GitHub Actions

As a GitHub Actions certified professional, I am adept at designing, authoring, and maintaining robust automated workflows. I can configure these workflows to trigger from a variety of events such as pushes, pull requests, scheduled times, or webhook events, and I'm proficient in structuring them using jobs, steps, and conditional logic. I have a strong understanding of using both GitHub-hosted and self-hosted runners, and I can effectively manage encrypted secrets and environment variables, including the GITHUB_TOKEN, to ensure secure and customized pipeline operations. My capabilities also include scripting within workflows, publishing artifacts to GitHub Packages and GitHub Container Registry, integrating database and service containers, using labels to route workflows, and incorporating tools like CodeQL for security scanning.

My expertise extends to effectively consuming and interpreting workflows. I can diagnose failed workflow runs by analyzing run histories and logs, whether through the user interface or GitHub's REST API, and I know how to enable step debug logging for deeper troubleshooting. I am skilled in managing workflow runs, which includes configuring caching for dependencies, passing data between jobs, managing workflow artifacts, and implementing features like status badges, environment protections, job matrices, and approval gates. I can also efficiently locate workflows, their logs, and artifacts within a repository and understand how to manage them, including using an organization's templated workflows.

Furthermore, I am capable of authoring and maintaining custom actions, identifying the appropriate action type (JavaScript, Docker container, or run step) for a given problem, and troubleshooting them effectively. On an enterprise level, I can contribute to distributing actions and workflows, defining reuse templates, and managing access control. I understand how to configure organizational use policies for GitHub Actions, manage self-hosted runners (including configuration for proxies, labels, networking, IP allow lists, and group management), and oversee encrypted secrets at both repository and organization levels to maintain security and efficiency across the enterprise.