Automation-first curriculum aligned to EX294
Every module builds directly toward the performance-based Ansible skills Red Hat tests, without turning the course into pure exam drilling.
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DEVOPS & LINUX ENGINEERING · ADVANCED LEVEL
Linux Engineer & RHCE: Ansible Automation and Production Reliability
An advanced, automation-first program for RHCSA-level admins to build production Ansible automation, manage Linux fleets, and prepare for the EX294 performance-based exam.
Advanced20 weeks80 hoursHybrid
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COURSE HIGHLIGHTS
Real multi-node fleet labs
Each learner works against a live control node and 4-6 managed hosts, using Git and disposable environments instead of slides.
Production incident drills
Intentionally broken labs and simulated outages train real troubleshooting reflexes, not just clean-path playbook writing.
YOUR LEVEL
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert
WHAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO
The skills you will have by the end of this course.
- Design Ansible inventories, variables, playbooks, roles, collections, and execution environments that are readable, reusable, and safe to run repeatedly
- Automate core RHEL administration tasks including packages, users, storage, services, networking, scheduled jobs, firewalld, and SELinux
- Apply handlers, conditionals, loops, blocks, error handling, facts, templates, Vault, tags, and privilege escalation correctly in production playbooks
- Troubleshoot Ansible failures across control nodes, inventories, SSH transport, variables, modules, and managed hosts
- Build operational automation with Git-based review, idempotency checks, dry runs, rollback thinking, and runbooks
- Operate production Linux services with observability, capacity awareness, performance diagnostics, and incident response discipline
- Complete EX294-style performance-based tasks independently under timed conditions
- Manage a small Linux fleet end-to-end through automation instead of manual SSH work
CONDENSED SYLLABUS
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01Linux Engineering Baseline & Ansible Foundations6 lessons+
Fleet operations mindset and lab environment design
Git workflow for infrastructure code
RHCSA diagnostic and automation boundaries
Control node setup and inventory formats
SSH connectivity, ad hoc commands, and ansible.cfg
Writing and running your first playbook
02Playbook Design & Safe Execution5 lessons+
YAML quality and playbook structure
Variables, facts, and registered data
Conditionals, loops, handlers, and tags
Check mode, diff mode, and changed_when/failed_when
Serial execution and staged rollouts
03Configuration Delivery, Roles & Collections5 lessons+
Templating with Jinja2 and the template module
copy, lineinfile, blockinfile, fetch, and synchronize
Validating configuration before replacement
Role structure, defaults, and dependencies
Collections, Galaxy, and reusable automation conventions
04Secrets, Access & RHEL Operations Automation5 lessons+
Ansible Vault and no_log for sensitive data
SSH key management and privilege escalation
Automating users, groups, and sudo policy
Packages, repos, services, and systemd timers
Filesystems, mounts, LVM, cron, and time sync
05Networking, Security & Reliability Troubleshooting5 lessons+
Network configuration and hostname/DNS automation
Firewalld zones, ports, and validation
SELinux contexts, booleans, and recovery
Systemd/journald log triage
Structured incident troubleshooting workflow
06Service Deployment, Observability & Containers6 lessons+
Web/app service deployment patterns and health checks
Environment-specific inventories and configuration promotion
Node-level telemetry and SLI/SLO basics
Automating a lightweight monitoring agent
Podman fundamentals and systemd-managed containers
Automating a containerized workload with persistence
07Automation Quality, Delivery & Resilience5 lessons+
Git branching, review, and linting practices
Syntax checks and molecule-style testing concepts
CI validation and per-environment inventories
Backups, restore checks, and maintenance windows
Retries, rollback patterns, canaries, and change records
08Fleet Project Design & Capstone Build5 lessons+
Designing a reusable automation project architecture
Role boundaries, variable schema, and environment overlays
Provisioning and baselining environments from clean state
Deploying services, monitoring, and scheduled maintenance jobs
Fault injection and automated recovery
09EX294 Exam Preparation & Final Assessment5 lessons+
Timed Ansible task drills under exam-like constraints
Objective review and troubleshooting speed practice
Fleet capstone presentation and code review
Mock performance-based exam
Career bridge planning into DevOps/SRE/cloud roles
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- Format
- Hybrid
- Duration
- 20 weeks · 80 hours
- Language
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