Seamless TLS for Istio on GKE: Auto-Provisioning Certificates with a Custom Admission Controller
A comprehensive guide on implementing automatic TLS certificate provisioning in Istio on Google Kubernetes Engine using a custom admission controller.







Passionate DevOps Engineer with expertise in cloud technologies, container orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines. I help organizations scale their infrastructure and streamline their deployment processes.
As a seasoned DevOps Engineer with deep expertise in cloud technologies and container orchestration, I help organizations transform their infrastructure and accelerate their digital transformation journey.
Professional certifications that validate my expertise in cloud technologies and DevOps practices
The Linux Foundation
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The Linux Foundation
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147f4590-d40c-477e-b45c-408124498824

The Linux Foundation
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d1e7176f-7fb7-4329-ad09-7c85fca05e8b
The Linux Foundation
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057abad0-1b8f-4291-96be-8d475bf0cf0a
Sharing knowledge and experiences at conferences, meetups, and community events
Discover how to leverage Kubernetes' built-in self-healing capabilities to control costs when building with AI agents. Learn how to stop agents from burning budgets by properly utilizing control loops and reconciliation, instead of bypassing them with complex custom automations.
Delivered an interactive, hands-on workshop on Service Mesh 101 with Istio for the Kubesimplify community, covering architecture fundamentals (Control Plane vs Data Plane), sidecar and ambient mesh modes, traffic routing, security with mTLS, and observability.
Served as a Technical Mentor guiding engineering teams during an intensive buildathon focused on building and deploying production-grade cloud-native applications with Google Cloud Platform, Vertex AI, and Generative AI.
Demonstrated building scalable internal developer platforms (IDP) by combining kro for declarative, reusable Kubernetes application resource abstractions and ArgoCD for GitOps-driven continuous delivery.
Conducted a hands-on workshop on Service Mesh Patterns for Multi-Cluster Kubernetes Environments, exploring cross-cluster traffic management, service discovery, and secure workload communication with Istio.
In-depth session covering production-grade multi-cluster networking architectures, secure cross-cluster service communication, traffic routing policies, and disaster recovery strategies using Istio service mesh.
An overview of how kro enables higher-level abstractions in Kubernetes, helping teams group resources, reduce YAML complexity, and standardize application delivery without sacrificing flexibility.
Delivered a session and live demonstration on using Istio multi-cluster mesh to establish secure cross-cluster communication, manage routing, and seamlessly migrate Kubernetes workloads to GKE with zero downtime.
A comprehensive session on leveraging Istio for cross-cluster networking across EKS and GKE Azure Kubernetes clusters, including a live migration demonstration.
A comprehensive session on leveraging Istio for cross-cluster networking across AWS and GKE Kubernetes clusters, including a live migration demonstration.
Exploring the setup and management of hybrid workloads using Istio service mesh on Kubernetes, focusing on best practices and real-world applications.
A detailed session on implementing multi-cluster networking with Istio across AWS and GCP Kubernetes clusters, showcasing practical examples and deployment strategies.
Hands-on workshop on building AI applications with Google Cloud's Gemini, focusing on practical implementations and use cases.
A session on integrating external virtual machines with Kubernetes clusters using Istio, enhancing service discovery and security.
I'm available to speak at conferences, meetups, and corporate events about DevOps, Kubernetes, Cloud technologies, and digital transformation.
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Leveraging Istio for cross-cluster networking across AWS, GCP, and Azure Kubernetes clusters.
Implemented Istio service mesh to connect external virtual machines to Kubernetes clusters, enhancing service discovery and security.
Automated infrastructure provisioning using Terraform with S3 backend and DynamoDB for state locking, ensuring consistency and reliability in deployments.
Sharing knowledge and insights about DevOps, Cloud, and Kubernetes through technical writing
A comprehensive guide on implementing automatic TLS certificate provisioning in Istio on Google Kubernetes Engine using a custom admission controller.
Exploring advanced traffic management techniques in Istio, focusing on request mirroring to enhance testing and reliability.
An in-depth exploration of Google Cloud's Agent Development Kit, showcasing how to build conversational agents that interact with GKE clusters for enhanced management and automation.
A practical guide to developing Kubernetes operators using Kopf, focusing on deploying and managing applications in Amazon EKS clusters.
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Bengaluru, India
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