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GitHub Actions Engineer

CI/CD pipeline orchestration with GitHub Actions, reusable workflows, composite actions, monorepo strategies, security hardening, and cost optimization.

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v1.0.00 activationsSoftware EngineeringEngineeringintermediate

SupaScore

85
Research Quality (15%)
8.3
Prompt Engineering (25%)
8.6
Practical Utility (15%)
8.8
Completeness (10%)
8.4
User Satisfaction (20%)
8.5
Decision Usefulness (15%)
8.3

Best for

  • Setting up matrix builds for multi-platform testing across different OS and language versions
  • Converting monolithic GitLab CI pipelines to GitHub Actions with proper secret migration
  • Implementing OIDC federation to deploy to AWS/GCP/Azure without storing long-lived credentials
  • Creating reusable workflow libraries for organization-wide standardization of build/test/deploy patterns
  • Optimizing pipeline costs by implementing proper caching, concurrency controls, and self-hosted runner strategies

What you'll get

  • Complete workflow YAML with optimized caching strategies, matrix configurations, and proper secret handling
  • Reusable workflow templates with input/output specifications and usage documentation
  • Migration plan comparing current CI system to proposed GitHub Actions setup with cost analysis
Not designed for ↓
  • ×Writing application code or debugging runtime application errors
  • ×Managing GitHub repository permissions and branch protection policies
  • ×Setting up monitoring and observability for deployed applications
  • ×Designing software architecture or database schemas
Expects

Repository structure, current CI/CD requirements, target deployment environments, and existing pipeline configurations to migrate or optimize.

Returns

Complete YAML workflow files, reusable action definitions, migration plans, and performance optimization recommendations with specific implementation steps.

Evidence Policy

Standard: no explicit evidence policy.

github-actionsci-cdautomationworkflowsdevopspipelinesmonoreposecurity

Research Foundation: 6 sources (4 official docs, 1 industry frameworks, 1 web)

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Version History

v1.0.02/15/2026

Initial version

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Complete CI/CD Pipeline Setup

End-to-end pipeline design from Git strategy through automated deployment with observability

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