DevOps Career Roadmap: AWS, Terraform, Splunk
Phase 1: Foundation (Weeks 1-4)
- Learn cloud basics and AWS core services.
- AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials (Free): https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/
- Optional Udemy Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-certified-cloud-practitioner/
- Exam Fee: $100
Phase 2: AWS Developer - Associate (Weeks 5-10)
- Learn Lambda, API Gateway, IAM, EC2, S3, and DynamoDB.
- AWS Skill Builder: https://explore.skillbuilder.aws/
- AWS Labs: https://github.com/awslabs
- Udemy Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-certified-developer-associate-dva-c01/
- Exam Fee: $150
Phase 3: DevOps & Tools (Weeks 11-16)
- Terraform Basics: https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/learn
- Hands-on: Deploy EC2, S3 using Terraform
- Splunk Training: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/training.html
- Splunk Cloud Trial: https://www.splunk.com/en_us/download/splunk-cloud.html
- Udemy Terraform Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/learn-devops-infrastructure-automation-with-terraform/
Phase 4: AWS DevOps Engineer - Professional (Weeks 17-22)
- Topics: CI/CD, CloudFormation, CodePipeline, OpsWorks
- Udemy Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-certified-devops-engineer-professional-hands-on/
- Practice Tests: https://portal.tutorialsdojo.com/
- Exam Fee: $300
Phase 5: AWS Security Specialty (Weeks 23-26, Optional)
- Topics: IAM, KMS, GuardDuty, WAF, Security Best Practices
- Udemy Course: https://www.udemy.com/course/aws-certified-security-specialty/
DevOps Career Roadmap: AWS, Terraform, Splunk
- Exam Fee: $300
Ongoing Practice
- Use AWS Free Tier for practice.
- Build projects (e.g., deploy website with Terraform, monitor logs with Splunk).
- Apply for internships and night shift DevOps trainee/support roles.