diff --git a/pkg/process/process.go b/pkg/process/process.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..086cc3e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/process/process.go
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+package process
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4/process"
+)
+
+type Manager interface {
+	ReadPidFile() (int, error)
+	Name() string
+	PidFilePath() string
+	Exists() bool
+	Terminate() error
+	Kill() error
+	FindProcess() (*os.Process, error)
+	WritePidFile(pid int) error
+}
+
+type Process struct {
+	name           string
+	pidFilePath    string
+	executablePath string
+}
+
+func New(name, pidFilePath, executablePath string) (*Process, error) {
+	return &Process{name: name, pidFilePath: pidFilePath, executablePath: executablePath}, nil
+}
+
+func (p *Process) Name() string {
+	return p.name
+}
+
+func (p *Process) PidFilePath() string {
+	return p.pidFilePath
+}
+
+func (p *Process) ExecutablePath() string {
+	return p.executablePath
+}
+
+func (p *Process) ReadPidFile() (int, error) {
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(p.PidFilePath())
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+	pidStr := strings.TrimSpace(string(data))
+	pid, err := strconv.Atoi(pidStr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf("invalid pid file: %v", err)
+	}
+	return pid, nil
+}
+
+func (p *Process) FindProcess() (*process.Process, error) {
+	pid, err := p.ReadPidFile()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot find process: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	exists, err := process.PidExists(int32(pid))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if !exists {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("process not found")
+	}
+
+	proc, err := process.NewProcess(int32(pid))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot find process: %v", err)
+	}
+	if proc == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("process not found")
+	}
+	name, err := proc.Name()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot find process name: %v", err)
+	}
+	if name != p.Name() {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("pid %d is stale, and is being used by %s", pid, name)
+	}
+	exe, err := proc.Exe()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot find process exe: %v", err)
+	}
+	if exe != p.ExecutablePath() {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("pid %d is stale, and is being used by %s", pid, exe)
+	}
+	return proc, nil
+}
+
+func (p *Process) Exists() bool {
+	proc, err := p.FindProcess()
+	return err == nil && proc != nil
+}
+
+func (p *Process) Terminate() error {
+	proc, err := p.FindProcess()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot find process: %v", err)
+	}
+	return proc.Terminate()
+}
+
+func (p *Process) Kill() error {
+	proc, err := p.FindProcess()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot find process: %v", err)
+	}
+	return proc.Kill()
+}
+
+func (p *Process) WritePidFile(pid int) error {
+	return os.WriteFile(p.pidFilePath, []byte(strconv.Itoa(pid)), 0600)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/process/process_test.go b/pkg/process/process_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d4f30f33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/process/process_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+package process
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+const (
+	dummyProcessName = "sleep"
+	dummyProcessArgs = "60"
+)
+
+var (
+	dummyProcess   *exec.Cmd
+	managedProcess *Process
+	pidFilePath    = filepath.Join(os.TempDir(), "pid")
+)
+
+func startDummyProcess() error {
+	dummyProcess = exec.Command(dummyProcessName, dummyProcessArgs)
+	err := dummyProcess.Start()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	err := startDummyProcess()
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Failed to start process:", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	managedProcess, err = New(dummyProcessName, pidFilePath, dummyProcess.Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "Failed to create process:", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	err = managedProcess.WritePidFile(dummyProcess.Process.Pid)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	exitCode := m.Run()
+	if dummyProcess.Process != nil {
+		_ = dummyProcess.Process.Kill()
+	}
+
+	os.Exit(exitCode)
+}
+
+func TestProcess_Name(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Equal(t, dummyProcessName, managedProcess.Name())
+}
+
+func TestProcess_FindProcess(t *testing.T) {
+	foundProcess, err := managedProcess.FindProcess()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, foundProcess)
+	assert.Equal(t, dummyProcess.Process.Pid, int(foundProcess.Pid))
+
+	assert.True(t, managedProcess.Exists())
+}
+
+func TestProcess_KillProcess(t *testing.T) {
+	err := managedProcess.Kill()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.False(t, managedProcess.Exists())
+
+	// Try to kill the non-existent process
+	// This should result in an error
+	err = managedProcess.Kill()
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestProcess_FindProcess_InvalidPidFile(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpfile, err := os.CreateTemp("", "invalid_pid")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer os.Remove(tmpfile.Name())
+
+	// Write non-numeric content into the file to mimic an invalid pid
+	_, err = tmpfile.WriteString("non-numeric")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	tmpfile.Close()
+
+	invalidProcess, err := New("invalid-process", tmpfile.Name(), "invalid-path")
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	foundProcess, err := invalidProcess.FindProcess()
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Nil(t, foundProcess)
+}