Manuel Mur
Product Manager Kubernetes Distros (RKE2 K3s) at SUSE
Barbastro, Aragon, Spain
Summary
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Top SchoolManuel Mur is a seasoned cloud-native product and technical leader with 10 years of experience focused on Kubernetes distributions, networking and telco-grade features. Currently Product Manager and Tech Lead for RKE2 and K3s at SUSE, he translates complex customer requirements into product roadmaps while remaining hands-on with architecture and validation. His background spans deep networking expertise—from CNIs like Cilium and Calico to DPDK and IPv6/dual-stack work—reflected in upstream contributions to projects such as flannel, Cilium and k3s. Manuel combines systems-level engineering (kernel, NFV/SDN, VPP/OVS) with product thinking and sales support, enabling robust, production-ready Kubernetes stacks for demanding environments. Based in Barbastro, Spain, he brings a rare mix of telco research, open-source stewardship and practical automation that helps bridge field issues to lasting product improvements.
10 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Ingeniería, Telecomunicación, Ingeniería, Telecomunicación at Universidad de ZaragozaMaster's degree, Communication and information technologies in mobile networks, Master's degree, Communication and information technologies in mobile networks at EHUMC.S, Wireless and wired communications, MC.S, Wireless and wired communications at KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Spanish, English, German, French
Github Skills (34)
administrator10
kubernetes10
github-ci10
docker10
admin10
ebpf10
net10
cni10
bash10
dockers10
networking10
cicd10
automation10
flannel10
administration10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
flannel-io/flannel
Dec 2020 - Dec 2022
flannel is a network fabric for containers, designed for Kubernetes
Role in this project:
DevOps Engineer
DevOps EngineerContributions:12 releases, 245 reviews, 64 commits in 2 years
Contributions summary:Manuel's commits primarily involve updating the project's dependencies, upgrading the Alpine version used in the Dockerfile, and adding a GitHub Actions workflow for golangci-lint. They also contributed to the refactoring and organization of project files and directories. These changes focused on improving build processes, ensuring code quality, and maintaining the project's infrastructure.
containersdocker-imagefabricoverlay-networkflannel
rancher/rke2
Apr 2021 - Dec 2022
Role in this project:DevOps Engineer & System Architect
DevOps Engineer & System ArchitectContributions:299 reviews, 285 commits, 641 PRs in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Manuel primarily contributed to the automation, configuration, and management of the RKE2 Kubernetes distribution. They implemented and maintained various CNI plugins (Calico, Multus), including their integration and removal. Moreover, the user refactored and enhanced the system's setup and cleanup scripts (e.g., `rke2-killall.sh`, `rke2-uninstall.sh`), and provided support for Windows-based Calico networking. Their contributions encompassed both the core infrastructure and networking aspects of the RKE2 platform.
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