Senior IT Engineer | Release Engineering β’ Infrastructure Automation β’ AI-Assisted Development
Senior IT Engineer at The Linux Foundation, specializing in release engineering, cloud infrastructure automation, and developer tooling. I architect and maintain CI/CD pipelines that power some of the largest open source projects, focusing on scalability, reliability, and intelligent automation.
Currently exploring AI/ML integration in DevOps workflowsβbuilding intelligent tooling, experimenting with LLM-assisted development, and finding ways to make infrastructure smarter and more autonomous.
When I'm not optimizing build systems or experimenting with AI, you'll find me on two wheels (π΄ bicycle or ποΈ motorcycle) or exploring trails on foot π₯Ύ.
- Infrastructure Engineering - Cloud platforms, container orchestration, distributed systems
- Release & Deployment Automation - CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, deployment strategies
- Developer Experience - CLI tools, APIs, workflow optimization, productivity automation
- AI-Assisted Development - LLM integration, intelligent tooling, automated workflows
- Infrastructure as Code - Declarative automation, configuration management, immutable infrastructure
Complete CI/CD infrastructure for OpenDaylightβorchestrating automated builds, testing, and deployment across 60+ repositories.
Impact: Supports 100+ developers | 500K+ builds executed | 99.8% uptime
π³ Packer Build Action
GitHub Action for automated cloud image building with secure bastion integration. Enables ephemeral infrastructure provisioning in CI pipelines.
Tech: GitHub Actions β’ Cloud Automation β’ Security
π οΈ LF Release Engineering Actions
Suite of 40+ reusable GitHub Actions and workflows for the Linux Foundation ecosystem. Production-grade automation for multi-cloud deployments.
Used by: 50+ LF projects | 1000+ workflow runs/month
β‘ LFTools
Python CLI tool for Linux Foundation infrastructure managementβcloud resource orchestration, build automation, and developer utilities.
Tech: Python β’ CLI Development β’ API Integration
π€ AI Experiments
Exploring AI-assisted automation, LLM integration workflows, and intelligent tooling. Experimenting with n8n, vector databases, and AI agents.
Status: Active experimentation | Learning in public
Contributing across multiple Linux Foundation projects and communities:
- OpenDaylight - Release Engineering Lead
- Linux Foundation IT - Infrastructure Automation
- OPNFV - CI/CD Pipeline Development
- FD.io - Build System Maintenance
Shell β’ Python β’ Java β’ Makefile β’ JavaScript β’ Dockerfile β’ HTML β’ Groovy β’ HCL β’ VimScript β’ TypeScript β’ ProtocolBuffer β’ PowerShell β’ Perl β’ Groff β’ Go β’ CSS β’ C++ β’ C β’ Batchfile
I'm always interested in discussing:
- π§ Release engineering and deployment strategies
- π§ Infrastructure optimization and cloud architecture
- π CI/CD pipeline design and best practices
- π€ LLM integration and AI-assisted workflows
- π Open source community building and collaboration
- π΄ Trail recommendations (tech conferences or bike trails!)
- Email: askb23@gmail.com
- Twitter/X: @askb23
- Keybase: askb
- LinkedIn: abelur
- Telegram: Available on request
If my open source contributions have helped you, consider buying me a coffee! Your support helps me dedicate more time to building tools that benefit the community.



