DevOps Engineer Training Journey

🚀 DevOps Engineer Training Journey

38‑week, project‑based path: beginner → job‑ready DevOps.

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Phase 1 · Foundations

Weeks 1–8
Week 1
Linux System Administration
Project · System Health Monitor
Linux CLIBashMonitoring
Automated health checks with alerting.
Week 2
Advanced Linux & Automation
Project · Log Analyzer Tool
LogsRegexAutomation
Parse & analyze web logs automatically.
Week 3
Linux Administration Mastery
Project · Automated Backups
BackupsCronFilesystems
Enterprise‑grade backup automation.
Week 4
Version Control Fundamentals
Project · Multi‑Developer Workflow
GitGitHubBranching
Collaborative workflows mastered.
Week 5
Git Advanced Workflows
Project · Release Management
GitFlowMergesTags
Professional release practices.
Week 6
Python for DevOps
Project · Infra Inventory
PythonAPIsData
Server resource catalog tool.
Week 7
API Integration & Automation
Project · API Service
RESTJSONErrors
Cloud API interaction tools.
Week 8
Configuration Management
Project · Config Generator
YAMLTemplatesConfig Mgmt
Dynamic config generation.
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Phase 2 · Core DevOps Technologies

Weeks 9–20
Week 9
Docker Fundamentals
Project · Microservices Platform
DockerContainersCompose
Containerize multi‑tier app.
Week 10
Advanced Docker & Networking
Project · Container Orchestration
NetworksVolumesMulti‑stage
Master networking & storage.
Week 11
Kubernetes Foundations
Project · K8s Cluster Setup
PodsServices
Deploy on Kubernetes.
Week 12
Kubernetes Advanced
Project · Monitoring Dashboard
PrometheusGrafana
Container monitoring stack.
Week 13
Auto‑scaling & Performance
Project · Auto‑scaling
HPAAutoscalerLoad tests
Scaling policies configured.
Week 14
CI/CD Fundamentals
Project · Basic Pipeline
JenkinsPaCBuilds
First automated pipeline.
Week 15
Advanced CI/CD Patterns
Project · E2E Pipeline
GH ActionsGitLab CI
Commit → prod workflow.
Week 16
Multi‑Environment Deployments
Project · Env Mgmt
PromotionConfigBlue‑green
Staging & prod flows.
Week 17
Testing Integration
Project · Automated Tests
UnitIntegrationSecurity
Tests in CI/CD.
Week 18
Infrastructure as Code
Project · Terraform Basics
TerraformHCLState
Provision infra via code.
Week 19
Multi‑Cloud IaC
Project · Cross‑Cloud
AWSAzureAgnostic
Identical envs on clouds.
Week 20
Config Management
Project · Ansible Automation
AnsiblePlaybooksDrift
Automated server config.
Week 24
🎯 JUNIOR DEVOPS ENGINEER READY
Qualified for 0–1 yr roles • ~$65k–$85k
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Phase 3 · Cloud Platforms & Advanced Concepts

Weeks 21–28
Week 21
AWS Cloud Services
Project · Cloud‑native App
EC2S3RDSLambda
Serverless app with autoscale.
Week 22
Advanced AWS
Project · Data Pipeline
CloudFormationVPCELB
ETL via managed services.
Week 23
Multi‑Region Architecture
Project · HA Setup
Multi‑regionCDNDR
99.9% uptime design.
Week 24
Azure Platform
Project · Security Audit
AzureSecurity CenterCompliance
Automated compliance checks.
Week 25
Monitoring Foundations
Project · Full Stack
PrometheusGrafanaAlerting
Observability platform.
Week 26
Advanced Observability
Project · Custom Metrics
ELKBiz KPIs
Business + technical dashboards.
Week 27
Incident Management
Project · IR System
PagerDutyRunbooks
Automated alerts & escalation.
Week 28
Performance Optimization
Project · Tuning
APMBottlenecks
Find & fix bottlenecks.
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Phase 4 · Advanced DevOps & Specialization

Weeks 29–38
Week 29
DevSecOps Fundamentals
Project · Security Pipeline
SASTDASTContainer sec
Security scans in CI/CD.
Week 30
Advanced Security
Project · Secrets Mgmt
VaultAWS SMEncryption
Centralized secrets handling.
Week 31
Compliance Automation
Project · Compliance Dashboard
SOC2ISO 27001Policy as Code
Automated compliance reports.
Week 32
Incident Response
Project · Security Playbook
IRForensicsAutomation
Automated security response.
Week 33
Site Reliability Engineering
Project · Chaos Engineering
ChaosFaultsResilience
Fault injection testing.
Week 34
SRE Practices
Project · SLA/SLO
SLASLOError budgets
Reliability objectives in place.
Week 35
Performance Engineering
Project · Load Testing
JMeterk6Perf tests
Automated perf suite.
Week 36
Disaster Recovery
Project · DR Tests
BackupsRTO/RPO
Recovery procedures tested.
Week 37
Capstone Planning
Project · Architecture
DesignRequirements
Comprehensive solution design.
Week 38
Capstone Implementation
Project · Full Platform
IntegrationDocsPresentation
End‑to‑end DevOps platform.
Week 38
🏆 INTERMEDIATE DEVOPS ENGINEER READY
Qualified for 1–3 yr roles • ~$85k–$120k

🗺️ Journey legend

Phase 1 · Foundations
Phase 2 · Core DevOps
Phase 3 · Cloud & Advanced
Phase 4 · Specialization
Career milestones

Ready to kick off?

Monthly cohorts • Portfolio‑first • Mentor support