DevOps Engineer

A practical learning path for DevOps engineers covering Linux, scripting, CI/CD, containers, infrastructure as code, monitoring, and cloud platforms for reliable delivery.

1. 1

   Linux and Command Line Fundamentals

   Master Linux administration, shell commands, and file permissions

   Completion criteria: Administer a Linux server with proper user and file management

   Next step: Learn shell scripting for automation

   ⏱ 10h

2. 2

   Shell Scripting and Automation

   Write Bash scripts for system automation and task scheduling

   Prerequisites: do-01

   Completion criteria: Create a suite of automation scripts with cron scheduling

   Next step: Study version control with Git

   ⏱ 8h

3. 3

   Git and Version Control for Ops

   Master Git workflows, branching strategies, and collaboration

   Prerequisites: do-02

   Completion criteria: Set up a Git-based collaboration workflow for infrastructure code

   Next step: Learn CI/CD fundamentals

   ⏱ 6h

4. 4

   CI/CD Pipeline Fundamentals

   Build CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins or GitHub Actions

   Prerequisites: do-03

   Completion criteria: Create a complete CI/CD pipeline with testing and deployment stages

   Next step: Study containerization with Docker

   ⏱ 12h

5. 5

   Docker and Containerization

   Master Docker images, containers, networking, and Compose

   Prerequisites: do-04

   Completion criteria: Containerize a multi-service application with Docker Compose

   Next step: Learn Kubernetes orchestration

   ⏱ 14h

6. 6

   Kubernetes Fundamentals

   Deploy and manage applications on Kubernetes clusters

   Prerequisites: do-05

   Completion criteria: Deploy a multi-container app on Kubernetes with proper configs

   Next step: Study infrastructure as code

   ⏱ 16h

7. 7

   Infrastructure as Code with Terraform

   Provision cloud infrastructure using Terraform and modules

   Prerequisites: do-06

   Completion criteria: Provision a complete VPC and cluster using Terraform

   Next step: Learn configuration management

   ⏱ 12h

8. 8

   Configuration Management with Ansible

   Automate server configuration and deployment with Ansible

   Prerequisites: do-07

   Completion criteria: Create Ansible playbooks to configure a fleet of servers

   Next step: Study monitoring and observability

   ⏱ 10h

9. 9

   Monitoring and Observability

   Set up Prometheus, Grafana, and logging with ELK stack

   Prerequisites: do-08

   Completion criteria: Build a complete monitoring and alerting system

   Next step: Learn cloud platform specifics

   ⏱ 12h

10. 10

    Cloud Platform Operations

    Master AWS or GCP core services for DevOps workflows

    Prerequisites: do-09

    Completion criteria: Deploy and manage infrastructure on a major cloud platform

    Next step: Study security and compliance

    ⏱ 14h

11. 11

    DevSecOps and Compliance

    Integrate security scanning and compliance into DevOps pipelines

    Prerequisites: do-10

    Completion criteria: Add automated security scanning to CI/CD pipelines

    Next step: Build a capstone DevOps project

    ⏱ 8h

12. 12

    Capstone DevOps Project

    Design and implement a complete DevOps pipeline from scratch

    Prerequisites: do-11

    Completion criteria: Deliver a fully automated deployment pipeline with monitoring

    Next step: Explore advanced topics like GitOps and platform engineering

    ⏱ 18h