DevSecOps Roadmap: Zero to Job-Ready Engineer
Follow this DevSecOps roadmap from zero to job-ready: secure CI/CD, containers, Kubernetes, cloud, and identity, then detect and respond to threats.
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Your recommended path
Start at Engineering Foundations and work every step in order. Budget 12-18 months of steady hands-on practice.
- Every step builds on the one before it, so skipping the foundations will hurt you later.
- Do every lab. Reading about a scanner teaches far less than breaking and fixing a real pipeline.
- You can skip these for now: service mesh, SOAR platforms, and advanced cryptography.
Your recommended path
Read DevSecOps Foundations carefully, skim the rest of the Beginner steps for security gaps, then start properly at Shift Left Security. Budget 4-6 months.
- Focus on Container and Kubernetes Security and Cloud and Infrastructure Security, where most real misconfigurations happen.
- If you already run production pipelines, check the Secure Pipeline Design topics for secrets, OIDC, and artifact signing.
Your recommended path
You understand threats and CVEs but need engineering depth. Skim DevSecOps Foundations, spend real time on Engineering Foundations and CI/CD, then start at Shift Left Security. Budget 5-7 months.
- Spend extra time on Linux, Git, and pipeline basics if you have not built CI/CD before.
- Focus heavily on Container and Kubernetes Security and Cloud and Infrastructure Security.
Your recommended path
Jump straight to the domain you are missing, then use the Capstone to tie everything into one portfolio project. Budget 2-3 months of targeted learning.
- Use the step descriptions to find your gap quickly.
- Finish with the Capstone so you can show your skills, not just list them.
Steps in this roadmap
Status Module Topics Learn Quiz Resources Save Linux for DevOps 37 Read Networking for DevOps: Debug Connections Fast 12 Read Shell Scripting Tutorial: Bash for DevOps 14 Read Git and GitHub 12 Read +1 Git Security: Stop Secrets and Unsafe Commits 9 Read Builds on Docker for Beginners: Build, Run and Ship Containers
Status Module Topics Learn Quiz Resources Save Security Fundamentals and Threat Modeling 9 Read DevSecOps Basics: Security in Every Pipeline 8 Read Builds on Docker for Beginners: Build, Run and Ship Containers
Status Module Topics Learn Quiz Resources Save GitHub Actions: Build CI/CD Pipelines from Zero 13 Read Secure CI/CD Pipelines: Threats and Hardening 12 Read GitLab for DevOps: Projects to CI/CD PipelinesOptional 9 Read Azure DevOps: CI/CD Pipelines from Plan to DeployOptional - Read Status Module Topics Learn Quiz Resources Save Shift Left Security: SAST, SCA, and Vault 10 Read +1 Builds on Docker for Beginners: Build, Run and Ship Containers
Status Module Topics Learn Quiz Resources Save Software Supply Chain Security: DAST, SBOM, SLSA 10 Read +1 Builds on 2 modules
Status Module Topics Learn Quiz Resources Save Docker Container Security: Harden and Scan Images 10 Read Kubernetes Security: RBAC, Policies, and Secrets 11 Read Builds on 3 modules
Status Module Topics Learn Quiz Resources Save Terraform : From First Plan to ProductionOptional 14 Read +1 IaC Security: Terraform, Checkov, and Policy 10 Read AWS Security Baseline and Guardrails 10 Read +2 AWS Security Engineering: Detect, Encrypt, Respond 11 Read Azure Administrator: Zero to AZ-104Optional 11 Read +1 Google Cloud Fundamentals for Cloud EngineersOptional 11 Read +1 Status Module Topics Learn Quiz Resources Save Identity and Access Security for DevSecOps 10 Read Builds on 2 modules
Status Module Topics Learn Quiz Resources Save Monitoring and Logging: Prometheus to TracingOptional 14 Read +2 Runtime Security and Detection Engineering 12 Read +1 Status Module Topics Learn Quiz Resources Save Compliance, Governance and Incident Response 10 Read +1 Builds on LLM Fundamentals, Model Selection, and Prompt Engineering
Status Module Topics Learn Quiz Resources Save Advanced Security: APIs, Hunting, and Automation 9 Read +1 AI Safety and Responsible AI 12 Read Status Module Topics Learn Quiz Resources Save DevSecOps Capstone and Interview Preparation 8 Read +1
Final assessment
Complete every step in this roadmap to unlock the final assessment.
Salary outcomes
- Junior DevSecOps / Security Engineer
- ₹4L - ₹9L
- DevSecOps Engineer
- ₹10L - ₹22L
- Senior DevSecOps Engineer
- ₹22L - ₹45L
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Frequently asked questions
12 steps and 28 modules, in order: Beginner (Engineering Foundations and DevSecOps Foundations); Intermediate (CI/CD and Secure Pipeline Design, Shift Left Security, Dynamic Testing and Supply Chain Security, Container and Kubernetes Security and Cloud and Infrastructure Security); Advanced (Identity and Access Security, Runtime Security and Detection Engineering, Compliance Governance and Incident Response and Advanced Security Topics); Capstone (Capstone and Interview Preparation).
Yes. Every step and module of the DevSecOps Roadmap: Zero to Job-Ready Engineer roadmap is free to read on DevOps Network with no paywall. A free account lets you track progress, save modules and take the quizzes.
Pick the learning path closest to your background (Complete Beginner, I'm Comfortable with DevOps, I'm Comfortable with Security and Experienced Engineer Filling Gaps) at the top of the page. The step list then shows only the steps on that path; "All steps" brings the rest back.
Work through the step's modules, then pass its quiz. The quiz unlocks once the required modules are done, and passing it marks the step complete. You can also practise any quiz without the lock in the practice hub.
Yes. A final assessment unlocks after you complete all 12 steps and tests everything across the roadmap.
Typical ranges listed for this path: Junior DevSecOps / Security Engineer: ₹4L - ₹9L; DevSecOps Engineer: ₹10L - ₹22L; Senior DevSecOps Engineer: ₹22L - ₹45L. Actual offers vary by company, city and experience.