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Introduction to DevOps: Roadmap to DevOps Career
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Rating: 4.5 out of 5(822 ratings)
9,604 students

Introduction to DevOps: Roadmap to DevOps Career

DevOps course for someone who wants to learn Jenkins​,​ Jira, Dockers, Kubernetes, Nagios, Ansible, Terraform, and more
Created byImran Afzal
Last updated 6/2026
English

What you'll learn

  • You will learn the basic concept of DevOps, history and how it all began
  • You will learn all the tools used in DevOps environment such as Docker, Anisble, Kubernetes, Terraform, Git, CI/CD etc.
  • DevOps practices such as integration, situaltional awareness, automation, infrastructure as a code, Microservices, Colloaboration etc.
  • Describe the available resources to learn or apply DevOps
  • Pros and Cons of DevOps
  • You'll acquire effective communication skills and learn new ways of thinking, working, organizing, and measuring to fully gain the benefits of DevOps
  • All the phases of DevOps lifecycle
  • How to become DevOps Engineer, most demanding professionals, thrilling profession

Course content

5 sections57 lectures7h 33m total length
  • Introduction1:23
  • Course overview4:01
  • What is DevOps2:04

    DevOps unites development and operations teams as one to integrate and automate software development and IT operations, improving and shortening the system development life cycle.

  • Pre-DevOps Challenges4:07
  • Collaboration of teams2:23
  • History of DevOps2:23
  • Benefits of DevOps2:45
  • Importance of DevOps4:10
  • Drawbacks of DevOps4:22
  • Quiz
  • DevOps Foundation for IT Teams
  • Bridging Development and Operations

Requirements

  • Desire to learn Devops
  • Basic knowledge of software development principles and practices is recommended but not required.
  • This course is suitable for IT professionals, software developers, QA professionals, fresh graduates, and anyone looking to transition into a DevOps role.

Description

Introduction to DevOps: Roadmap to DevOps Career

DevOps course for someone who wants to be a DevOps Engineer and learn Dynatrace, Nagios, Slack, Microsoft Teams (Communication tool), Splunk, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, ServiceNow (Incident Management tool), Terraform and much more.


What you'll Learn

You will learn the basic concept of DevOps, history, importance and how it all began.

You will learn about all the tools used in DevOps environment such as Dynatrace, Nagios, Slack, Microsoft Teams (Communication), Splunk, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, GitHub (Version Control), ServiceNow (Incident Management), Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jira (Jira Product Discovery and Jira Software) and much more.

DevOps practices such as continuous integration, continuous delivery and deployment, situational awareness, automation, infrastructure as a code, microservices, collaboration etc.

Pros and Cons of DevOps.

You'll acquire effective communication skills and learn new ways of problem solving, critical thinking, creative thinking, working, organizing, and measuring to fully gain the benefits of DevOps. You’ll also learn system administration skills.

All the phases of DevOps lifecycle.

How to become DevOps Engineer, most demanding professionals while having system administration, quality assurance, problem solving, critical thinking, creative thinking, decision making, risk assessment, risk management and application security management skills.


Requirements

Desire to learn DevOps.

Basic knowledge of software development principles and practices is recommended but not compulsory.


Description

Do you know DevOps field is one of most high-paid jobs in IT industry, that also offers remote work?


If you want to start a career in DevOps and want to be a DevOps Engineer, then you have come to the right place. Because you have found the perfect course that will provide you with everything you need to know to get started with DevOps and if you are thinking about a career change, then this course will help you in better decision making while providing a perfect roadmap. No matter which DevOps tool you are learning, either Dynatrace, Nagios, Slack, Ansible, Jenkins, Splunk, Jira, Git, GitHub (Version Control), this course is a prerequisite for all your DevOps needs. After getting mastery over DevOps, you will be able to build better products for your customers and find solutions to everyday repetitive tasks. You will view DevOps from a business perspective as well as for becoming a DevOps Engineer

In this course, you’ll gain the essential skills for a high-paying career in DevOps, one of the most sought-after roles in the IT industry. This complete DevOps guide will equip you with a solid foundation in core DevOps principles, tools, and practices, covering everything from Ansible and Jenkins to Git, GitHub, Jira, Nagios, and more. By the end, you’ll be ready to automate workflows, enhance software development cycles, and efficiently manage infrastructure all critical skills for aspiring DevOps Engineers and IT professionals seeking growth in DevOps.


