DevOps Engineer Career Path | Ingress Academy
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Build, automate and operate secure, reliable cloud-native platforms.

Progress from Linux and scripting fundamentals to designing and operating secure, reliable cloud-native platforms at scale.

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5–10 minutes · No payment required · Personalised result
♻️DEVOPS
CI/CD
Docker
Kubernetes
Cloud
YOUR DESTINATIONDevOps EngineerShip · Automate · Observe
High industry demandCloud-native companies consistently hire for DevOps, SRE and platform engineering roles.
Clear skill progressionMoves logically from Linux and scripting to containers, Kubernetes and infrastructure as code.
Competitive salaryDevOps and platform roles are among the higher-paid positions in engineering teams.
Broad, transferable skillsCombines Linux, networking, automation and cloud knowledge usable across many tech stacks.
YOUR ROADMAP

One career. 4 levels.
A clear next step at every stage.

Each level groups the core skills you need — and the Ingress training mapped to them.

01
Foundation
Next: Junior

Build your technical foundation

  • Understand Linux, distributions and core operating system concepts
  • Work confidently with the Linux command line
  • Navigate the filesystem and process text with pipes and redirections
  • Manage users, groups, ownership and permissions
  • Install and manage packages and software repositories
  • Understand processes, services, systemd and system logs
  • Work with disks, filesystems and storage fundamentals
  • Understand IP addressing, DNS, ports, HTTP, TLS and SSH
  • Use essential networking and troubleshooting tools
  • Write basic Bash scripts for repeatable tasks
  • Use Git for version control
  • Understand software delivery, cloud computing and DevOps fundamentals
  • Apply a structured troubleshooting and documentation process
Recommended trainings
Linux Foundation
02
Junior
Next: Mid-level

Automate application build and delivery

  • Administer Linux users, services, storage and networking
  • Configure SSH, firewalls and operating system security
  • Use Git branches, merge requests and collaborative workflows
  • Build efficient and secure container images with Docker
  • Manage container networking, volumes and registries
  • Run multi-container applications with Docker Compose
  • Write Bash and basic Python automation scripts
  • Build CI/CD pipelines with GitLab CI and Jenkins
  • Automate application build, testing, packaging and deployment
  • Manage artifacts, packages and container images
  • Manage application configuration and secrets
  • Apply SAST, DAST, secret and container-image scanning
  • Understand Infrastructure as Code and basic Terraform workflows
  • Understand cloud identity, networking, compute and storage fundamentals
  • Understand Kubernetes architecture and core resources
  • Deploy and expose applications on Kubernetes
  • Collect basic application logs and metrics
  • Troubleshoot failed pipelines, containers and deployments
Recommended trainings
RHCSA EX200: Red Hat Certified System Administrator PrepDevOps Engineer
03
Mid-level
Next: Senior

Operate production cloud-native platforms

  • Build idempotent infrastructure automation with Ansible
  • Structure reusable automation with inventories, roles and collections
  • Manage automation secrets securely with Ansible Vault
  • Test, validate and safely roll out infrastructure changes
  • Build reusable Terraform modules
  • Manage Terraform state, locking and multiple environments
  • Test, scan and deliver infrastructure through CI/CD
  • Deploy and manage Kubernetes workloads and controllers
  • Configure Kubernetes services, ingress and service discovery
  • Manage ConfigMaps, Secrets, RBAC and network policies
  • Configure persistent volumes, storage classes and CSI storage
  • Package and deploy applications with Helm
  • Configure health probes, resource limits and autoscaling
  • Manage scheduling, affinity, taints and tolerations
  • Upgrade, back up and recover Kubernetes clusters
  • Troubleshoot workload, node and control-plane failures
  • Implement GitOps delivery with Argo CD
  • Apply rolling, canary and progressive delivery strategies
  • Monitor platforms with Prometheus, Alertmanager and Grafana
  • Centralize and analyze logs with Elasticsearch-based tooling
Recommended trainings
DevOps EngineerLinux Engineer & RHCE: Ansible Automation and Production ReliabilityCertified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)
04
Senior
Next: Career ready

Engineer reliable cloud platforms at scale

  • Design secure cloud networks, compute, storage and database platforms
  • Build highly available multi-zone infrastructure
  • Design backup, restoration and disaster-recovery strategies
  • Manage cloud identity, access policies, certificates and secrets
  • Provision and operate managed Kubernetes platforms
  • Design reusable and governed Infrastructure as Code
  • Establish Terraform testing, scanning and state-management standards
  • Detect and remediate infrastructure configuration drift
  • Design secure multi-environment and multi-cluster delivery platforms
  • Establish GitOps and progressive-delivery standards
  • Build reusable self-service platforms for development teams
  • Create golden paths and standardized service templates
  • Improve developer experience through platform engineering
  • Establish organization-wide observability standards
  • Lead SLI, SLO and error-budget adoption
  • Design actionable alerting and reduce operational noise
  • Lead incident response and post-incident improvement
  • Plan capacity using traffic, performance and growth data
  • Validate reliability through load and failure testing
  • Apply software-supply-chain security and artifact provenance
Recommended trainings
Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)Cloud Computing with AWS and Terraform
SKILL ASSESSMENT

Find your level, then close the gaps.

A practical assessment maps your skills to a personalised plan — in about 10 minutes.

AssessA practical test scores every skill on this path.
LearnA plan built around your specific gaps.
PracticeExercises that target your weak spots.
Track ProgressWatch your grades climb over time.
Assess my skills Takes approximately 5–10 minutes. Receive a personalised learning recommendation.

EXAMPLE RESULT68% · Junior

B
A

Linux FundamentalsStrength — solid fundamentals

88
A

Bash ScriptingStrength

85
B

Git Version ControlMinor gaps

74
B

Networking BasicsGood — go deeper

71
B

Cloud Computing FundamentalsSolid

72
C

DockerGap — below level bar

55
C

Docker ComposeGap

52
D

GitLab CILargest gap

30
INSTRUCTOR TEAM

Learn from engineers who build and operate production systems.

This path brings together specialists who work in the field every day — across development, architecture, operations and engineering leadership.

Meet the full instructor team
UPCOMING COHORT

Join the next DevOps Engineer cohort.

Small groups, mentor-led sessions and a fixed schedule so you actually finish.

Start dateAnnounced soon
ScheduleEvenings · 2×/week
SeatsLimited
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