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DevOps Engineer Roadmap
Prove infrastructure, CI/CD, containers, monitoring, and incident-response fundamentals.
Cloud, DevOps, SRE, and platform candidates building deployable proof.
Timeline
8 weeks
Level
Beginner to intermediate
Final outcome
A deployed service with containerization, CI/CD, infrastructure notes, monitoring, and an incident review.
Skills to prove
Docker
CI/CD
Cloud hosting
Terraform
Monitoring
Incident response
Portfolio projects
- Containerized app deployed with GitHub Actions and rollback notes
- Infrastructure-as-code environment with staging and production parity
- Monitoring lab with alerts, dashboards, and a written incident review
Prebuilt build path
Follow these phases in order. Each one ends with a portfolio artifact you can show in GitHub, on your resume, or in interviews.
Step 1
Weeks 1-2
Containerize and automate delivery
Show you can move code through a repeatable delivery path.
- Dockerize a small app with environment variables, health checks, and local compose setup.
- Create a CI pipeline that runs linting, tests, image build, and deployment checks.
Deliverable: A containerized app with a working GitHub Actions pipeline.
Step 2
Weeks 3-5
Provision deployable infrastructure
Demonstrate repeatable infrastructure and environment discipline.
- Use Terraform or documented IaC to provision app hosting and required services.
- Separate staging and production settings with secrets, rollback notes, and deploy logs.
Deliverable: A hosted environment with infrastructure code and promotion notes.
Step 3
Weeks 6-8
Add monitoring and incident proof
Prove you can operate what you deploy.
- Add uptime checks, logs, dashboard screenshots, and alert thresholds.
- Simulate an incident and write a short review with impact, detection, fix, and prevention.
Deliverable: A DevOps case study with CI/CD, monitoring, and incident-response evidence.
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