<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Pakeeru Basha Mekala: Blog</title><description>DevOps engineer building and running cloud platforms across AWS, GCP and Azure, with Kubernetes, GitOps and infrastructure as code. Currently a Senior DevOps Consultant at Equal Experts, after years of CI/CD, observability and platform engineering at Tata Consultancy Services in India and the UK.</description><link>https://pakeerubasha-mekala.github.io/</link><item><title>Container Image Scanning in CI/CD: Why It Matters in 2026 and How to Do It</title><link>https://pakeerubasha-mekala.github.io/blog/container-image-scanning-in-cicd-why-it-matters-in-2026-and-how-to-do-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pakeerubasha-mekala.github.io/blog/container-image-scanning-in-cicd-why-it-matters-in-2026-and-how-to-do-it/</guid><description>Guide for Container Image Scanning in CI/CD:</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Secure AWS Integration with GitLab CI/CD Using OIDC</title><link>https://pakeerubasha-mekala.github.io/blog/secure-aws-integration-with-gitlab-ci-cd-using-oidc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://pakeerubasha-mekala.github.io/blog/secure-aws-integration-with-gitlab-ci-cd-using-oidc/</guid><description>Enhancing security by eliminating long-lived credentials: connect GitLab CI/CD to AWS with OpenID Connect and short-lived IAM role credentials.</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>