Worked on enhancing deployment reliability for the cilium/cilium repository by addressing startup issues in Helm-based Kubernetes environments. Focused on increasing the Cilium Agent’s startupProbe failureThreshold from 105 to 300, allowing more time for initialization processes such as Envoy configuration loading. This adjustment was implemented across Helm charts, with corresponding updates to installation documentation and YAML configuration files. Leveraged DevOps practices and Helm expertise to ensure smoother onboarding and reduced operator intervention during cluster setup. The work directly improved deployment readiness by minimizing startup-related failures, reflecting a targeted approach to reliability through careful configuration and documentation updates using YAML and RST.