Ben Dews
DevOps Manager - Network Automation
Australia
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Top SchoolBen Dews is a DevOps Manager specialising in network automation with nine years’ experience driving cloud, SDN/SD‑WAN and microservices initiatives at bp. He combines hands‑on infrastructure engineering with team leadership to deliver intuitive, user‑centric automation that reduces operational friction across large, distributed environments. Progressing from network administrator to manager within the same enterprise, he brings deep practical knowledge of network design, systems administration and business-facing IT translation. Ben is passionate about serverless and automation tooling, frequently bridging engineering teams and stakeholders to turn complex requirements into repeatable, auditable processes. Based in Australia, he balances technical depth with an emphasis on developer experience and measurable operational outcomes. An engineer at heart, he still enjoys hands‑on scripting and tooling work alongside his management duties.
9 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma of ICT Networking, Diploma of ICT Networking at Swinburne University of Technology
English
Stackoverflow
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153reached
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Github Skills (97)
python10
icloud10
home-assistant10
ansible-role10
ssh10
google-home10
mqtt10
keychain10
ansible10
home-automation10
cloudflare-dns10
homekit10
iot10
documentation10
homebridge10
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
bendews/home-assistant
Mar 2019 - Jul 2020
:house_with_garden: Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first
Contributions:10 PRs, 29 pushes, 26 branches in 1 year 3 months
raspberry-pihouseprivacy-firstprivacygarden
bendews/smartthings-daikin-wifi
Jan 2018 - Jan 2019
SmartThings Device Handler for Daikin WiFi Systems
Contributions:42 commits, 1 PR, 14 pushes in 1 year
smartthingswifi
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