Cloud Engineer / DevOps Career Roadmap
Phase 1: Foundation (1-2 months)
1. Core Concepts:
- Cloud models (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
- Deployment models (Public, Private, Hybrid)
- Availability Zones and Regions
2. Linux Basics:
- Command-line basics, permissions, SSH
- Process management, crontab, scripting with Bash
3. Networking Fundamentals:
- IP, DNS, HTTP/S, Subnetting, VPNs
- Load Balancers, NAT
4. Git & GitHub:
- Version control, commits, branches, pull requests
Phase 2: Choose a Cloud Platform (AWS Recommended)
1. Get started with AWS Free Tier or Azure/GCP equivalent
2. Learn Key Services:
- EC2, S3, Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk
- VPC, Route 53, IAM, RDS, DynamoDB
- Monitoring with CloudWatch and CloudTrail
Phase 3: DevOps Toolchain
Cloud Engineer / DevOps Career Roadmap
1. Docker:
- Containerization, Dockerfile, volumes, networking
2. Kubernetes:
- Pods, Services, Deployments, Helm
3. CI/CD Tools:
- Jenkins, GitHub Actions
- Build -> Test -> Deploy pipelines
4. Infrastructure as Code:
- Terraform (focus), CloudFormation (optional)
5. Monitoring:
- Prometheus + Grafana
- ELK Stack, cloud-native monitoring tools
Phase 4: Projects for Resume
1. Deploy a 3-tier Web App (Frontend + Backend + DB)
- Use EC2, RDS, Load Balancer, VPC
2. CI/CD Pipeline
- Automate Dockerized app deployment
3. Serverless App
- Lambda + API Gateway + DynamoDB
4. Kubernetes Monitoring Cluster
Cloud Engineer / DevOps Career Roadmap
5. Infrastructure Provisioning using Terraform
Certifications (Optional)
- AWS: Cloud Practitioner -> Solutions Architect / DevOps Engineer
- Azure: AZ-900 -> AZ-104
- GCP: Cloud Digital Leader -> Associate Cloud Engineer
Useful Resources
- Linux: linuxcommand.org, OverTheWire wargames
- Cloud: AWS SkillBuilder, FreeCodeCamp Cloud courses
- Docker: docker.com, labs.play-with-docker.com
- Kubernetes: labs.play-with-k8s.com
- Terraform: learn.hashicorp.com
- GitHub: Push and showcase all projects