Infrastructure automation

Project Overview

This project demonstrates my ability to automate cloud infrastructure deployment using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles. I built a complete automated deployment pipeline that can provision resources across multiple cloud providers including Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Microsoft Azure.

Technologies Used

  • Terraform: Primary IaC tool for resource provisioning
  • Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: Primary cloud provider
  • Microsoft Azure: Secondary cloud provider for multi-cloud setup
  • GitHub Actions: CI/CD pipeline automation
  • Docker: Containerization for applications

Architecture & Implementation

The infrastructure automation project includes several key components:

Component 1

Multi-Cloud Resource Provisioning

Created Terraform modules that can deploy identical infrastructure across both Oracle Cloud and Azure, including:

  • Virtual networks and subnets
  • Compute instances with auto-scaling
  • Load balancers and security groups
  • Storage buckets and databases
Component 2

Terraform Configuration Example

# main.tf provider "oci" { tenancy_ocid = var.tenancy_ocid user_ocid = var.user_ocid } resource "oci_core_instance" "web_server" { compartment_id = var.compartment_ocid shape = "VM.Standard.E3.Flex" display_name = "web-server-${random_string.suffix.result}" }
Component 3

Automated CI/CD Pipeline

Implemented a complete CI/CD pipeline that:

  • Validates Terraform syntax and runs security scans
  • Plans infrastructure changes and requires approval
  • Applies changes automatically after approval
  • Monitors deployment health and rolls back if needed

Key Achievements

  • Eliminated manual configuration errors through automation
  • Implemented proper state management and remote backends
  • Created reusable modules for future projects
  • Established proper security practices with secrets management

Challenges & Solutions

Challenge: Managing state files across multiple environments.
Solution: Implemented remote state storage with proper locking mechanisms.
Challenge: Securing sensitive variables and credentials.
Solution: Used cloud-native secret management services and environment-specific variable files.

Future Improvements

  • Add monitoring and alerting with Prometheus/Grafana and/or Splunk SIEM
  • Implement disaster recovery automation
  • Expand to include AWS for true multi-cloud deployment
  • Add cost optimization automation
  • Integrate Aikido Security to monitor IaC misconfigurations (project update coming soon!)