A master plan for roadmap, mentorship, and bootcamp to start a DevOps Engineer career in the Agile way!
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The DevOps Engineer role remains one of the top 10 most in-demand jobs across all industries (not just the tech field!). However, starting that role is super challenging because the DevOps model has various patterns and topologies.
It's even more complicated if that's your first job without previous software industry experience (coming from either dev or ops).
For that reason, almost every day, I see people struggling on their way to start as fresh/junior DevOps engineers or even progress in their early career years in general. They usually follow some linear roadmap like roadmap.sh/devops). But still, they cannot land their first job or straggle a lot when they find one! And sadly, many of them eventually give up!
For more details about the problem aspects, please read: Your DevOps learning roadmap is broken! - Career.
Based on my experience for years mentoring people in different stages (starting their first job, career shift, moving to another work style or company), I have found that the approach of using a dynamic MVP-style roadmap with hands-on projects designed by an experienced DevOps engineer has been highly successful.
That means each phase will cover all/most DevOps areas used in the job to build a T-Shaped skills profile from day one! It's also essential to set the targeted market and organizations because with different DevOps topologies, the DevOps engineer role requirements vary a lot.
One critical aspect of this roadmap is that it utilizes Agile methodologies like Epics and Kanban board to implement the plan, incorporating real-world scenarios and best practices, which you will use in a real job when working in an Agile environment. Not only that but DevSecOps is also already embedded in it!
Module 1: Welcome to the DevOps World
- 1.1 Introduction - What and Why DevOps?
- 1.2 Introduction - BSET Methodology and Focus Areas
- 1.3 Software Production - Software Development Life Cycle
- 1.4 Software Production - Agile Software Development
- 1.5 Software Production - J-Curve and Golden Triangle
- 1.6 DevOps Methodology - DevOps Core Pillars
- 1.7 DevOps Methodology - DevOps Topologies and Patterns
- 1.8 DevOps Methodology - DevOps, Cloud, Platform Engineer and SRE
- 1.9 DevOps Methodology - T-Shaped Skills DevOps Engineer
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
- 2.9 Project - HiveBox Phase 1
Module 3: Start - Laying the Foundation
- 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
- 3.9 Project - HiveBox Phase 2
Module 4: Expand - Constructing a Shell
- 4.1 Planning - Review the Goals and Requirements
- 4.2 Code - Twelve-Factor App Methodology
- 4.3 Code - Versioning and Building Artifacts
- 4.4 Continuous Integration - CI Best Practices
- 4.5 Containers - Kubernetes Architecture and Core Concepts
- 4.6 Observability - Monitoring Application and Infrastructure
- 4.7 Continuous Delivery - Introduction and Solutions in the Market
- 4.8 Project - HiveBox Phase 3
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 - Cloud Computing and Cloud Native Applications
- 5.5 Infrastructure - Infrastructure as Code and Configuration Management
- 5.6 Infrastructure - Terraform Essentials
- 5.7 Containers - Kubernetes Configuration Management
- 5.8 Continuous Delivery - CD Best Practices
- 5.9 Project - HiveBox Phase 4
- 6.1 Planning - Agile Retrospective
- 6.2 Code - Performance Optimizations
- 6.3 Continuous Integration - Software Supply Chain Security
- 6.4 Infrastructure - Kubernetes Cluster with Terraform on the Cloud
- 6.5 Observability - Log Aggregation System
- 6.6 Continuous Delivery - Release Processes Automation
- 6.7 Continuous Deployment - Introduction and Solutions in the Market
- 6.8 Continuous Deployment - Argo CD Essentials
- 6.9 Project - HiveBox Phase 5
- 7.1 Requirements
- 7.2 Plan
- 7.3 Implementation
- 7.4 Review
- Review - Writing Your CV and Cover Letter
- Review - Build Your Skills Radar Chart
- Discussion - DevOps Certificates
- Discussion - Next Steps as a DevOps Engineer
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