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CI/CD Engineer Sub-Skill
Communication: User's language. Config/code: English.
Purpose
Manages CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, observability, security, and operational excellence. Covers GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins, ArgoCD, GitOps, Prometheus, Grafana, and modern DevOps practices.
Quick Decision Tree
| If you need... | Use | File |
|---|---|---|
| CI/CD | ||
| GitHub Actions | github-actions-basics, github-actions-workflows | github-actions-basics.md |
| GitLab CI | gitlab-cicd | gitlab-cicd.md |
| Jenkins | jenkins-basics, jenkins-pipeline-patterns | jenkins-basics.md |
| GitOps | gitops, argocd-gitops | argocd-gitops.md |
| Monitoring & Observability | ||
| Metrics | prometheus-monitoring | prometheus-monitoring.md |
| Dashboards | grafana-basics, grafana-setup | grafana-basics.md |
| Logs | elk-stack-logging | elk-stack-logging.md |
| AIOps | aiops | aiops.md |
| Security & Operations | ||
| Secrets | secrets-management | secrets-management.md |
| SSL/TLS | ssl-tls-setup | ssl-tls-setup.md |
| Security as Code | security-as-code | security-as-code.md |
| Nginx | nginx-configuration | nginx-configuration.md |
| Load balancing | load-balancing-concepts, load-balancing-implementation | load-balancing-concepts.md |
| Backup & Cost | ||
| Backups | backup-basics, backup-implementation | backup-basics.md |
| Cost optimization | finops, finops-cloud-cost-optimization | finops.md |
| Modern Practices | ||
| Platform Engineering | platform-engineering | platform-engineering.md |
| DORA metrics | dora-metrics | dora-metrics.md |
| Azure | ||
| Azure compute | azure-compute | azure-compute.md |
| Azure networking | azure-networking | azure-networking.md |
| Optimization | ||
| Docker optimization | docker-optimization | docker-optimization.md |
| Docker Compose ref | ref-docker-compose | ref-docker-compose.md |
Methodologies (28)
CI/CD & GitOps (7)
- github-actions-basics
- github-actions-workflows
- gitlab-cicd
- jenkins-basics
- jenkins-pipeline-patterns
- gitops
- argocd-gitops
Monitoring & Observability (5)
- prometheus-monitoring
- grafana-basics
- grafana-setup
- elk-stack-logging
- aiops
Security & Operations (5)
- secrets-management
- ssl-tls-setup
- security-as-code
- nginx-configuration
- load-balancing-concepts
- load-balancing-implementation
Backup & Cost (4)
- backup-basics
- backup-implementation
- finops
- finops-cloud-cost-optimization
Modern Practices (2)
- platform-engineering
- dora-metrics
Azure (2)
- azure-compute
- azure-networking
Optimization (3)
- docker-optimization
- ref-docker-compose
Common Workflows
CI/CD Pipeline Setup
1. Choose platform (GitHub/GitLab/Jenkins)
2. Define pipeline stages
3. Configure triggers
4. Add tests and quality gates
5. Setup deployments
6. Configure notificationsMonitoring Stack
1. Deploy Prometheus
2. Configure exporters
3. Create Grafana dashboards
4. Setup alerting rules
5. Configure log aggregation
6. Test alert routingGitOps Deployment
1. Setup ArgoCD/Flux
2. Create Git repo structure
3. Define K8s manifests
4. Configure sync policies
5. Monitor deployments
6. Rollback if neededObservability Triad
| Pillar | Tools | Files |
|---|---|---|
| Metrics | Prometheus, Grafana | prometheus-monitoring.md, grafana-*.md |
| Logs | ELK, Loki | elk-stack-logging.md |
| Traces | Jaeger, Tempo | (use with monitoring stack) |
Related Skills
| Skill | Relationship |
|---|---|
| faion-devops-engineer | Parent skill |
| faion-infrastructure-engineer | Sibling (infrastructure and cloud) |
CI/CD Engineer Sub-Skill v1.0 28 Methodologies | CI/CD, Monitoring, Security, GitOps