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    DevOps Engineer Roadmap

    Complete learning path

    8-12 Months
    Advanced
    ₹8-28 LPA
    8 Phases

    Overview

    This roadmap guides you to become a DevOps Engineer. You'll master Linux, containerization, Kubernetes, CI/CD, cloud platforms, and infrastructure as code. Completable in 8-12 months.

    Prerequisites

    Basic programming

    Outcome

    DevOps Engineer Role

    Resources

    Mostly free resources

    Learning Phases

    1

    Linux & Scripting

    4-6 weeks

    Master Linux fundamentals and shell scripting.

    Skills to Learn

    • ★
      Linux Commands & Navigation
    • ★
      File Permissions & Users
    • ★
      Process Management
    • ★
      Bash Scripting
    • ◆
      Package Management
    • ◆
      Cron Jobs & Automation

    Resources

    • Linux Journey
      Free
    • Bash Scripting Tutorial
      Free

    Projects to Build

    • →Automated Backup Script
    • →System Monitoring Script
    • →Log Analyzer
    2

    Networking & Security

    3-4 weeks

    Understand networking concepts and security basics.

    Skills to Learn

    • ★
      TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS
    • ★
      Firewalls & Security Groups
    • ★
      SSH & Key Management
    • ◆
      Load Balancers
    • ◆
      VPNs & Networking
    • ◆
      SSL/TLS Certificates

    Resources

    • Networking Fundamentals
      Free

    Projects to Build

    • →Network Diagram Design
    • →Firewall Configuration
    • →SSL Setup
    3

    Version Control & Git

    2-3 weeks

    Master Git for code versioning and collaboration.

    Skills to Learn

    • ★
      Git Commands & Workflows
    • ★
      Branching Strategies
    • ★
      Pull Requests & Code Review
    • ◆
      Git Hooks
    • ○
      GitOps Concepts

    Resources

    • Pro Git Book
      Free
    • GitHub Skills
      Free

    Projects to Build

    • →Git Workflow Implementation
    • →Pre-commit Hooks Setup
    • →Branching Strategy Doc
    4

    Containers & Docker

    4-5 weeks

    Learn containerization with Docker.

    Skills to Learn

    • ★
      Docker Basics
    • ★
      Dockerfile Writing
    • ★
      Docker Compose
    • ◆
      Container Networking
    • ◆
      Docker Registry
    • ○
      Multi-stage Builds

    Resources

    • Docker Docs
      Free
    • Docker Curriculum
      Free

    Projects to Build

    • →Containerize Application
    • →Multi-container Setup
    • →Custom Docker Image
    5

    Kubernetes

    6-8 weeks

    Master container orchestration with Kubernetes.

    Skills to Learn

    • ★
      Kubernetes Architecture
    • ★
      Pods, Deployments, Services
    • ★
      ConfigMaps & Secrets
    • ★
      Helm Charts
    • ◆
      Ingress Controllers
    • ◆
      RBAC & Security

    Resources

    • Kubernetes Docs
      Free
    • KodeKloud
      Freemium

    Projects to Build

    • →Deploy App to K8s
    • →Helm Chart Creation
    • →K8s Cluster Setup
    6

    CI/CD Pipelines

    4-5 weeks

    Implement continuous integration and deployment.

    Skills to Learn

    • ★
      GitHub Actions
    • ★
      Jenkins
    • ★
      Pipeline as Code
    • ◆
      GitLab CI
    • ◆
      Artifact Management
    • ○
      Blue-Green Deployments

    Resources

    • GitHub Actions Docs
      Free
    • Jenkins Documentation
      Free

    Projects to Build

    • →CI/CD Pipeline
    • →Automated Testing Pipeline
    • →Multi-environment Deploy
    7

    Cloud Platforms

    6-8 weeks

    Master cloud services and infrastructure.

    Skills to Learn

    • ★
      AWS Core Services
    • ★
      EC2, S3, RDS, VPC
    • ★
      IAM & Security
    • ◆
      CloudFormation/CDK
    • ◆
      GCP/Azure Basics
    • ○
      Cost Optimization

    Resources

    • AWS Free Tier
      Free
    • AWS Skill Builder
      Freemium

    Projects to Build

    • →Cloud Infrastructure Setup
    • →Serverless Application
    • →Multi-region Deployment
    8

    Infrastructure as Code

    4-5 weeks

    Automate infrastructure with Terraform and Ansible.

    Skills to Learn

    • ★
      Terraform Fundamentals
    • ★
      Terraform State Management
    • ★
      Ansible Playbooks
    • ○
      Pulumi
    • ◆
      Configuration Management

    Resources

    • Terraform Docs
      Free
    • Ansible Docs
      Free

    Projects to Build

    • →Terraform Infrastructure
    • →Ansible Automation
    • →Full IaC Pipeline
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