GitHub Administration

As a GitHub Administration certification holder, I am proficient in supporting GitHub Enterprise for users and key stakeholders. I can effectively distinguish problems resolvable by an administrator from those requiring GitHub Support, generate necessary support bundles and diagnostics, and analyze how GitHub's products and services are utilized within an enterprise. This understanding allows me to identify underutilized features, active teams, and popular repositories, and to recommend standards for developer workflows, including optimal code collaboration strategies like fork-and-pull versus branching, robust branching models, branch protection rules, code owners, efficient code review processes, automation techniques, and effective release strategies. I am also able to explain the enterprise's tooling ecosystem and CI/CD strategy, and discuss how to recommend appropriate tooling and workflows to various teams.

My capabilities extend to robustly managing user identities and GitHub authentication, including implementing SAML single sign-on (SSO) across single or multiple organizations, enforcing two-factor authentication (2FA), and integrating with supported identity providers such as Azure and Okta using SCIM, while understanding the nuances of team synchronization versus SCIM. I am skilled in managing access and permissions by defining clear organizational structures, team permissions, and member privileges to ensure users have the minimum required access for their roles, whether they are organization members or outside collaborators. Furthermore, I can enable secure software development and ensure compliance by establishing security policies, managing sensitive data (including scrubbing it from repositories), leveraging features like secret scanning, code scanning with CodeQL, and Dependabot for vulnerability management. I can also manage GitHub Actions effectively by distributing reusable actions and workflows, configuring both GitHub-hosted and self-hosted runners (including managing runner groups and networking), and handling encrypted secrets through various scopes and even third-party vaults. My expertise also includes utilizing GitHub APIs (Rest and GraphQL) to extend administrative capabilities, such as querying audit logs, and leveraging the GitHub Marketplace for apps and actions, understanding their benefits, risks, and contrasting their functionalities.

Additionally, I have a solid understanding of GitHub's different deployment models, such as GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES), GitHub Enterprise Cloud (GHEC), and GitHub AE (GHAE), along with their respective capabilities, licensing, and billing structures, including for metered products like GitHub Actions minutes and storage for GitHub Packages. I can describe how to access, write, and share GitHub Packages and integrate them into workflows. This comprehensive knowledge allows me to effectively administer, secure, and optimize an enterprise's GitHub environment, ensuring smooth operations and adherence to security and compliance standards.