Worked on Nordix’s metal3-dev-env and cluster-api-provider-metal3 repositories to enhance security, deployment flexibility, and scalability testing for bare metal Kubernetes environments. Developed secure fake environment capabilities by integrating TLS certificate handling and adjusting agent configurations to stabilize end-to-end testing. Authored documentation and proof-of-concept configurations for hostNetwork-less Ironic deployments using NodePorts and MetalLB, improving deployment options. Addressed YAML indentation issues in cluster configuration templates to ensure reliable parsing and cluster management. Integrated a new scalability test scenario leveraging ClusterClass and fake IPA, updating Makefile, shell scripts, and configuration files. Utilized Go, YAML, and shell scripting throughout the development process.