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My name is Xavier, and this is my corner of the web. I’m a Husband, Dad, and DevSecOps Engineer. In my free time, you can find my tinkering in home lab, or jogging around Philadelphia. I also enjoy writing about what I’m currently learning, both to share knowledge and to help cement my own understanding.
A Bitbucket Migration Didn't Go According to Plan
I was tasked with containerizing our Bitbucket instance at my job. The migration went well, but what followed wasn’t quite as smooth. A sneaky, unexpected issue popped up—here’s what happened. Bitbucket and its underlying infrastructure needed an upgrade. We wanted to get the VM to an up-to-date
5 Lessons Learned as a DevSecOps Engineer in 2025
Between learning new tools, drinking from the proverbial fire-hose, and figuring things out as I went, this year in my role as a DevSecOps Engineer was packed with challenges (more than a few 😅) and meaningful growth. What I didn’t expect was how much the role would teach me beyond
Argo CD and the Power of GitOps
Scenario: You’ve just deployed an app using helm install. A few months pass, and you realize it’s time for an upgrade. You check the version history and see you’re a few releases behind. As you scan the release notes, you find a long list of upgrade instructions—
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