Getting Started

Before you start

Here is a pre-start checklist:

• 📃 Read the frequently asked questions page, it has many valuable information (really, do it!).
• ⭐ Star the project repo on GitHub for better visibility.
• ✉️ Subscribe to the newsletter for the project community activities, which include mentorship, job posting, online meetings, workshops, career tips and tricks, and more.
• 🌐 Join the Telegram group for interactive communication.

How to use this roadmap?

This roadmap is polymorphic, which means it's designed to work in different modes, depending on how fast you want to go.

Self-Paced Roadmap

This mode is the default and is available for everyone in this repo. In this mode, you are not expected to have DevOps experience, and you want to go from zero to hero, transforming your knowledge to land your first job as a DevOps Engineer.

How to process:

• Read each module in the roadmap in the same order.
• In each module, you will find two sections:
  • What you need to know: It emphasizes the most important points and areas you should know about as a DevOps Engineer.
  • Resources: It provides some learning resources, but you are free to learn from any other resources.
• In this mode, you manage all your learning plans by yourself, and we highly recommend asking a Senior DevOps Engineer (a friend or someone from the community) to review your plans and progress.

Hands-on Project

In this mode, you already have some experience with DevOps (usually between 1-2 years of work experience). Still, you want to further your skills with a real hands-on industry-grad project to learn DevOps pragmatically. This mode is also available to everyone in this repo.

The project follows the Learning by Doing method (aka Problem-based Learning), which is done in iterative phases. In this method, you learn as you go and cover the whole DevOps cycle.

How to process:

• Go to the HiveBox hands-on project.
• Read the intro of the project and the goals of it.
• Follow and implement the requests of each phase in the same order.
• Each stage builds on the previous stage (the phases are continued, not separated).

note

Each phase of this project is tackled gradually as part of the roadmap modules. But it's also standalone, and you can work on it if you have the required knowledge for each phase.

Mentorship Program

This mode covers the previous two modes (that means it could be only for the project or the whole roadmap) but with support from a mentor!

A plus point in the mentorship is that you will get access to the roadmap board, where you can utilize Agile methodologies like Epics and Kanban to implement the plan. This will incorporate real-world scenarios and best practices, which you will use in a real job when working in an Agile environment.

Study Plan

Details

To be added.

Roadmap Index

Visit HiveBox Project if interested in the DevOps hands-on project only. Continue if you want the full roadmap.

Quick Index

📄️ Introduction

An overview of our Dynamic DevOps Roadmap and how this MVP-style roadmap differs from other linear roadmaps.

📄️ 1. Welcome to the DevOps World

An introduction to the DevOps paradigm and the focus areas. Also, the relationship between DevOps, DevSecOps, and Agile in light of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), in the end, is the initial phase of the HiveBox project.

📄️ 2. Basics - DevOps Core

Learn Python fundamentals, common development tools, and Git basics. Then, gain Linux essentials, common tools, and bash scripting skills. Also, cover Docker fundamentals — finally, a hands-on with the HiveBox project

📄️ 3. Start - Laying the Base

Define goals, prioritize requirements, dive into code modularity, and then move to testing and quality assurance. Implement unit tests, follow Docker best practices, and explore quality gates in continuous integration with GitHub Actions — finally, a hands-on with the HiveBox project

📄️ 4. Expand - Constructing a Shell

Review goals in planning, then apply the Twelve-Factor App methodology and REST API best practices. Embrace Kubernetes for container orchestration. Then explore observability, dive into continuous delivery solutions, also an overview of Cloud Computing — and finally, a hands-on with the HiveBox project

📄️ 5. Transform - Finishing the Structure

Refine goals, integrate code with external systems, and write integration tests. Also, utilize Infrastructure as Code, learn Terraform essentials, and Kubernetes configuration management like Helm and Kustomize. Then, implement CD best practices — and finally, a hands-on with the HiveBox project

📄️ 6. Optimize - Keep Improving

Conduct Agile retrospective to analyze the improvement areas, optimize code performance, and secure the software supply chain. Then, implement a multi-environment architecture with a log aggregation system for observability. Also, set up end-to-end release automation, explore continuous deployment with GitOps and Argo CD — and finally, a hands-on with the HiveBox project

📄️ 7. Capstone Project

Self-driven project to put everything together and create an industry-grade project which includes defining the requirements gathering, setting the plan, implementation, and review

📄️ Next Steps

You finished the roadmap, what should you do now?

