DevOps Engineer Career Roadmap
By Karthick Selvam · Published
Skills and stages for a DevOps career.
Foundations
Linux, networking, Git and a scripting language (Bash or Python).
Core tooling
CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes, infrastructure as code (Terraform) and configuration management (Ansible).
Cloud
Deep knowledge of one cloud provider.
Operations
Monitoring, logging, incident response and reliability practices.
Frequently asked questions
Is DevOps a role or a culture?
Both: it began as a culture of collaboration and is now also a common job title.
Related programmes
- DevOps, Docker & CI/CD for Data Platforms
- Docker & Kubernetes
- Site Reliability Engineering for Data Platforms
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DevOps & SRE guides
Docker vs Kubernetes: Understanding the Difference
Docker packages applications into containers; Kubernetes runs and manages many containers across machines.
What Is Kubernetes?
Kubernetes is an open-source system for automating deployment, scaling and management of containerised applications.
What Is CI/CD?
CI/CD automates building, testing and releasing software.