CI/CD Pipeline Design: Stages, Jobs, and Parallel Execution
Design CI/CD pipelines that are fast, reliable, and maintainable using parallel jobs, caching strategies, and proper stage orchestration.
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Developing Helm Charts: Templates, Values, and Testing
Create production-ready Helm charts with Go templates, custom value schemas, and testing using Helm unittest and ct.
Docker Networking: From Bridge to Overlay
Master Docker's networking models—bridge, host, overlay, and macvlan—for connecting containers across hosts and distributed applications.
Docker Volumes: Persisting Data Across Container Lifecycles
Understand how to use Docker volumes and bind mounts to persist data, share files between containers, and manage stateful applications.
GCP Core Services: GCE, GKE, Cloud Storage, BigQuery
Master essential Google Cloud Platform services for containerized and serverless workloads—GCE, GKE, Cloud Storage, and serverless options.
GitOps: Declarative Deployments with ArgoCD and Flux
Implement GitOps for declarative, auditable infrastructure and application deployments using ArgoCD or Flux as your deployment operator.
Helm Repository Management: ChartMuseum and Harbor
Set up and manage private Helm chart repositories using ChartMuseum and Harbor, plus best practices for working with public chart repositories.
Helm Versioning and Rollback: Managing Application Releases
Master Helm release management—revision history, automated rollbacks, rollback strategies, and handling failed releases gracefully.
IaC Module Design: Reusable and Composable Infrastructure
Design Terraform modules that are reusable, composable, and maintainable—versioning, documentation, and publish patterns for infrastructure building blocks.
IaC State Management: Remote Backends and Team Collaboration
Manage Terraform/OpenTofu state securely with remote backends, state locking, and strategies for team collaboration without state conflicts.