GitOps Practices

Understands GitOps concept: Git as single source of truth for infrastructure and deployment, pull-based deployment model. Knows basic tools: ArgoCD, Flux. Understands the difference from push-based CI/CD (Jenkins, GitLab CI).

Understands GitOps for infrastructure: knows how Terraform/Pulumi state is managed through Git, understands declarative infrastructure management. Can commit infrastructure changes to Git and observe automatic application.

Understands GitOps as a platform pattern: knows how the platform can provide GitOps-as-a-service for development teams. Can work with ArgoCD/Flux at the Application resource creation level.

Implements GitOps workflow: configures ArgoCD/Flux for automatic synchronization of Kubernetes manifests from Git, organizes Git repository structure (app-of-apps, monorepo vs multi-repo), manages secrets through Sealed Secrets or External Secrets Operator.

Implements GitOps for infrastructure: configures Atlantis/Spacelift for automated Terraform apply from PRs, organizes Terraform modules in Git with versioning, manages infrastructure secrets through Vault integration. Ensures plan review workflow before apply.

Builds GitOps platform: configures ArgoCD in multi-tenant mode with per-team RBAC, creates ApplicationSets for automated onboarding, implements template repositories for standardized deployment configs. Configures notification system for sync failures.

Designs GitOps architecture: defines multi-environment promotion strategy (dev → staging → prod through Git), configures progressive delivery (canary/blue-green) through Argo Rollouts, implements drift detection and auto-remediation. Designs RBAC for GitOps with team-scoped access.

Designs infrastructure GitOps: configures Crossplane for Kubernetes-native infrastructure management, implements drift detection and reconciliation for infrastructure state. Designs multi-account/multi-region infrastructure through GitOps with proper state management.

Designs enterprise GitOps platform: implements multi-cluster management through ArgoCD, configures hub-spoke topology for fleet management, designs self-service developer portal for GitOps. Integrates GitOps with platform toolchain: secrets, networking, policies.

Standardizes GitOps for the organization: defines repository strategy and branching model for GitOps repos, creates templates for standardized deployments, implements GitOps compliance (audit trail, change approval). Trains teams on GitOps practices.

Standardizes infrastructure-as-code through GitOps: defines repository structure and module strategy, creates infrastructure scaffolding tools, implements policy compliance in infrastructure PR review. Designs infrastructure change management process.

Standardizes GitOps at platform level: defines platform team's GitOps workflow for infrastructure changes, creates golden path templates, designs policy-as-code enforcement via OPA/Kyverno integrated into GitOps. Ensures platform self-healing through GitOps reconciliation.

Shapes enterprise GitOps strategy: designs multi-cluster GitOps with ArgoCD for fleet management, defines governance for GitOps across organizational boundaries. Influences industry practices through GitOps maturity model and best practices.

Shapes enterprise infrastructure GitOps: designs unified infrastructure management through Git for multi-cloud, defines governance for infrastructure changes. Influences infrastructure-as-code ecosystem development: Crossplane, Terraform, Pulumi integration with GitOps.

Shapes enterprise platform strategy through GitOps: designs platform-of-platforms architecture with GitOps at core, defines standards for cross-team infrastructure management. Influences GitOps ecosystem: contributions to ArgoCD, Flux, Crossplane for platform engineering use cases.