KODA DevOps Engineer Tasks

Complete Task Breakdown & Specifications

Created: October 31, 2025

Team: DevOps Engineering

Total Hours: 206

Total Tasks: 18

Overview
Phase 1 - Infrastructure Foundation
Phase 2 - Advanced Infrastructure
Phase 3 - Production Optimization
Summary

Overview

The DevOps team is responsible for building and maintaining the infrastructure for all 7 KODA applications. This includes cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, security, and deployment automation.

Key Responsibilities

Cloud infrastructure architecture and setup
CI/CD pipeline implementation for all applications
Database management and optimization
Monitoring and logging infrastructure
Security hardening and compliance
Backup and disaster recovery
Performance optimization and scaling

Technologies

Cloud Platform: AWS / DigitalOcean / Azure
Containerization: Docker
CI/CD: GitHub Actions
Web Server: Nginx + RoadRunner/Octane
Database: MySQL 8.0+ with replication
Cache: Redis 7.x cluster
WebSocket: EMQX
Monitoring: Prometheus + Grafana + Loki
Error Tracking: Sentry

Milestone 2: CI/CD Pipeline (M2)

Package 1.28: CI/CD & Security (50H)

50 Hours 4 Tasks

DV-M2-001 6H Critical Path

Git Repository Structure & Branching Strategy

Repository Setup:

Create Git repositories for each application (koda-backend, koda-website, koda-core, koda-mobile-app, koda-team-app, koda-ai, koda-ws)
Setup repository permissions
Configure branch protection rules

Branching Strategy:

Implement GitFlow workflow (main, staging, develop, feature/*, hotfix/*)
Configure branch protection rules (require PR reviews, CI checks)
Setup merge policies

Documentation:

Create CONTRIBUTING.md for developers
Document branching strategy
Create PR templates

DV-M2-002 16H Critical Path

CI/CD Pipeline Setup (GitHub Actions)

Backend (Laravel) Pipeline:

Setup GitHub Actions workflow
Configure job: Install dependencies (composer install)
Configure job: Run Laravel Pint (code formatting)
Configure job: Run PHPUnit tests
Configure job: Run SAST (SonarQube or PHPStan)
Configure job: Build Docker image
Configure job: Push to container registry
Configure job: Deploy to staging on develop branch
Configure job: Deploy to production on main branch
Setup environment-specific .env injection
Configure automatic migrations on deployment

Frontend (ReactJS) Pipeline:

Setup GitHub Actions workflow
Configure job: Install dependencies (npm install)
Configure job: Run ESLint
Configure job: Run tests (Jest)
Configure job: Build production bundle
Configure job: Upload to S3/CDN
Configure job: Invalidate CloudFront cache
Configure job: Deploy to staging/production

Mobile App (Flutter) Pipeline:

Setup GitHub Actions workflow
Configure job: Install Flutter SDK
Configure job: Run flutter analyze
Configure job: Run flutter test
Configure job: Build APK (Android)
Configure job: Build IPA (iOS)
Configure job: Upload to Firebase App Distribution (staging)
Configure job: Upload to Play Store/App Store (production)

Pipeline Features:

Setup environment variables and secrets management
Configure deployment gates (manual approval for production)
Setup rollback mechanism
Configure deployment notifications (Slack/Discord)
Implement blue-green deployment strategy

DV-M2-003 8H High Priority

Automated Testing Infrastructure

Test Environments:

Setup isolated test database (SQLite in-memory for CI)
Configure test Redis instance
Setup test SMTP server (Mailhog)
Configure test SMS provider (mock)

CI Test Configuration:

Configure parallel test execution
Setup test coverage reporting (Codecov)
Configure test result artifacts
Setup performance testing (optional)

Test Data Management:

Setup database seeding for tests
Configure test data fixtures
Implement test data cleanup

Integration Testing:

Setup Postman/Newman for API testing
Configure automated API test runs in CI
Setup end-to-end testing (Cypress for web)

DV-M2-004 20H Critical Path

Infrastructure Security Hardening & Penetration Testing

Security Hardening:

Conduct infrastructure security audit
Harden SSH configuration (disable weak ciphers, enable 2FA)
Configure Web Application Firewall (ModSecurity/CloudFlare WAF)
Setup intrusion detection system (OSSEC/Fail2Ban)
Configure DDoS protection
Implement rate limiting at load balancer level
Setup IP whitelisting for admin panels
Configure HTTPS everywhere (HSTS)
Implement security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options)