This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of DevOps, including its principles, practices, tools and most importantly, the future of DevOps and roadmap to become a DevOps Engineer. The course covers the essential concepts of continuous integration, continuous delivery and deployment (CI/CD), situational awareness, automation, infrastructure as a code, microservices, monitoring, logging and feedback, and collaboration. All phases of DevOps lifecycle are well explained. Moreover, you’ll learn about risk assessment, version control, unit testing, performance testing, quality assurance, incident management, application security management and much more. You’ll learn more than 20 DevOps tools like Dynatrace, Nagios, Slack, Microsoft Teams (Communication), Splunk, Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, GitHub (Version Control), ServiceNow (Incident Management), Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jira (Jira Product Discovery and Jira Software) etc. Last but not the least, section 5 will provide you with a road map to become DevOps Engineer even if you want a career change and switch to DevOps. Furthermore, you’ll learn about DevOps job responsibilities, job search and link building on LinkedIn and other job boards, resume and interview skills. You’ll also know whether remote work is available for DevOps Engineers or not.


Here is what you will learn in this course:


Introduction

What is DevOps?

Pre-DevOps Challenges​

Collaboration of Teams​

History of DevOps​

Benefits ​

Importance of DevOps​

Drawback of DevOps


DevOps Practices or Services​

Continuous Integration (CI)​

Continuous Delivery / Deployment ​

Situational Awareness​

Configuration Management​ (Automation)

Infrastructure as a Code​

Microservices​

Monitoring, Logging and Feedback​

Collaboration


Phases of DevOps Lifecycle​

Discovery and Plan​

Code​

Build​

Test​

Release​

Deploy​

Operate​

Monitor


DevOps Tools​

ServiceNow​ (Incident Management)

Slack and Microsoft Teams​ (Communication)

Jira (Jira Product Discovery and Jira Software)​

Confluence​

Programming Languages​

Jenkins​

Git and GitHub​ (Version Control and Code Repository)

GitLab and GitHub Copilot​

Nexus​ (Artifact Repositories)

Docker​ (Containerization and Orchestration)

Kubernetes​ (Containerization and Orchestration)

Ansible, Puppet and Chef​ (Automation)

Shell Scripting​ (Automation)

Terraform​ (Infrastructure as Code (IaC))

Selenium, Mabl and Xray​

Mural​

PagerDuty​

Splunk​

Dynatrace, Datadog, Prometheus​

Nagios​, Grafana and New Relic

System Administration


Future of DevOps and Becoming DevOps Engineer

Transitioning to DevOps Engineer from other Roles​

Future of DevOps​

DevOps Job Responsibilities​

Engaging in DevOps Community Forums​

Resume and Interview Tips for DevOps Engineer




Testimonials from my students:

    • Hello Imran Afzal Sir,

      Thank you for your valuable course. I got a job offer after completion of this course. Thanks again

      Regards, Kshitji Deshmukh


    • Hi Imran,

      Finally, after turning down 4 offers, I have joined UST Global as an Engineer A3. 

      I've taken your course "Complete Linux Training Course to Get Your Dream IT Job" due to which I was able to answer almost all the Linux-based interview questions.  Thank you once again for making this wonderful course.

      Regards, MD Shah Alam


    • Hi Imran,

      Thank you so much for the wonderful course.  It was so clear and precise as a beginner I went through your course and cleared the Linux administrator interview now i got selected.  I am so happy and thanks once again.  I am also now preparing for the Redhat Certification.

      Thanks you once again, I was a complete beginner after going through your course I was able to understand all the topics now I am a Linux Admin

      Thanks, Adrian Joseph


    • Dear Mr. Imran Afzal,

      Thanks you I pass today CompTIA Linux+ Exam

      Best Regards, Ebadi Elia


    • Imran, I just wanted to report that I have found my first Linux job.  I am working as a Linux Systems Administrator with IBM and you played a big part in educating me in order to obtain this position.  Thanks for such a thorough course!  I am looking forward to enrolling in your bash scripting course soon.

      Joel Stroback

Who this course is for:

  • IT Professionals: System Administrators, Network Administrators, and other IT personnel looking to transition into DevOps roles.
  • Software Developers: Software Developers eager to understand the operational aspects of software deployment and maintenance.
  • Quality Assurance Professionals: QA testing professionals and engineers interested in learning about continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices.
  • Fresh Graduates and Students: Individuals in computer science, information technology, or related fields seeking practical knowledge in modern software development methodologies.
  • Career Changers: Anyone looking for a career change towards the rapidly growing field of DevOps.
  • Technical Support Engineers: IT Support personnel wanting to broaden their skills in software deployment and management.