Why GKE over bare-metal Kubernetes?

GKE offers seamless managed master control planes, automated node repairs, and native GCP IAM integration with Workload Identity.

How are secrets secured?

Secrets are stored in GCP Secret Manager and mounted dynamically into Kubernetes pods using External Secrets Operator.

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Production-Ready DevOps & GKE Automation Pipeline

Production-grade GKE Kubernetes platform hosting stateful services with persistent storage, NGINX Ingress, TLS, custom domain routing, and observability with Prometheus & Grafana.

Designed and deployed a cloud-native Kubernetes platform on Google Cloud Platform (GKE), hosting stateful services with persistent storage, secure ingress, HTTPS, custom domain routing, monitoring using Prometheus & Grafana, and highly available infrastructure for portfolio workloads.

Engineering Impact

DEPLOYMENT SPEED< 4.5 Mins

AUTOMATION LEVEL95% Automated

Technology Stack

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE)DockerHelmNGINX IngressRedisPostgreSQLStatefulSetsPersistent Volumes (PV)Persistent Volume Claims (PVC)TLS / HTTPSCustom DomainPrometheusGrafanaLinux

System Architecture & Overview

The architecture utilizes Google Cloud Engine with a regional GKE cluster spanning 3 availability zones. Incoming user traffic is routed via Google Cloud HTTP(S) Load Balancers directly to Kubernetes Ingress Controllers.

GCP GKE Production Infrastructure & Jenkins CI/CD Workflow

Complete visual diagram of GCP VPC, GKE Node Pools, Jenkins Pipeline, Artifact Registry, and Prometheus Grafana Stack.

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