Worked on the spartan-stratos/helm-charts repository to deliver support for the terminationGracePeriodSeconds field in Kubernetes Deployment configurations. This feature allows users to customize pod shutdown grace periods, improving the reliability of application rollouts by ensuring pods terminate gracefully during upgrades. The implementation leveraged Helm templating and YAML to align chart behavior with Kubernetes best practices, reducing the need for manual intervention and minimizing potential downtime during deployments. By automating the graceful shutdown process, the work enhanced deployment workflows for DevOps teams and contributed to more robust and maintainable infrastructure management using Kubernetes and Helm.