

• ACL Management – templated ACLs pushed via automation with automatic diffs before commit.

• Template-Driven Rollouts – JSON/YAML templates define standard configs so changes are uniform across the network.

• Rollback Routines – every task captures before/after state and can revert if validation fails.

Advancing Further

I continue to expand methodology toward:

• Dynamic Templates – parameterized configs that adapt to device models and OS versions.

• Change Windows Automation – scheduled, batched rollouts aligned with maintenance windows.

• Compliance Enforcement – automatically checking that configs match golden standards post-change.

Why It Matters

Engineers should focus on solving problems, not typing the same commands all day. By automating routine tasks with safety nets, I cut errors, save time, and free myself (and others) to do actual engineering.