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Piyush Malik

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Piyush Malik

Worked on the ansible-collections/cisco.ios repository, focusing on reliability and maintainability for Cisco IOS network automation modules. Delivered a critical crash fix for static route gathering with BFD, improved IPv6 ACL remark command generation, and aligned integration tests to reduce CI discrepancies. Enhanced documentation accuracy and ensured that module examples reflected current parameter names, supporting smoother onboarding and user workflows. Applied Python and YAML for module development and scripting, leveraging Ansible for automation and CI/CD practices. Emphasized robust unit and integration testing, resulting in more stable runtime behavior and improved test coverage across key network automation scenarios.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

25%Features

Repository Contributions

5Total
Bugs
3
Commits
5
Features
1
Lines of code
262,067
Activity Months3

Work History

May 2026

2 Commits

May 1, 2026

In May 2026, the Cisco IOS Ansible collection delivered a critical IPv6 ACL remark fix and strengthened test stability, focusing on business value and reliable network automation. The changes improved command accuracy, test reliability, and overall module quality for IPv6 ACL management.

April 2026

2 Commits • 1 Features

Apr 1, 2026

April 2026 monthly summary for ansible-collections/cisco.ios: Focused on delivering CI-aligned quality improvements and documentation accuracy, with two concrete outcomes: a sanity-ignore enhancement for ansible-core 2.22 and a documentation-driven fix to ios_bgp_global examples. All changes were validated through unit tests and CI gates, contributing to more reliable user workflows and smoother onboarding for contributors.

March 2026

1 Commits

Mar 1, 2026

March 2026: Delivered a critical crash fix in IOS static routes gathering and strengthened test coverage for BFD-related scenarios in ansible-collections/cisco.ios. The changes improve runtime stability and reduce operator troubleshooting.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness100.0%
Maintainability88.0%
Architecture88.0%
Performance88.0%
AI Usage20.0%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

PythonYAML

Technical Skills

AnsibleAnsible module developmentCI/CDDevOpsPythonPython scriptingYAML configurationdocumentationintegration testingnetwork automationnetwork programmingunit testing

Repositories Contributed To

1 repo

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ansible-collections/cisco.ios

Mar 2026 May 2026
3 Months active

Languages Used

PythonYAML

Technical Skills

Pythonnetwork automationunit testingAnsibleAnsible module developmentCI/CD