skill:kubernetes-specialist - Kubernetes Cluster Management & Orchestration

Version: 1.0.0

Purpose

The kubernetes-specialist skill designs and manages production-ready Kubernetes clusters, implements deployment strategies, creates custom operators, and configures autoscaling, networking, security, and observability for containerized workloads.

Use this skill when:

• Setting up production Kubernetes clusters (AKS, EKS, GKE, self-hosted)
• Designing microservices deployment strategies
• Creating custom Kubernetes operators
• Implementing autoscaling (HPA, VPA, Cluster Autoscaler)
• Configuring Kubernetes networking (CNI, Ingress, Service Mesh)
• Securing Kubernetes workloads (RBAC, Network Policies, Pod Security)
• Troubleshooting cluster and application issues
• Migrating workloads to Kubernetes