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DevOps Engineer Roadmap 2025

Learn the essential skills to become a DevOps engineer. This roadmap covers version control, CI/CD, containerization, infrastructure as code, monitoring, and cloud platforms.

6-8 months
12 learning steps
6 hands-on projects
Updated 2025-01-01
DevOpsCI/CDDockerKubernetesTerraformAWS
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Prerequisites

  • Basic Linux administration
  • Understanding of networking fundamentals
  • Experience with at least one programming language
  • Familiarity with command line

What You'll Learn

  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
  • Implement Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
  • Deploy and manage containerized applications
  • Set up monitoring and observability
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning

DevOps Culture & Practices

Understand the DevOps philosophy, culture, and key practices like CI/CD, IaC, and monitoring.

1 week
Skills You'll Learn
DevOps CultureAgileCI/CD ConceptsCollaboration

Linux Administration

Master Linux command line, shell scripting, and system administration.

3 weeks
Skills You'll Learn
Linux CommandsShell ScriptingFile SystemsProcess ManagementNetworking
Hands-on Projects
Automation Scripts

Write bash scripts to automate common system administration tasks

beginner4 hours

Git & Version Control

Master Git workflows, branching strategies, and collaboration.

2 weeks
Skills You'll Learn
GitBranchingMergingPull RequestsGit FlowGitHub/GitLab

CI/CD Fundamentals

Understand continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment.

1 week
Skills You'll Learn
CI/CD ConceptsPipeline DesignTesting StrategiesDeployment Strategies

GitHub Actions

Build CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions.

2 weeks
Skills You'll Learn
GitHub ActionsWorkflowsActionsSecretsMatrix Builds
Hands-on Projects
Full CI/CD Pipeline

Build a complete CI/CD pipeline for a web application with testing and deployment

intermediate6 hours

Jenkins

Optional

Set up and manage Jenkins for enterprise CI/CD.

2 weeks
Skills You'll Learn
JenkinsJenkinsfilePipelinesPluginsAgents

Docker Fundamentals

Learn Docker containers, images, networking, and volumes.

2 weeks
Skills You'll Learn
DockerDockerfileDocker ComposeNetworkingVolumesMulti-stage Builds
Hands-on Projects
Containerize an Application

Containerize a multi-service application with Docker Compose

intermediate4 hours

Kubernetes

Deploy and manage containerized applications with Kubernetes.

4 weeks
Skills You'll Learn
KubernetesPodsDeploymentsServicesConfigMapsSecretsIngressHelm
Hands-on Projects
Deploy Microservices on K8s

Deploy a microservices application on Kubernetes with Helm

advanced8 hours

Terraform

Provision and manage infrastructure with Terraform.

3 weeks
Skills You'll Learn
TerraformHCLProvidersModulesState ManagementWorkspaces
Hands-on Projects
AWS Infrastructure with Terraform

Provision a complete AWS environment with VPC, EC2, RDS using Terraform

intermediate6 hours

Ansible

Optional

Configuration management and automation with Ansible.

2 weeks
Skills You'll Learn
AnsiblePlaybooksRolesInventoryModules

Prometheus & Grafana

Set up metrics collection and visualization.

2 weeks
Skills You'll Learn
PrometheusGrafanaPromQLAlertingDashboards
Hands-on Projects
Monitoring Stack

Set up a complete monitoring stack with Prometheus, Grafana, and alerting

intermediate5 hours

Centralized Logging

Implement centralized logging with ELK or similar stacks.

1 week
Skills You'll Learn
ELK StackElasticsearchLogstashKibanaFluentd

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