DevOps Roadmap 2025 - Complete Learning Path (Beginner to Expert)
January 2025•18 min read
🗺️ Your Complete DevOps Journey
This roadmap takes you from absolute beginner to job-ready DevOps engineer in 6 months (or 8 weeks with our accelerated course).
📊 Learning Timeline
- Self-Learning: 6-12 months
- With Bootcamp: 3-6 months
- With Shifttotech: 8 weeks (accelerated)
Phase 1: Foundation (Weeks 1-2)
1. Linux Fundamentals
- ✅ Basic commands (ls, cd, mkdir, rm, cp, mv)
- ✅ File permissions & ownership
- ✅ Process management (ps, top, kill)
- ✅ Package management (apt, yum)
- ✅ Text editors (vim, nano)
Resources: Linux Journey, OverTheWire
2. Networking Basics
- ✅ IP addresses, subnets, DNS
- ✅ HTTP/HTTPS protocols
- ✅ Ports & firewalls
- ✅ SSH & secure connections
Phase 2: Version Control (Week 3)
3. Git & GitHub
- ✅ Git basics (init, add, commit, push, pull)
- ✅ Branching & merging
- ✅ Pull requests & code review
- ✅ Git workflows (GitFlow)
- ✅ GitHub Actions basics
Phase 3: Containerization (Weeks 4-5)
4. Docker
- ✅ Docker installation & setup
- ✅ Images & containers
- ✅ Dockerfile creation
- ✅ Docker Compose
- ✅ Volumes & networks
- ✅ Docker Hub & registries
5. Kubernetes
- ✅ K8s architecture
- ✅ Pods, deployments, services
- ✅ ConfigMaps & secrets
- ✅ Helm package manager
- ✅ Monitoring & logging
Phase 4: CI/CD (Week 6)
6. Jenkins
- ✅ Jenkins installation
- ✅ Pipeline creation
- ✅ Jenkinsfile syntax
- ✅ Integration with Git
- ✅ Automated testing & deployment
Phase 5: Infrastructure as Code (Week 7)
7. Terraform
- ✅ Terraform basics
- ✅ AWS provider
- ✅ Modules & state management
- ✅ Best practices
8. Ansible
- ✅ Playbooks & roles
- ✅ Configuration management
- ✅ Ansible Vault
Phase 6: Cloud & Monitoring (Week 8)
9. AWS/Azure
- ✅ EC2, S3, RDS basics
- ✅ IAM & security
- ✅ Load balancers
- ✅ Auto-scaling
10. Monitoring
- ✅ Prometheus & Grafana
- ✅ ELK Stack
- ✅ Alerting setup
🎯 Skills Priority Matrix
Must-Have (Learn First):
- 1. Linux
- 2. Git
- 3. Docker
- 4. Kubernetes
- 5. Jenkins/CI-CD
Important (Learn Next):
- 6. Terraform
- 7. Ansible
- 8. AWS/Azure
- 9. Monitoring tools
- 10. Scripting (Python/Bash)
📚 Learning Resources
- Free: YouTube, FreeCodeCamp, AWS Free Tier
- Paid: Udemy courses, Cloud certifications
- Best: Structured bootcamp with projects (Shifttotech)
💼 Career Milestones
- After 2 months: Junior DevOps roles (₹10-14 LPA)
- After 6 months: Mid-level roles (₹14-18 LPA)
- After 1 year: Senior roles (₹18-25 LPA)
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