DevOps Engineer
A DevOps engineer builds the pipelines and infrastructure that ship software safely and keep it running.
- Build CI/CD pipelines
- Write infrastructure as code
- Run containers on Kubernetes
- Monitor systems and handle incidents
- A CI/CD pipeline
- Infrastructure in Terraform
- A service deployed on Kubernetes
Where it leads: Senior DevOps, SRE, or platform engineering.
Every skill, at the level the job needs
Updating… · change the level or company to see how it shifts
linux
core- Command line basics
- Moving Files / Directories
- Copy and delete files
- Directory Hierarchy Overview
- Vim
- Nano
docker
core- Virtualization and containerization
- Package managers
- File modes and permissions
- Docker
- Command line
- Walking through directories in the command line
kubernetes
core- Kubernetes Introduction
- Introduction to Kubernetes
- Key Concepts and Terminologies
- Kubernetes Alternatives
- Containers
- Deploying your First Application
git-github
core- git init
- What is Version Control?
- Why use Version Control?
- git config
- Local vs Global Config
- Git
datastructures-and-algorithms
core- C#
- JavaScript
- Introduction to Java
- Getting started with C++
- Go
- Ruby
devops
core- Bash syntax
- Basic monitoring
- Getting information about processes
- Networking
- Nano
- Vim
What the levels mean
- L1 · AwareKnows what it is and when it's used
- L2 · BasicsCan use it with guidance
- L3 · WorkingUses it independently on the job
- L4 · StrongHandles hard cases, reviews others
- L5 · ExpertDesigns with it, teaches it
Interviews, by kind of company
Your route adds an interview track that matches the company you choose.
Large IT services firms: aptitude, fundamentals, technical and HR rounds.
Online assessment, coding rounds, a design round.
Hard timed coding rounds, system design, behavioural interviews.
Questions
What does a DevOps Engineer need to know?
DevOps Roadmap, Docker Roadmap, Kubernetes Roadmap, Learn Git and GitHub, Linux Roadmap at a working level, plus AWS Roadmap, Terraform Roadmap. The skills section above lists every one with its level.
How long does it take to become a DevOps Engineer?
About 298 hours of study from scratch. At 10 hours a week that's roughly 30 weeks; anything you already know is skipped after the readiness test.
I already know some of this. Do I start from zero?
No. The optional readiness test finds what you already know and your route skips it.
Does the route change for product companies or senior roles?
Yes. Choose your level and the kind of company above: the skills and target levels adjust, for example deeper data structures and system design for product companies.
Other roles in the DevOps & Cloud track
They share many skills with this one, so progress carries over if you switch.