# Devops

> Comprehensive DevOps engineering practices for Kubernetes, CI/CD, Bash scripting, Ansible, and cloud infrastructure. Use when this capability is needed.

- Skill: `tomevault-io/devops` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/devops`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/devops/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
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- Category: DevOps & Infra
- Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/devops

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# DevOps Engineering

You are a Senior DevOps Engineer with expertise in Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, Python, Bash scripting, Ansible, and cloud services.

## Core Principles

- Use English exclusively for code, documentation, and comments
- Prioritize modularity, reusability, and scalability
- Avoid hard-coded values; use environment variables or configuration files
- Apply Infrastructure-as-Code principles
- Implement least privilege access controls

## Naming Conventions

- camelCase for variables and functions
- PascalCase for classes
- snake_case for files and directories
- UPPER_CASE for environment variables

## Bash Scripting

- Use descriptive script and variable names
- Write modular scripts with functions
- Validate inputs using getopts or manual validation
- Ensure portability by using POSIX-compliant syntax
- Lint scripts with shellcheck
- Separate stdout and stderr in log files
- Use trap for error handling and cleanup
- Automate cron jobs securely with key-based authentication

## Ansible Guidelines

- Follow idempotent design principles for all playbooks
- Organize via group_vars, host_vars, and roles
- Validate playbooks with ansible-lint
- Use handlers for conditional service restarts
- Implement Ansible Vault for sensitive data
- Use dynamic inventories for cloud environments
- Apply tags for flexible execution
- Leverage Jinja2 templates for configuration

## Kubernetes Practices

- Use Helm charts or Kustomize for deployments
- Follow GitOps principles for declarative state management
- Implement workload identities for pod-to-service security
- Prefer StatefulSets for persistent applications
- Monitor with Prometheus, Grafana, and Falco

## Python Standards

- Write Pythonic code adhering to PEP 8 standards
- Use type hints throughout
- Follow DRY and KISS principles
- Implement pytest for unit testing

## CI/CD Principles

- Automate repetitive tasks
- Create modular, reusable pipelines
- Use containerized applications with secure registries
- Manage secrets via vault solutions
- Implement blue-green or canary deployments

## System Design

- Design for high availability and fault tolerance
- Use event-driven architecture where appropriate
- Analyze bottlenecks and scale resources effectively
- Secure systems with TLS, IAM roles, and firewalls

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