Beginner Friendly
Junior DevOps Roadmap
A clear, focused path to land your first DevOps role. No overwhelm, just essentials.
6 months
5 milestones
16 core skills
Your Progress0/16 skills
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Focused
Only the skills you actually need for a junior role
Project Ideas
Suggested projects to practice skills
Achievable
Realistic 6-month timeline with clear goals
Your Learning Path
Follow these milestones in order. Each builds on the previous one.
Month 1-2
4-8 weeksFoundation
Build your core skills with Linux and command line basics
Month 2-3
3-4 weeksVersion Control & Collaboration
Master Git workflows and start collaborating with teams
Month 3-4
4-6 weeksContainers
Learn Docker and understand containerization concepts
Month 4-5
4-6 weeksCI/CD Pipelines
Build automated pipelines for testing and deployment
Month 5-6
6-8 weeksCloud Basics
Get started with cloud platforms and core services
Ready for More?
Once you've completed this roadmap, you'll be ready to tackle intermediate DevOps topics like Kubernetes, advanced IaC, and observability.
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