Developed and delivered versioned Kubernetes manifests for Layer7 API Gateways, focusing on deployment and management capabilities across the k8s-operatorhub/community-operators and redhat-openshift-ecosystem/community-operators-prod repositories. Leveraged YAML and Kubernetes to introduce custom resource definitions, RBAC configurations, and services for metrics and webhooks, supporting both v1.2.1 and v1.2.2 releases. Ensured cross-repository consistency and release discipline through explicit, coordinated commits. This work enhanced deployment reliability, scalability, and observability for Layer7 Gateways, streamlining onboarding and operational workflows. Demonstrated expertise in API management, cloud native development, and DevOps practices, with an emphasis on maintainable, versioned infrastructure as code.