DevOps Engineer
Master the tools and culture of modern DevOps — from Linux to Kubernetes to production-grade CI/CD.
Linux & Command Line
Master the Linux terminal: file system navigation, permissions, process management, package managers, systemd services, log analysis, and SSH remote administration.
Shell & Bash Scripting
Automate everything with shell scripts: variables, loops, conditionals, functions, text processing (awk, sed, grep), cron jobs, and writing maintainable automation scripts.
Version Control with Git
Master Git for DevOps: branching models (GitFlow, trunk-based), rebasing, cherry-picking, hooks, submodules, and managing monorepos at scale.
Networking Fundamentals
Understand the TCP/IP stack: OSI model, DNS resolution, HTTP/2/3, TLS/SSL, firewalls, load balancers, VPNs, subnets, and network troubleshooting with tcpdump/Wireshark.
Containerization (Docker)
Master Docker: images, layers, multi-stage builds, Docker Compose, volumes, networking, registries, security scanning, and container best practices for production.
Container Orchestration (Kubernetes)
Deploy at scale with Kubernetes: pods, deployments, services, ingress, ConfigMaps, Secrets, Helm charts, RBAC, horizontal pod autoscaling, and cluster management.
CI/CD with Jenkins
Build pipelines with Jenkins: Jenkinsfile (declarative & scripted), multi-branch pipelines, shared libraries, artifact management, and integration with Docker/K8s.
CI/CD with GitHub Actions
Modern CI/CD with GitHub Actions: workflow syntax, matrix builds, reusable workflows, environment secrets, self-hosted runners, and automated release pipelines.
Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
Provision cloud infrastructure declaratively: HCL syntax, providers, modules, state management, workspaces, remote backends, and infrastructure drift detection.
Configuration Management (Ansible)
Automate server configuration with Ansible: playbooks, roles, inventory management, Jinja2 templates, Ansible Vault for secrets, and idempotent infrastructure management.
Cloud Platform (AWS)
Master AWS core services: EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, IAM, VPC, ECS/EKS, CloudWatch, and architecting cost-effective, highly available cloud infrastructure.
Monitoring & Observability
Gain production visibility: metrics (Prometheus, Grafana), logging (ELK Stack, Loki), distributed tracing (Jaeger), alerting strategies, SLOs/SLIs, and incident response.
Security & Compliance
DevSecOps practices: vulnerability scanning, container security, secrets management, network policies, compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA), and security automation in pipelines.
Build a CI/CD Pipeline
Capstone project: design and implement a complete CI/CD pipeline — from code commit to production deployment with automated testing, security scanning, and rollback capabilities.