Worked on the NGWPC/ngen repository to enhance CI/CD and release workflows, focusing on improving pipeline resilience and streamlining deployments. Introduced changes in GitLab CI using Shell and YAML, allowing SonarQube failures to pass without blocking releases and adding a dedicated release stage for tagging and pushing Docker images. Refined submodule handling by conditionally checking out branches and leveraging commit tags when available, which improved reproducibility. Updated Docker image tagging for test environments to ensure better parity with release builds. These updates reduced blockers, shortened release cycles, and increased confidence in deployment processes, demonstrating depth in CI/CD and DevOps practices.