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

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

Projects to Build

→Automated Backup Script
→System Monitoring Script
→Log Analyzer

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

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

Projects to Build

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

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

Projects to Build

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

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

Projects to Build

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

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

Projects to Build

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

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

Projects to Build

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

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

Projects to Build

→Terraform Infrastructure
→Ansible Automation
→Full IaC Pipeline

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Learning Phases

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

Projects to Build

→Automated Backup Script
→System Monitoring Script
→Log Analyzer

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

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

Projects to Build

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

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

Projects to Build

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

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

Projects to Build

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

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

Projects to Build

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

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

Projects to Build

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

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

Projects to Build

→Terraform Infrastructure
→Ansible Automation
→Full IaC Pipeline