High-demand roadmap

DevOps Engineer

Visual DevOps Engineer learning path — phases, skills, tools, and milestones from beginner to job-ready.

6-12 months All Levels 6 phases

Overview

The DevOps Engineer roadmap on Toolliyo Academy is a step-by-step visual learning path designed for developers who want clarity—not confusion. Each phase builds on the previous one with skills, tools, milestones, and links to free tutorials on Toolliyo.

Whether you are switching careers or leveling up as a devops & platform engineering professional, follow this roadmap in order. Track your progress, build portfolio projects, and earn verifiable certificates as you complete Toolliyo courses and quizzes.

Visual learning path

1

Linux & Networking Basics

Beginner 6 weeks

Command line, file systems, permissions, and TCP/IP fundamentals.

Skills
Bash scripting SSH Networking DNS Firewalls
Tools
Ubuntu Bash
Milestones
  • Automate server setup script
2

Git, CI/CD & Automation

Intermediate 8 weeks

Git workflows, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, and pipeline design.

Skills
Git branching GitHub Actions Pipeline as code Artifact management
Tools
GitHub Actions Jenkins
Milestones
  • CI/CD for Node/.NET app
3

Docker & Containers

Intermediate 6 weeks

Containerize apps, Docker Compose, and image optimization.

Skills
Dockerfile Multi-stage builds Docker Compose Registry
Tools
Docker Docker Hub
Milestones
  • Containerize 3 apps
  • Compose microservices
4

Kubernetes Orchestration

Advanced 10 weeks

Pods, services, deployments, Helm, and cluster management.

Skills
K8s objects Helm charts Ingress HPA Namespaces
Tools
Kubernetes Helm minikube/AKS
Milestones
  • Deploy app on K8s
  • Helm chart published
5

Cloud & Infrastructure as Code

Advanced 8 weeks

AWS/Azure, Terraform, and cloud-native services.

Skills
Terraform Cloud networking IAM S3/Blob storage
Tools
Terraform AWS/Azure
Milestones
  • IaC for full stack
  • Multi-env deployment
6

Monitoring, SRE & Security

Expert 8 weeks

Prometheus, Grafana, logging, incident response, and DevSecOps.

Skills
Prometheus/Grafana ELK stack SLIs/SLOs Security scanning
Tools
Prometheus Grafana Trivy
Milestones
  • Observability stack
  • Incident runbook

FAQ

Most learners complete this roadmap in 6–18 months depending on prior experience and weekly study hours (10–20 hrs/week recommended).

Beginners can start from Phase 1. If you already know programming basics, you may skip to the core skills phase after a quick self-assessment.

Yes — Toolliyo Academy offers free structured tutorials, quizzes with certificates, and interview Q&A aligned with this roadmap.

This path prepares you for industry roles matching DevOps Engineer requirements. Build portfolio projects and earn certificates to strengthen your resume.

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