DevOps Curriculum

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A structured, level-by-level path through DevOps. Start with Foundations of Version control workflows and Core methods in Continuous integration at the Intermediate level, then build toward advanced practice and expert-level mastery — with hands-on projects and quizzes at every stage.

3 levels 9 modules 27 topics 6 weeks · about 24 hours · 8 weeks · about 32 hours · 10 weeks · about 40 hours
Intermediate

Intermediate DevOps

6 weeks · about 24 hours

3 modules

Advanced

Advanced DevOps

8 weeks · about 32 hours

3 modules

Expert

Expert DevOps

10 weeks · about 40 hours

3 modules

DevOps Course Curriculum

9 modules across 3 levels.

Intermediate

Intermediate DevOps

Start with Version control workflows, Continuous integration and Infrastructure as code. Each module explains the idea, shows a worked example and ends with a short project, so DevOps becomes something you can do rather than something you have only read about.

6 weeks · about 24 hours 3 modules

Topics

Project

Write a one-page explanation of Version control workflows in your own words, with an example you chose yourself, and test it against the module checklist.

Learning Path

1

Foundations of Version control workflows

Work through the three topics in this module, complete the project, then answer the self-check questions before moving on.

2

Core methods in Continuous integration

Work through the three topics in this module, complete the project, then answer the self-check questions before moving on.

Prerequisites: Foundations of Version control workflows

3

Applying Infrastructure as code

Work through the three topics in this module, complete the project, then answer the self-check questions before moving on.

Prerequisites: Core methods in Continuous integration

Practice Problems

EasyExplain Version control workflows to someone who has never studied the subject, using one worked example.
Solution: A strong answer defines version control workflows precisely, gives one concrete example, and names the limitation it runs into.
MediumExplain Continuous integration to someone who has never studied the subject, using one worked example.
Solution: A strong answer defines continuous integration precisely, gives one concrete example, and names the limitation it runs into.
HardExplain Infrastructure as code to someone who has never studied the subject, using one worked example.
Solution: A strong answer defines infrastructure as code precisely, gives one concrete example, and names the limitation it runs into.

Glossary

Version control workflows

A central idea in the intermediate DevOps path, covered in the module of the same name.

Example: apply Version control workflows to a small, familiar case step by step, then check your reasoning against the walkthrough.

Continuous integration

A central idea in the intermediate DevOps path, covered in the module of the same name.

Example: apply Continuous integration to a small, familiar case step by step, then check your reasoning against the walkthrough.

Infrastructure as code

A central idea in the intermediate DevOps path, covered in the module of the same name.

Example: apply Infrastructure as code to a small, familiar case step by step, then check your reasoning against the walkthrough.

About the DevOps curriculum

The DevOps curriculum is a complete, self-paced course in technology, organised into 3 progressive levels and 9 modules. It opens with Foundations of Version control workflows and Core methods in Continuous integration, moves through Applying Infrastructure as code and finishes with expert-level work on Leading practice in Incident response and Mastering Platform reliability.

Across the whole path you work through 27 individual topics — from Version control workflows and Putting version control workflows to work at the start to Hands-on: platform reliability and Checking your understanding of platform reliability by the end. The levels are estimated at 6 weeks · about 24 hours, 8 weeks · about 32 hours and 10 weeks · about 40 hours. Each level assumes the one before it, so you can work straight through from Intermediate to Expert, or start at the level that matches what you already know.

It is written for developers, engineers and career-switchers who want one structured route instead of scattered tutorials. Because the work is judged by what you can build, the path leans on projects: each level ends with a brief you complete yourself, then compare against the guided walkthrough.

Every module pairs a written summary with a worked example, a short quiz to check the idea landed, and a project brief drawn from real practice. You are never asked to take a concept on trust: the reasoning, the common mistakes and the situations where the approach stops working are all laid out, so you finish a module able to explain the idea rather than only recognise it.

What you’ll be able to do

By the end of the DevOps path you should be able to work confidently with:

Version control workflows

Putting version control workflows to work

Common pitfalls in version control workflows

Continuous integration

Hands-on: continuous integration

Common pitfalls in continuous integration

Infrastructure as code

Putting infrastructure as code to work

How the DevOps curriculum is structured

Intermediate 6 weeks · about 24 hours 3 modules 9 topics

Intermediate DevOps

Start with Version control workflows, Continuous integration and Infrastructure as code. Each module explains the idea, shows a worked example and ends with a short project, so DevOps becomes something you can do rather than something you have only read about.

Modules: Foundations of Version control workflows · Core methods in Continuous integration · Applying Infrastructure as code

  • Version control workflows: Version control workflows is introduced from first principles, with the few terms you actually need and an example that shows how the idea behaves in practice.
  • Putting version control workflows to work: Version control workflows is where many DevOps learners first get stuck, so the module slows down, isolates the difficult step and rebuilds it with you.
  • Common pitfalls in version control workflows: Version control workflows is introduced from first principles, with the few terms you actually need and an example that shows how the idea behaves in practice.

