36-Week Roadmap to Becoming a DevOps Engineer
A structured, practice-oriented learning journey that takes you from zero to job-ready DevOps engineer in 36 weeks. The path starts with Linux and networking fundamentals, then layers on Git, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, containers and Kubernetes, observability, security, and finally a capstone project that showcases everything you’ve learned.
Journey Overview
Master Linux Fundamentals & Shell Scripting
- Navigate the Linux CLI & Filesystem
- Write Bash Scripts
- Text Processing with grep, sed, awk
4 weeks
Understand Networking & Cloud Foundations
- Networking Basics (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP)
- Intro to Cloud Computing Concepts
- Virtualization & Compute Fundamentals
4 weeks
Version Control & Collaborative Workflows
- Git Fundamentals
- Branching & Collaboration (GitHub / GitLab)
- Intro to GitHub Actions
3 weeks
Build Continuous Integration & Delivery Pipelines
- CI Concepts & Tools (Jenkins, CircleCI, GitHub Actions)
- CD Strategies (Blue/Green, Canary, Rolling)
- Create a Full Pipeline with Jenkins or GitHub Actions
- + 1 more steps
5 weeks
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- IaC Principles & Workflow
- Terraform Basics & Modules
- CloudFormation or Pulumi (choose one)
- + 1 more steps
5 weeks
Containers & Kubernetes
- Docker Fundamentals
- Docker Compose & Multi-Container Applications
- Kubernetes Core Concepts
- + 2 more steps
5 weeks
Monitoring, Logging & Observability
- Metrics & Monitoring with Prometheus & Grafana
- Centralized Logging with ELK / EFK
- Distributed Tracing & APM Basics
- + 1 more steps
4 weeks
DevSecOps & Cloud Security Best Practices
- Secrets Management (Vault, KMS)
- Container & Kubernetes Security
- Integrate Security into CI/CD (DevSecOps)
3 weeks
Capstone Project & Cloud Provider Specialization
- Choose a Cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP) & Prep for Certification
- Build & Deploy an End-to-End Pipeline
- Create Portfolio & Prepare for Interviews
3 weeks