DevOps & Cloud100% Free Open Curriculum 8–10 Weeks
DevOps & Cloud Platform Engineer Career Guide
Automate multi-cloud infrastructure as code, container orchestration with Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and observability stacks.
DockerKubernetesTerraformGitHub ActionsPrometheusAWS / Linux
In-Depth Curriculum & Video Masterclasses
Curated step-by-step guides with zero paid subscriptions. Complete the hands-on project before advancing.
1
Linux Kernel Fundamentals & Containers
Linux namespaces, cgroups, multi-stage Docker builds, and non-root security contexts.
Curated Free Courses & Guides:
Kelsey Hightower (GitHub)Industry Gold Standard
Kubernetes The Hard Way
Documentation • ~25h100% Free
roadmap.sh / Milan MilanovicCommunity Choice
DevOps Roadmap Community Curriculum
Interactive • ~45h100% Free
Prakhar SrivastavHands-on Labs
Docker Curriculum: A Hands-on Guide for Developers
Interactive • ~10h100% Free
Google Site Reliability EngineeringEnterprise Standard
Google Cloud Architecture Framework & SRE Book
Documentation • ~35h100% Free
Anton BabenkoInfrastructure as Code
Terraform Best Practices & Modules Guide
Documentation • ~14h100% Free
YouTube (TechWorld with Nana)Beginner Friendly
Docker and Kubernetes: Full Course by TechWorld with Nana
Video Series • ~18h100% Free
Build to Master: Hardened Production Container Base Images
Package a polyglot microservice with distroless images, minimal attack surfaces, and automated Trivy vulnerability scanning.
GitHub Portfolio Deliverables:
Distroless Dockerfile
Zero CVE scan report
Sub-50MB image size
2
Kubernetes Cluster Architecture & GitOps
Deployments, Services, Ingress controllers, Helm charts, and GitOps deployments with ArgoCD.
Curated Free Courses & Guides:
Build to Master: Zero-Downtime Blue/Green GitOps Pipeline
Configure automated deployments with ArgoCD, rollback triggers, and Prometheus-based canary analysis.
GitHub Portfolio Deliverables:
Helm chart repository
ArgoCD Application CRD
Canary metric gates
Industry Skill Alignment
Live Industry Roles Requiring DevOps & Cloud Platform Engineer Skills
Industry hiring requirements matching these curriculum milestones. Master these nodes to pass screening.