* Start at Foundations — no prior experience needed * Work through every step in order, top to bottom * Each step builds directly on the one before it * Budget roughly 6 to 12 months of consistent study and practice * Focus on understanding concepts before memorizing commands * You will be job-ready at the DevOps Engineer level by the end
* Skip Foundations if you are already comfortable with Linux and the terminal * Start at Version Control and work forward from there * Pay close attention to Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD — these are the core DevOps skills * Budget roughly 3 to 5 months to complete the roadmap from this entry point
* Skim the Beginner tier quickly — you likely know most of it * Focus on the Intermediate tier — Cloud, IaC, and Monitoring are where most engineers have gaps * The Interview Prep section is your final destination * Budget roughly 1 to 2 months of focused study
* Jump directly to the Interview Prep section * Use the Beginner and Intermediate tiers as reference when you need to review a concept * Practice building real projects — interviewers test what you can actually do, not what you have memorized
Start at Foundations — no prior experience needed Work through every step in order, top to bottom Each step builds direc...
Skip Foundations if you are already comfortable with Linux and the terminal Start at Version Control and work forward fr...
Skim the Beginner tier quickly — you likely know most of it Focus on the Intermediate tier — Cloud, IaC, and Monitoring ...
Jump directly to the Interview Prep section Use the Beginner and Intermediate tiers as reference when you need to review...
Aligns directly with DevOps, Site Reliability (SRE), and Platform Engineering job descriptions.