Project: Write a one-page explanation of Version control workflows in your own words, with an example you chose yourself, and test it against the module checklist.

Advanced 8 weeks · about 32 hours 3 modules 9 topics

Advanced DevOps

Build on the intermediate level through Containers & orchestration, Configuration & secrets and Monitoring & alerting. The emphasis shifts from knowing the ideas to choosing between them — trade-offs, failure modes and the reasoning behind each decision.

Modules: In depth Containers & orchestration · Patterns and trade-offs in Configuration & secrets · Scaling Monitoring & alerting

  • Containers & orchestration: The module examines Containers & orchestration closely, including the assumptions beneath it and what changes when those assumptions stop holding.
  • Putting containers & orchestration to work: Here Containers & orchestration becomes a design decision. You compare alternatives, justify a choice and test it against a harder problem.
  • Checking your understanding of containers & orchestration: The module examines Containers & orchestration closely, including the assumptions beneath it and what changes when those assumptions stop holding.

Project: Produce a short case analysis in which Containers & orchestration drives the recommendation, including the alternatives you rejected and why.

Expert 10 weeks · about 40 hours 3 modules 9 topics

Expert DevOps

Work at the edge of DevOps through Deployment strategies, Incident response and Platform reliability. The modules assume fluency and ask for judgement: designing, critiquing and defending work at a professional standard.

Modules: Frontiers of Deployment strategies · Leading practice in Incident response · Mastering Platform reliability

  • Deployment strategies: This module asks you to critique and extend Deployment strategies rather than simply apply it, producing work another expert could review.
  • Hands-on: deployment strategies: At expert level Deployment strategies is treated as a field of judgement: current practice, contested positions and the evidence behind each.
  • Checking your understanding of deployment strategies: This module asks you to critique and extend Deployment strategies rather than simply apply it, producing work another expert could review.

Project: Write a professional-standard brief on Deployment strategies — argument, evidence, limitations — plus a plan for taking the work further.

How to study DevOps, phase by phase

  1. 1

    Phase 1 — Intermediate

    Set aside around 6 weeks · about 24 hours. Work through 3 modules, starting with Foundations of Version control workflows and Core methods in Continuous integration. Finish the phase by completing the project brief: Write a one-page explanation of Version control workflows in your own words, with an example you chose yourself, and test it against the module checklist.

  2. 2

    Phase 2 — Advanced

    Set aside around 8 weeks · about 32 hours. Work through 3 modules, starting with In depth Containers & orchestration and Patterns and trade-offs in Configuration & secrets. Finish the phase by completing the project brief: Produce a short case analysis in which Containers & orchestration drives the recommendation, including the alternatives you rejected and why.

  3. 3

    Phase 3 — Expert

    Set aside around 10 weeks · about 40 hours. Work through 3 modules, starting with Frontiers of Deployment strategies and Leading practice in Incident response. Finish the phase by completing the project brief: Write a professional-standard brief on Deployment strategies — argument, evidence, limitations — plus a plan for taking the work further.

  4. 4

    Phase 4 — Consolidate

    Return to the sections that felt weakest, redo their quizzes from memory, and rebuild the Write a one-page explanation of Version control workflows in your own words, with an example you chose yourself, and test it against the module checklist. without following along. Explaining DevOps to someone else in plain language is the clearest signal that the Expert level has landed.

Once you have finished, the DevOps path is a reasonable foundation for software engineering, technical consulting and product roles. Because the curriculum is generated and kept as a structured outline rather than fixed videos, you can revisit any module, regenerate the outline at a different depth, or save it to your library and work through it over weeks rather than in one sitting.

DevOps — Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about studying DevOps on LearnAnyCourse.

What does the DevOps curriculum cover?

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The DevOps curriculum is organised into 3 levels (Intermediate, Advanced and Expert) and 9 modules, including Foundations of Version control workflows, Core methods in Continuous integration, Applying Infrastructure as code, In depth Containers & orchestration, Patterns and trade-offs in Configuration & secrets and Scaling Monitoring & alerting.

How long does it take to learn DevOps?

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Each level is designed to take about 6 weeks · about 24 hours, 8 weeks · about 32 hours and 10 weeks · about 40 hours. Most learners work through one level at a time at their own pace.

Is the DevOps curriculum free?

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Yes. Every DevOps curriculum on LearnAnyCourse is free to read and study — create an account only if you want to save curricula to your personal library.

Do I need prior experience to study DevOps?

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The curriculum starts at the intermediate level and builds upward, so you can begin with the fundamentals and progress to expert-level DevOps topics without jumping ahead.

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