Marouane BouarichaVerified by Kube-Ops Academy

Site Reliability Engineer

Algeria@marouane-bouarichaMember since October 20, 2026Engineer

Helping developers focus on code by engineering scalable, resilient, and automated platforms. Looking for my new challenge as a DevOps/SRE Engineer.

Labs solved
70
Projects
0
Tracks complete
1/4
Average score
100

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  • Weekly thirdFinish 3rd in a published week. October 18, 2026
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  • Kubernetes completeFinish every Kubernetes lab. October 21, 2026

Tracks

Activity, last 12 months

70 labs finished in the last 12 months

Finished labs

  1. · Linux · Beginner

    Install, Inspect, and Remove RPM Packages

    Install an approved tool from the company mirror, find out which package owns a file, undo the install cleanly, and leave evidence of what changed.

    Score 10017 min+50 XP

  2. · Linux · Intermediate

    Repair SELinux File Contexts

    The ops portal returns 403 on a server where the permissions are right and the web server is healthy.

    Score 10032 min+75 XP

  3. · Linux · Beginner

    Delegate a Narrowly Scoped sudo Action

    A support operator should be able to restart one service and nothing else.

    Score 10017 min+50 XP

  4. · Docker · Intermediate

    Publish a Release by Digest

    Push one build under several tags to a private registry, prove they all name the same bytes, then delete every local copy and pull it back by digest.

    Score 10027 min+75 XP

  5. · Linux · Beginner

    Access Control Lists and Inheritance

    An auditor needs to read the platform team's directory without joining the team.

    Score 10056 min+50 XP

  6. · Docker · Advanced

    The Secret in the Layer

    A credential was copied into an image and deleted in the next instruction.

    Score 10040 min+100 XP

  7. · Docker · Advanced

    Scan, Inventory, and Prove an Image

    A credential reached a published image.

    Score 10077 min+100 XP

  8. · Docker · Advanced

    Harden the Runtime

    A service running as root with every default capability and a writable filesystem.

    Score 10016 min+100 XP

  9. · Linux · Beginner

    Permissions, umask, and Sticky Directories

    A payroll file is world-writable and a shared scratch directory lets anyone delete anyone's work.

    Score 10014 min+50 XP

  10. · Git · Beginner

    Compare Fast-Forward and Three-Way Merges

    Two approved branches, one team policy: fast-forward when you can, an explicit merge commit for CI changes.

    Score 1006 min+50 XP

  11. · Git · Beginner

    Resolve a Modify/Delete Conflict

    Carol retired a script on main; Bob's branch still edits it.

    Score 1007 min+50 XP

  12. · Git · Beginner

    Resolve a Content Conflict

    You and Alice changed the same line.

    Score 10017 min+50 XP

  13. · Git · Beginner

    Handle an Urgent Interruption with Stash

    Half-way through metrics work, production needs a config fix now.

    Score 1005 min+50 XP

  14. · Git · Beginner

    Compare and Merge Completed Work

    OPS-110 is approved.

    Score 1006 min+50 XP

  15. · Git · Beginner

    Create a Health-Check Feature Branch

    Kubernetes needs a readiness probe before the staging rollout.

    Score 10022 min+50 XP

  16. · Linux · Beginner

    Groups and Shared Project Directories

    Two engineers need to work in the same directory and a third person must stay out of it.

    Score 10025 min+50 XP

  17. · Git · Beginner

    Read Project History

    Answer four questions about OpsTrack's history with evidence from Git, for the team's onboarding page.

    Score 1009 min+50 XP

  18. · Git · Beginner

    Build Atomic Commits with Selective Staging

    An endpoint and a log fix, tangled in one file overnight.

    Score 1008 min+50 XP

  19. · Git · Beginner

    Protect Secrets and Generated Files

    A local test run left artefacts behind and someone staged the production env file.

    Score 1005 min+50 XP

  20. · Git · Beginner

    Inspect Changed, Staged and Committed Content

    Two unrelated edits, one file each: see exactly what is in the working tree, the index and the last commit, and commit them separately.

    Score 1007 min+50 XP

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