Vulnerability Scanning:

Run automated vulnerability scans (OpenVAS/Nessus)
Scan for outdated packages and dependencies
Check SSL/TLS configuration (SSL Labs)
Run OWASP ZAP for web application scanning
Check for exposed sensitive information (API keys, credentials)

Penetration Testing:

Conduct manual penetration testing on infrastructure
Test for common attack vectors (SQL injection, XSS, CSRF)
Test authentication and authorization mechanisms
Test file upload vulnerabilities
Test API security
Test multi-tenant isolation
Document findings and remediation steps

Compliance Checks:

Verify GDPR compliance (data protection)
Check PCI DSS compliance (if handling payments)
Verify HIPAA compliance (if handling medical data)
Document compliance status

Deliverables:

Security audit report
Vulnerability scan reports
Penetration test report
Remediation action items list
Security compliance documentation

Phase 2 - Advanced Infrastructure

Load balancing, auto-scaling, database optimization, and CDN setup for production-level performance.

Milestone 11: Scaling & Performance (M11)

Package 2.7: Scaling & Performance (30H)

30 Hours 3 Tasks

DV-M11-001 12H High Priority

Load Balancing & Auto-Scaling Configuration

Load Balancer Setup:

Configure Nginx/HAProxy as load balancer
Setup health checks for backend servers
Configure load balancing algorithms (round-robin, least connections)
Setup SSL termination at load balancer
Configure sticky sessions for stateful applications
Setup failover rules

Auto-Scaling Configuration:

Configure auto-scaling groups (AWS ASG or equivalent)
Define scaling policies (CPU > 70%, Memory > 80%)
Setup scale-out and scale-in rules
Configure minimum and maximum instance counts
Test scaling scenarios

Session Management:

Configure centralized session storage (Redis)
Test session persistence across instances
Verify sticky session behavior

Testing:

Perform load testing (Apache Bench, Artillery, K6)
Test failover scenarios
Verify auto-scaling triggers
Document performance benchmarks

DV-M11-002 10H High Priority

Database Performance Optimization & Replication

Database Optimization:

Analyze slow query logs
Optimize MySQL configuration (buffer pool, connections, cache)
Setup query caching
Configure connection pooling (ProxySQL)
Optimize indexes based on usage patterns
Setup read replicas for reporting

Replication Setup:

Configure MySQL replication lag monitoring
Setup automatic failover (MHA or Orchestrator)
Test failover scenarios
Configure read/write splitting

Monitoring:

Setup database performance monitoring
Configure alerts for slow queries
Monitor replication lag
Track connection pool usage

DV-M11-003 8H Medium Priority

CDN & Static Asset Optimization

CDN Setup:

Configure CloudFront/CloudFlare CDN
Setup origin server (S3 or application server)
Configure cache behaviors and TTLs
Setup custom domain and SSL certificates
Configure compression (Gzip, Brotli)

Asset Optimization:

Configure image optimization (WebP conversion, lazy loading)
Setup CSS and JS minification
Configure asset versioning for cache busting
Setup HTTP/2 push for critical assets

Cache Strategy:

Configure cache headers for static assets
Setup cache invalidation rules
Configure CDN purge on deployments
Test cache hit rates

Phase 3 - Production Optimization

Complete monitoring, logging, backup systems, and production deployment readiness for KODA ecosystem.

Milestone 18: Production Readiness (M18)

Package 3.2: Production Readiness (54H)

54 Hours 5 Tasks

DV-M18-001 14H Critical Path

Monitoring & Observability Setup

Monitoring Stack Setup:

Install and configure Prometheus for metrics collection
Setup Grafana for visualization
Configure Loki for log aggregation
Setup Alertmanager for alerting
Install node_exporter on all servers
Configure MySQL exporter
Configure Redis exporter
Configure Nginx exporter

Application Monitoring:

Integrate Laravel with Prometheus (Laravel Telescope metrics)
Setup custom application metrics
Configure APM (New Relic or Datadog) for performance monitoring
Setup error tracking (Sentry)
Configure uptime monitoring (UptimeRobot)

Dashboards:

Create infrastructure dashboard (CPU, Memory, Disk, Network)
Create application dashboard (requests, response times, errors)
Create database dashboard (queries, connections, replication lag)
Create queue dashboard (job processing, failures)
Create business metrics dashboard (registrations, bookings, revenue)

