Maintain and improve release pipelines and processes to support ongoing Hosted Control Planes operations, including AWS region/OSD sector onboarding activities.

Market Problem

The HyperShift team requires reliable and well-maintained CI/CD infrastructure to support:

• Ongoing AWS region and OSD sector onboarding - New regions are regularly added requiring pipeline support
• Release process stability - Ensure reliable builds and deployments for ROSA HCP and ARO HCP
• Pipeline maintenance - Keep Konflux pipelines updated and functioning correctly
• Process improvements - Address pain points and technical debt in existing release workflows

Without proper maintenance and incremental improvements:

• Regional expansion activities are delayed or blocked by pipeline issues
• Release reliability suffers leading to production delays
• Technical debt accumulates making future work more difficult
• Team productivity is impacted by unreliable tooling

Proposed Solution

Focus on maintaining and improving existing release and pipeline infrastructure:

• Support AWS region/OSD sector onboarding activities - Pipeline updates and support for new regions
• Konflux pipeline maintenance and improvements - Keep pipelines updated, fix issues, improve reliability
• Release process refinements - Address known pain points and improve existing workflows
• Documentation updates - Keep runbooks and procedures current

Strategic Value

Operational Value

• Reliable pipeline infrastructure supporting regional expansion
• Stable release processes reducing delays and incidents
• Improved team productivity with well-maintained tooling
• Reduced technical debt in CI/CD infrastructure

Business Impact

• Enable timely AWS region/OSD sector onboarding (supporting customer expansion)
• Reduce release-related incidents and delays
• Support HyperShift team operational efficiency
• Maintain product quality and reliability

Strategic Alignment

• Supports ongoing regional expansion requirements
• Enables reliable delivery of HCP updates and fixes
• Maintains operational excellence for HCP products

Success Criteria

Operational Outcomes

• AWS region/OSD sector onboarding supported without pipeline blockers
• Release pipeline reliability >95% (successful builds without infrastructure issues)
• Konflux pipeline issues resolved within 1 sprint
• Updated documentation for all major pipeline changes

Quality Metrics

• Zero release delays due to pipeline infrastructure issues
• Reduced time to resolve pipeline problems (by 30%)
• All Konflux pipelines updated to current standards

Scope

In Scope

• Pipeline maintenance and bug fixes
• Support for AWS region/OSD sector onboarding
• Incremental improvements to existing processes
• Documentation updates

Out of Scope

• Large-scale automation initiatives (future work)
• New platform support beyond current scope
• Major architectural changes to release infrastructure

Dependencies

• Konflux pipeline infrastructure
• Enterprise Contract verification framework
• AWS infrastructure for regional deployments

Risks and Mitigation

Risks

• Pipeline issues blocking regional onboarding work
• Konflux platform changes requiring adaptation
• Competing priorities impacting maintenance work

Mitigation

• Proactive monitoring of pipeline health
• Regular Konflux updates and testing
• Dedicated time allocation for maintenance tasks

Target Users

• HyperShift engineering team
• SRE teams managing ROSA HCP deployments
• Release engineering supporting HCP products