Ross Golder

Infrastructure / Networking / Kubernetes and more...

Solving Complex Technical Challenges

With over 30 years of experience in network, systems, and software engineering, I help organizations navigate their most challenging technical initiatives. From cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes deployments to system architecture and DevOps implementation, I deliver practical solutions that drive business outcomes.

What I Offer

Strategic Technical Consulting - Transform your technology landscape with proven expertise in cloud platforms, containerization, and modern infrastructure patterns.

Hands-On Implementation - Bridge the gap between strategy and execution with direct involvement in design, development, and deployment of critical systems.

Knowledge Transfer - Empower your teams with best practices, documentation, and training that ensures long-term success and self-sufficiency.

Recent Insights

Explore my latest technical articles covering Kubernetes, cloud architecture, security practices, and emerging technologies. Each piece reflects real-world experience and practical insights gained from decades of hands-on engineering work.

Recent Posts

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How This Site is Built: A Modern DevOps Pipeline

Deep dive into the modern, self-hosted infrastructure powering this website - from Hugo static generation to multi-region Kubernetes deployment using GitOps principles.

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Packer node builder

Building a custom VM image for deploying K8S nodes on bare metal

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Enable Kubernetes auth on Hashicorp Vault

How to configure an Hashicorp Vault auth backend for Kubernetes service to auth against.

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Granting TLS user access to a Kubernetes Cluster

How to provide Kubernetes API access to a user authenticating with a TLS certificate.

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Granting an OIDC user access to a Kubernetes Cluster

How to provide Kubernetes API access to an OIDC-authenticated user.

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Adding new user to Redis Cluster

How to add or update service account credentials on a Redis cluster

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Renumber cluster IP addresses

Redeployment of Kubernetes with kubeadm to change IP address scheme.

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AWS SSO with Keycloak via SAML

How to configure an AWS SSO login that uses Keycloak as a SAML ID provider

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Migration from WordPress to Hugo

Migrating three WordPress sites to simple static website.

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Development Snapshot Download Service

A download service for developers to obtain the latest application data snapshot.

Ross Golder 4 min read
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