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# Rushabh Shah, Docker Captain

Docker, Inc · Selected 2026

· DevOps Engineer @ Oro · Ahmedabad, India

I'm a [Docker Captain](https://www.docker.com/contributors/rushabh-shah/), selected in 2026 as one of roughly 220 members worldwide in Docker's global program for community leaders and technical experts in the container ecosystem. I'm a DevOps Engineer based in Ahmedabad, India, currently building cloud-native infrastructure on Kubernetes at [Oro](https://rushabhshah.dev/#experience).

## What is a Docker Captain?

Docker Captains are an invitation-only group of experts recognized by Docker, Inc. for deep technical knowledge of containers and the broader container ecosystem, real-world production experience running that technology, and a track record of sharing what they know with the wider community. It isn't a certification you sit an exam for. It's a recognition Docker extends to people already doing that work.

## Why I was selected

Docker's own program criteria are technical expertise in containers and Kubernetes, hands-on production experience, and consistent community contribution. In my case, that's backed by:

- **Production experience**: running Kubernetes workloads with Helm and GitOps (Argo CD), building CI/CD on GitHub Actions, and managing infrastructure as code with Terraform, across roles at [Oro, Genuin, KodeKloud, and Tridhya Tech](https://rushabhshah.dev/#experience), including a zero-downtime AWS → Oracle Cloud Infrastructure migration under a fixed deadline and a 59% AWS cost reduction.
- **Community involvement**: I organize [Grafana & Friends Ahmedabad](https://www.meetup.com/grafana-and-friends-ahmedabad-happy-hour/), a quarterly observability meetup; I represented KodeKloud at [KubeCon + CloudNativeCon India 2024](https://events.linuxfoundation.org/archive/2024/kubecon-cloudnativecon-india/); and I translated [eBPF.io into Hindi](https://ebpf.io/hi-in/) so Hindi-speaking engineers have a way in to eBPF, container networking, and observability.
- **Teaching**: I've delivered corporate training on Azure and cloud infrastructure certifications, and I built hands-on multi-cloud lab environments used by working engineers preparing for real certification exams.

## Verify this

My individual listing is on Docker's own site: [docker.com/contributors/rushabh-shah](https://www.docker.com/contributors/rushabh-shah/). I'm also a [Grafana Champion](https://rushabhshah.dev/#honors), selected the same year.

## More from me

I write about Kubernetes, Docker, and observability on [my blog](https://rushabhshah.dev/blog/), and if you're studying for a Linux Foundation or CNCF certification, my community gets [30% off with code RUSHABH30](https://rushabhshah.dev/linux-foundation-coupon/). You can also [get in touch](https://rushabhshah.dev/#contact) directly.