Competencies: Automation > Task & Workflow Automation

Shell Scripting for Automation

Bash/POSIX shell scripting for system automation including argument parsing, error handling, idempotent operations, guard clauses, and integration with system tools. Foundation for DevOps workflows.

High

DevOps, SRE, Platform, Sysadmin

Cron & Scheduling

Cron syntax, systemd timers, job scheduling, at/batch, scheduling best practices

High

DevOps Engineer, SRE, Systems Administrator

Systemd Services

Unit files, service management, socket activation, dependency ordering

High

DevOps Engineer, SRE, Linux Administrator

Makefile Automation

Make targets, dependencies, phony targets, build automation

High

DevOps Engineer, Software Engineer

Task Runners

Just, Task, invoke, language-agnostic task automation

Medium

DevOps Engineer, Software Engineer

GitHub Actions

Workflow syntax, actions, matrix builds, reusable workflows, secrets

Critical

DevOps Engineer, Software Engineer

Event-Driven Automation

Webhooks, event triggers, reactive automation, CloudEvents

High

DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer

Chatops

Bot integrations, Slack commands, automated responses, incident management

Medium

SRE, DevOps Engineer

Runbooks & Playbooks

Operational runbooks, automated remediation, incident response automation

High

SRE, DevOps Engineer

Shell Scripting for Automation

Advanced

Bash scripts for demo/validation (domus-api), deployment scripts, backup automation; idempotent operations with guard clauses

Bash Reference

No advanced error handling frameworks, no bats-core testing for scripts