Detailed Index

Introduction

• Overview
• Learning Strategy
• Focus Areas
• DevOps Topology
• Soft Skills

Module 1: Welcome to the DevOps World

• 1.1 Overview - What and Why DevOps?
• 1.2 Software Production - Software Development Life Cycle
• 1.3 Software Production - Agile Software Development
• 1.4 Software Production - Change Management and Golden Triangle
• 1.5 DevOps Methodology - DevOps and DevSecOps Core Pillars
• 1.6 DevOps Methodology - DevOps, Cloud, Platform Engineer, and SRE
• 1.7 DevOps Methodology - T-Shaped Skills DevOps Engineer
• Project - HiveBox Phase 1
• Interview Questions - Module 1

Module 2: Basics - DevOps Core

• 2.1 Code - Python Fundamentals
• 2.2 Code - Common Development Tools
• 2.3 Code - Git Basics
• 2.4 Operating System - Linux Fundamentals
• 2.5 Operating System - Common Tools and Commands
• 2.6 Operating System - Bash Scripting Basics
• 2.7 Containers - Docker Fundamentals
• 2.8 Containers - Docker CLI Basics
• Project - HiveBox Phase 2
• Interview Questions - Module 2

Module 3: Start - Laying the Base

• 3.1 Planning - Define Goals and Requirements
• 3.2 Code - Modularity and Reusability
• 3.3 Code - Testing and Quality Assurance
• 3.4 Code - Writing Unit Tests
• 3.5 Containers - Docker Best Practices
• 3.6 Continuous Integration - Introduction and Solutions in the Market
• 3.7 Continuous Integration - GitHub Actions Essentials
• 3.8 Continuous Integration - Pipelines and Quality Gates
• Project - HiveBox Phase 3
• Interview Questions - Module 3

Module 4: Expand - Constructing a Shell

• 4.1 Planning - Review the Goals and Requirements
• 4.2 Code - Twelve-Factor App Methodology
• 4.3 Code - REST API Best Practices
• 4.4 Continuous Integration - CI Best Practices
• 4.5 Containers - Kubernetes Overview and Core Concepts
• 4.6 Observability - Monitoring Application and Infrastructure
• 4.7 Continuous Delivery - Introduction and Solutions in the Market
• 4.8 Infrastructure - Cloud Computing and Cloud Native Applications
• Project - HiveBox Phase 4
• Interview Questions - Module 4

Module 5: Transform - Finishing the Structure

• 5.1 Planning - Refine the Goals and Requirements
• 5.2 Code - Working with External Systems
• 5.3 Code - Writing Integration Tests
• 5.4 Infrastructure - Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management
• 5.5 Infrastructure - Terraform Essentials
• 5.6 Containers - Kubernetes Configuration Management
• 5.7 Observability - Log Aggregation Systems
• 5.8 Continuous Delivery - CD Best Practices
• Project - HiveBox Phase 5
• Interview Questions - Module 5

Module 6: Optimize - Keep Improving

• 6.1 Planning - Agile Retrospective
• 6.2 Code - Performance Optimization
• 6.3 Continuous Integration - Software Supply Chain Security
• 6.4 Infrastructure - Multi-environment Architecture
• 6.5 Containers - Kubernetes Operators
• 6.6 Continuous Delivery - End-to-End Release Automation
• 6.7 Continuous Deployment - Introduction and Solutions in the Market
• 6.8 Continuous Deployment - GitOps and Argo CD Essentials
• Project - HiveBox Phase 6
• Interview Questions - Module 6

Module 7: Capstone Project

• 7.1 Requirements
• 7.2 Plan
• 7.3 Implementation
• 7.4 Review

Next Steps

• Your CV/Resume, Cover Letter, and LinkedIn Profile
• Your Skills Chart
• DevOps Certificates
• Interview Preparation
• Career Growth

Interview

• Interview Questions
• Interview Best Practices