BC Hydro Week 1: First Week as a DevOps Co-op – Onboarding, SSH Keys, and Workflow Setup

πŸ—“ Week 1: May 5 – May 11, 2025

πŸ“Œ Highlights

  • Attended onboarding sessions and watched internal training videos
  • Set up VPN, remote access, and company-issued laptop
  • Joined daily scrums (9:30–10:00 AM) and met the development team
  • Completed SSH key configuration for version control system
  • Got familiar with project management tool for task tracking

βœ… Projects Started

  • Implementing secure authentication in CI/CD pipelines (debugging ongoing)
  • Set up and tested an external API integration

🧠 Reflections

  • This week was all about ramping up and adjusting to the hybrid setup. I learned how build pipelines work. I also realized the value of standups in keeping the team in syncβ€”even when remote. The most challenging part was getting used to the enterprise security protocols, but it's been a great learning experience in understanding how large organizations handle security and access control.

  • Looking forward to next week, I hope to complete the authentication changes and dive deeper into the CI/CD documentation. The team has been really supportive, and I'm excited to contribute more to the projects.

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