Role-Based Roadmap
Cloud & DevOps Engineer
Linux + Networking + AWS + Docker + Kubernetes + CI/CD
DevOps Engineer roles
Cloud Engineer roles
SRE roles
Remote Cloud/Platform Engineering
3 MONTH
Beginner → Intermediate
Build strong Linux + Cloud + DevOps foundations.
📅 MONTH 1 — Linux + Networking + Git
✅ Learn
- 🐧Linux — commands, file system, permissions, shell scripting
- 🌐Networking — IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, Ports, SSH
- 🛠Git & GitHub — workflow, branching, pull requests
🛠 Build
- Linux Scripts
- GitHub Portfolio
- Server Setup Practice
📅 MONTH 2 — AWS + Cloud Basics
✅ Learn
- ☁️AWS Core Services — EC2, S3, IAM, VPC, Route53
- 🌍Cloud Concepts — Virtualization, Scaling, Load Balancers, Security
🛠 Build
- Host Static Website
- Configure EC2 Server
- Deploy React Website on AWS
📅 MONTH 3 — Docker + CI/CD Basics
✅ Learn
- 🐳Docker — Containers, Dockerfile, Docker Compose
- 🔄CI/CD — GitHub Actions, Jenkins Basics
📚 Resources
🛠 Build
- Dockerized Web App
- Automated Deployment Pipeline
RESULT
✅ Linux Strong
✅ AWS Basics
✅ Docker Basics
✅ CI/CD Intro
✅ Beginner DevOps Projects
Cloud Internship
DevOps Internship
6 MONTH
Intermediate → Industry Ready
Become job-ready Cloud & DevOps Engineer.
📅 MONTH 4 — Kubernetes + Advanced Docker
✅ Learn
- ☸Kubernetes — Pods, Deployments, Services, Ingress
- 🐳Docker Advanced — Multi-stage builds, Volumes, Networking
📚 Resources
🛠 Build
- Deploy Multi-container App
- Kubernetes Cluster Deployment
📅 MONTH 5 — Infrastructure as Code + Monitoring
✅ Learn
- 🏗Infrastructure as Code — Terraform
- 📊Monitoring — Prometheus, Grafana
- 🔐Security — IAM Policies, Secrets Management
📚 Resources
🛠 Build
- AWS Infrastructure Automation
- Monitoring Dashboard
📅 MONTH 6 — Real DevOps Projects + Resume
✅ Learn
- 🏗Production Architecture — Auto Scaling, Load Balancers, CDN
- 💼Career Prep — Resume, LinkedIn, GitHub
📚 Resources
🛠 Build
- CI/CD Pipeline
- AWS Infrastructure Setup
- Kubernetes Deployment
- Monitoring Dashboard
RESULT
✅ Cloud Deployment Skills
✅ Kubernetes Knowledge
✅ CI/CD Pipelines
✅ Production Infrastructure Basics
₹10–25 LPA roles
Cloud Engineer
DevOps Engineer
Platform Engineering
1 YEAR
Advanced → High Paying DevOps Engineer
Become advanced Cloud/Platform Engineer.
📅 MONTHS 7–9 — Advanced Cloud Engineering
✅ Learn
- ☁Advanced AWS — ECS/EKS, Lambda, CloudFront, RDS
- 🔄Advanced CI/CD — GitOps, ArgoCD
- 🔐Security — DevSecOps, Secrets management
📚 Resources
🛠 Build
- Production Cloud Architecture
- Serverless Application
📅 MONTHS 10–12 — Enterprise DevOps
✅ Learn
- 🏗Scaling Systems — Distributed systems, High availability, Disaster recovery
- ☁Multi-Cloud — Azure/GCP basics
📚 Resources
🛠 Build
- Enterprise Kubernetes Project
- CI/CD Automation Platform
- Cloud Infrastructure Setup
- Monitoring & Logging System
- Serverless Architecture
RESULT
✅ Enterprise DevOps
✅ Multi-Cloud Knowledge
✅ Production-Ready Skills
₹15–30+ LPA roles
Senior DevOps Engineer
Platform Architect
SRE roles
MOST IMPORTANT SKILLS FOR HIGH PAY
MUST MASTER:
LinuxAWSDockerKubernetesCI/CDTerraformMonitoringNetworking
Ready to become a Cloud & DevOps Engineer?
Start with Linux and AWS fundamentals and build your way up to production-grade infrastructure.