Idir Mellaz
Automation, NetDevOps & Cloud Engineer
Agentic workflows. API-driven. Infrastructure as code.
I work on network automation platforms and orchestration pipelines that eliminate manual operations at scale.
Currently contributing to iAF (Iliad Automation Framework) — an internal SMO platform that automates
network equipment deployment operations end-to-end, at scale.
My stack is Python-first, API-driven, and GitOps-native: Prefect 3.x for workflow orchestration,
FastAPI / Flask for internal service APIs, SQLAlchemy 2.0 + PostgreSQL for state management,
Docker + Kubernetes for deployment, and Ansible + Terraform for infrastructure.
I run my own bare-metal Proxmox data center — from storage clusters to CI/CD pipelines, everything is automated.
Workflow Orchestration
Prefect 3.x, flow/task design, deployments, work pools, Docker workers
API Development
FastAPI, Flask, REST design, Pydantic v2, subscription lifecycle APIs
Programming
Python 3.12+, Bash, type-safe code, SQLAlchemy 2.0, async patterns
CI/CD & GitOps
GitLab CI, Docker build pipelines, image tagging, automated deployments
Containers & Orchestration
Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, multi-stage builds, work pool workers
Infrastructure as Code
Ansible, Terraform, Proxmox, automated provisioning
Databases
PostgreSQL, SQLAlchemy 2.0, GeoAlchemy2, Alembic migrations, spatial queries
Monitoring & Observability
Prometheus, Grafana, InfluxDB, OpenSearch, structured logging
System Administration
Linux (Debian/Ubuntu/RHEL), Proxmox VE, Ceph, ZFS, bare-metal ops
Network Automation Engineer – iAF
Free Mobile / Iliad Group- Contributing to iAF (Iliad Automation Framework), an internal Service Management & Orchestration platform automating network equipment deployment operations at scale
- Developing and maintaining orchestration workflows and APIs that automate eligibility checks, provisioning, and lifecycle management across the network
- Shipping features, fixing production incidents, and ensuring platform reliability through CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments
- Translating business and operational requirements into automated decision logic, reducing manual interventions by field teams
- Designing and integrating internal service APIs that coordinate multiple systems and teams across the deployment chain
- Owning end-to-end delivery: from feature design and code review to production monitoring and incident resolution
NetDevOps Engineer – E2E Performance Team
Free Mobile / Iliad Group- 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
QoS Performance & Optimization Consultant
Bouygues Telecom- Identified daily performance degradations and initiated corrective actions
- Optimized the operation of new sites and technologies (LTE/5G)
- Tested and deployed new LTE/5G features
- Monitored and analyzed quality indicators (KPIs)
- Wrote technical instructions and interface matrices with other entities
Master's Thesis – 5G RAN Energy Optimization
Orange (OLN/TGI)- Analyzed and proposed solutions to reduce 5G RAN energy consumption
- Conducted comparative benchmarks of 5G solutions across manufacturers
- Developed Green_RAN_App, a benchmarking tool (PHP/MySQL/HTML/CSS/JS)
- Participated in test campaigns for new 5G products
Master's Degree in ISECOM
INSA Hauts-de-France, Valenciennes
5G Program
Institut Mines-Télécom
Bachelor's Degree in EEEA
University of Lille
Workflow Automation
Building production orchestration platforms that replace manual ops — from eligibility algorithms to end-to-end provisioning pipelines.
Self-Hosted Infrastructure
I run my own data center on Proxmox VE — KVM VMs, LXC containers, Ceph storage, fully automated deployments from bare metal up.
Engineering Craft
Clean APIs, type-safe Python, CI/CD pipelines, and production-grade code. Obsessed with making systems predictable and observable.
Open Source
Strong advocate for open-source tools and shared knowledge. Transparency and community drive better engineering.