DevOps & Cloud Engineer Roadmap
The roadmap from first container to cloud-certified engineer. Covers Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code — the skills that power modern software delivery.
Phase 1: Phase 1 — Linux & Networking
Linux Fundamentals
Navigate the command line, manage files and permissions, and understand processes and services.
Networking Basics
TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, firewalls, and load balancers — how traffic flows through infrastructure.
Shell Scripting
Automate tasks with Bash scripts — the first step toward infrastructure automation.
Phase 2: Phase 2 — Containers & Orchestration
Docker
Build container images, run containers, manage volumes and networks, and write Dockerfiles.
Docker Compose
Define and run multi-container applications with docker-compose.
Kubernetes
Deploy, scale, and manage containerised applications with Kubernetes — pods, services, deployments, and config maps.
Phase 3: Phase 3 — Cloud Platforms
AWS Fundamentals
EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, IAM, and VPC — the core AWS services every cloud engineer uses.
Azure Fundamentals
Azure VMs, Blob Storage, Azure SQL, Functions, and Active Directory — Microsoft's cloud platform.
Cloud Certifications
AWS Cloud Practitioner and Azure AZ-900 are entry-level credentials that prove foundational cloud knowledge.
Phase 4: Phase 4 — CI/CD & Infrastructure as Code
CI/CD Pipelines
GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins — automate testing and deployment on every push.
Infrastructure as Code
Define infrastructure with Terraform or Pulumi — version-controlled, repeatable, and auditable.
Monitoring & Observability
Prometheus, Grafana, and alerting — keep systems healthy and debug production issues fast.