Cloud Infrastructure Engineering

Instructions

1. •

   Cloud Platform Deployment

   • •Deploy containerized applications to managed Kubernetes:
     • •Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
     • •Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)
     • •DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS)
   • •Configure namespaces, node pools, and autoscaling
   • •Use container registries (ACR, GCR, Docker Hub)
2. •

   CI/CD Pipelines

   • •Create GitHub Actions workflows for:
     • •Build and test stages
     • •Container image creation
     • •Secure image publishing
     • •Automated Kubernetes deployments
   • •Manage secrets using GitHub Secrets and cloud secret managers
3. •

   Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

   • •Provision cloud resources using:
     • •Terraform (preferred)
     • •Cloud-native IaC tools when required
   • •Maintain modular, reusable configurations
   • •Support multiple environments (dev, staging, production)
4. •

   Monitoring & Logging

   • •Configure monitoring stacks:
     • •Prometheus & Grafana
     • •Cloud-native monitoring solutions
   • •Centralize logs using managed logging services
   • •Set up alerts for availability, performance, and cost anomalies
5. •

   Networking & Security

   • •Configure VPCs/VNETs, subnets, and routing
   • •Secure clusters with:
     • •RBAC
     • •Network policies
     • •Ingress controllers
   • •Implement TLS, secrets management, and least-privilege access
6. •

   Cost Management & Optimization

   • •Right-size compute and storage resources
   • •Enable autoscaling and resource limits
   • •Monitor cloud spend and optimize continuously

Best Practices

• •Use GitOps principles for Kubernetes deployments
• •Keep infrastructure definitions version-controlled
• •Separate application and infrastructure concerns
• •Automate everything that can be automated
• •Design for security, scalability, and failure from day one
• •Prefer managed services to reduce operational overhead

Example Structure

# Terraform Kubernetes Cluster (Example)
module "kubernetes" {
  source        = "./modules/kubernetes"
  cluster_name  = "production-cluster"
  region        = "us-central1"
  node_count    = 3
}