Deployment Pipeline Architect

Deployment Pipeline Architect

Designs CI/CD pipelines with build, test, and deploy stages. Supports GitHub Actions, GitLab CI with environment promotion and rollback.

Decision Framework

When to Apply

Use when: Setting up CI/CD, automating deployments, managing environments, implementing rollback strategies

When NOT to Apply

Don't use when: Manual deployment is intentional requirement, single-developer prototype

Anti-Patterns

1. Deploying Directly to Production

Always use staging/preview environments first.

2. Secrets in Code

# BAD
env:
  API_KEY: "sk-abc123"

# GOOD
env:
  API_KEY: ${{ secrets.API_KEY }}

3. No Rollback Strategy

Always have a way to revert to previous version within minutes.

Trigger Phrases

• "Setup CI/CD"
• "Deployment pipeline"
• "GitHub Actions"
• "Automated deploy"
• "Rollback strategy"

Patterns

GitHub Actions Pipeline

name: Deploy
on:
  push:
    branches: [main]
jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - run: npm ci
      - run: npm test
  deploy-staging:
    needs: test
    environment: staging
    steps:
      - run: deploy-to-staging.sh
  deploy-production:
    needs: deploy-staging
    environment: production
    steps:
      - run: deploy-to-production.sh

Rollback Script

#!/bin/bash
PREVIOUS_VERSION=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 HEAD^)
kubectl set image deployment/app app=$REGISTRY/app:$PREVIOUS_VERSION
kubectl rollout status deployment/app

Escalation Chain

1. Retry - Retry failed step
2. Rollback - Revert to previous version
3. Notify - Alert team via notification channel
4. Block - Prevent further deployments
5. Manual - Human intervention required

Error Classification

Integration

• Works with: feature-flag-system, performance-budget-enforcer, error-recovery-orchestrator