Intermediate~12 weeks8 steps

DevOps Engineer

Learn to build, ship, and run software reliably: Linux, networking, containers, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, Kubernetes, and observability. Best with some programming experience.

1
Linux & the shell
Get comfortable operating servers from the command line.
- CourseThe Missing Semester of Your CS Education (MIT)
- ArticleThe Linux Command Line (free book)
2
Networking fundamentals
Understand DNS, HTTP, TLS, load balancing, and firewalls.
- ArticleCloudflare Learning Center
- ArticleHow the Internet Works (MDN)
3
Containers with Docker
Package applications into portable images and run them anywhere.
- DocsDocker — Get Started
- ExercisePlay with Docker (free labs)
4
CI/CD pipelines
Automate build, test, and deploy with pipelines as code.
- DocsGitHub Actions Documentation
5
Infrastructure as Code
Provision cloud resources declaratively with Terraform.
- CourseTerraform Tutorials (HashiCorp)
6
Kubernetes basics
Deploy, scale, and heal containerized workloads on a cluster.
- CourseLearn Kubernetes Basics (official tutorial)
7
Monitoring & observability
Collect metrics and logs; alert on what matters with Prometheus and Grafana.
- DocsPrometheus Overview
- CourseGrafana Tutorials
8
Cloud fundamentals
Map the core compute, storage, and networking services of a major cloud.
- ArticleAWS Getting Started Resource Center

Linux & the shell

Networking fundamentals

Containers with Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Infrastructure as Code

Kubernetes basics

Monitoring & observability

Cloud fundamentals