DevOps track

DevOps Career Path

A practical path from the fundamentals to job-ready devops work — with the skills, projects and interview prep for each stage.

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6-9 monthsEstimated duration

Intermediate to AdvancedDifficulty

5Core skills

3Projects with rubrics

Last updated 27 August 2026

Roadmap steps

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Linux and networking

Stay on this stage until you can use it without a tutorial open. Finish it with something you can show — a repo, a write-up or a shipped change.

Skills this stage feeds

Docker Kubernetes Terraform AWS GitHub Actions

Mini project

Containerized app deployment — brief and rubric

Resume tip Write the bullet for this stage the day you finish it — what you built, with what, and what changed because of it.

Interview question to expect How do rolling deployments work?

Step 2 of 5 Mark as done

Containers

Stay on this stage until you can use it without a tutorial open. Finish it with something you can show — a repo, a write-up or a shipped change.

Skills this stage feeds

Docker Kubernetes Terraform AWS GitHub Actions

Mini project

CI pipeline — brief and rubric

Resume tip Write the bullet for this stage the day you finish it — what you built, with what, and what changed because of it.

Interview question to expect What should an alert measure?

Step 3 of 5 Mark as done

CI/CD

Stay on this stage until you can use it without a tutorial open. Finish it with something you can show — a repo, a write-up or a shipped change.

Skills this stage feeds

Docker Kubernetes Terraform AWS GitHub Actions

Mini project

Monitoring dashboard — brief and rubric

Resume tip Write the bullet for this stage the day you finish it — what you built, with what, and what changed because of it.

Interview question to expect Explain blue-green deployments.

Step 4 of 5 Mark as done

Infrastructure as code

Stay on this stage until you can use it without a tutorial open. Finish it with something you can show — a repo, a write-up or a shipped change.

Skills this stage feeds

Docker Kubernetes Terraform AWS GitHub Actions

Mini project

Containerized app deployment — brief and rubric

Resume tip Write the bullet for this stage the day you finish it — what you built, with what, and what changed because of it.

Interview question to expect How do rolling deployments work?

Step 5 of 5 Mark as done

Monitoring

Stay on this stage until you can use it without a tutorial open. Finish it with something you can show — a repo, a write-up or a shipped change.

Skills this stage feeds

Docker Kubernetes Terraform AWS GitHub Actions

Mini project

CI pipeline — brief and rubric

Resume tip Write the bullet for this stage the day you finish it — what you built, with what, and what changed because of it.

Interview question to expect What should an alert measure?

Certifications worth the time

AWS Solutions Architect Associate
CKA

Certificates open a conversation; they do not close one. Treat them as a reason to build something.

Portfolio projects

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Skills to prove

Docker Kubernetes Terraform AWS GitHub Actions

Naming a skill is not enough — each one needs a project or a work example behind it.

Interview questions to expect

How do rolling deployments work?
What should an alert measure?
Explain blue-green deployments.

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Roadmap questions

Before you start the DevOps path

How should I pick a roadmap?

Choose the roadmap that matches the job descriptions you want to apply for, then adjust it for your current strengths and timeline.

Do I need every certification listed?

No. Certifications are optional signals. Projects and demonstrable skills usually matter more than collecting credentials.

How do I know I am ready to apply?

When you can explain your projects, pass basic interview questions, and show a resume that matches the role's core requirements, start applying while you keep improving.

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