Alerts Configuration:

Setup alerts for high CPU/Memory usage
Configure alerts for disk space
Setup alerts for application errors
Configure alerts for database issues
Setup alerts for queue failures
Configure alert channels (Email, Slack, PagerDuty)

DV-M18-002 10H High Priority

Logging & Log Management

Centralized Logging:

Setup ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana) or Loki
Configure log forwarding from all servers (Filebeat/Promtail)
Setup log parsing and filtering
Configure log retention policies (30 days for application logs, 90 days for audit logs)
Setup log rotation

Application Logs:

Configure Laravel logging (daily rotation, separate channels)
Setup structured logging (JSON format)
Configure log levels (DEBUG for staging, INFO for production)
Setup separate logs for activity log, error log, slow query log

Log Analysis:

Create Kibana dashboards for log analysis
Setup log-based alerts (error rate threshold)
Configure log correlation (trace IDs)
Setup log search and filtering

Security Logs:

Configure audit logging
Setup failed login attempt tracking
Log all admin actions
Configure SIEM integration (if required)

DV-M18-003 12H Critical Path

Backup & Disaster Recovery

Backup Strategy:

Configure automated database backups (full daily + incremental hourly)
Setup application code backups
Configure file storage backups (S3 versioning)
Setup configuration backups
Store backups in geographically separate location

Backup Testing:

Test backup restoration procedures
Document recovery time objectives (RTO: 4 hours)
Document recovery point objectives (RPO: 1 hour)
Perform disaster recovery drills

Disaster Recovery Plan:

Document infrastructure as code (Terraform/CloudFormation)
Create runbooks for disaster scenarios
Setup standby infrastructure (cold/warm standby)
Document failover procedures
Create communication plan

High Availability:

Verify redundancy at all levels (load balancer, app servers, databases)
Test automatic failover
Document single points of failure
Implement mitigation strategies

DV-M18-004 8H Critical Path

Production Deployment & Go-Live Checklist

Pre-Launch Checklist:

Verify all servers provisioned and configured
Verify SSL certificates installed and valid
Verify database migrations completed
Verify all environment variables set correctly
Verify CDN configured and working
Verify monitoring and alerting working
Verify backups configured and tested
Verify CI/CD pipelines working
Verify load balancer health checks passing
Verify auto-scaling configured
Verify security hardening completed

Performance Testing:

Conduct load testing (1000+ concurrent users)
Verify response times under load
Verify database performance under load
Verify cache hit rates
Document performance benchmarks

Security Verification:

Run final vulnerability scan
Verify all security patches applied
Verify firewall rules correct
Verify SSL/TLS configuration
Verify API key security
Verify multi-tenant isolation

Go-Live:

Execute deployment to production
Verify all services started correctly
Perform smoke tests
Monitor application metrics
Monitor error rates
Verify business functionality (registration, booking, payment)
Update DNS records (if needed)
Enable CDN
Enable monitoring alerts

Post-Launch:

Monitor for 24-48 hours
Address any issues immediately
Document any incidents
Conduct post-launch retrospective

DV-M18-005 10H Medium Priority

Documentation & Knowledge Transfer

Infrastructure Documentation:

Create infrastructure architecture diagram
Document all server configurations
Document network topology
Document security configurations
Document database architecture
Document backup and recovery procedures

Runbooks:

Create deployment runbook
Create rollback runbook
Create disaster recovery runbook
Create incident response runbook
Create scaling runbook
Create backup restoration runbook

Operations Documentation:

Document monitoring and alerting
Document log locations and analysis
Document common troubleshooting steps
Document performance tuning procedures
Document security procedures

Knowledge Transfer:

Conduct training sessions for operations team
Document on-call procedures
Create FAQ for common issues
Document escalation procedures
Setup internal wiki/documentation portal

Summary

Total Hours by Phase

Phase	Milestone(s)	Hours	Tasks
Phase 1	M1-M2	122	10
Phase 2	M11	30	3
Phase 3	M18	54	5
GRAND TOTAL	-	206	18

Infrastructure Components

Servers:

2x Application Servers (Load Balanced)
1x Primary Database + 1x Replica
1x Redis Primary + 1x Replica
1x EMQX WebSocket Server
1x Monitoring Server

Performance Targets:

API response time: < 200ms (p95)
Page load time: < 2 seconds
Uptime: 99.9%
Support 1000+ concurrent users