ENGINEERSCOMPASS / PROGRAM CURRICULUM
Cloud & DevOps ProApplied cloud engineering & DevOps
Build, deploy, automate and monitor real applications through a connected journey across Linux, cloud platforms, containers and delivery pipelines.
A practical learning journey. A portfolio you can explain with confidence.
THE LEARNING JOURNEY
From foundations.
To putting it into practice.
Explore the topics, guided practice and projects in your curriculum.
01Month 1 · Linux, networking and Git
- Week 1: DevOps, SDLC/Agile, lifecycle from planning to monitoring, team roles and real workflows.
- Week 2: Linux distributions, files, CLI, permissions, users/groups, processes, packages, logs, SSH and shell scripting.
- Week 3: IP addressing/subnets, DNS, ports/protocols, firewalls/security groups, proxies, load balancers and troubleshooting.
- Week 4: Git setup, repositories, commits, branching, merges, pull requests, conflicts, reviews and team workflows.
Set up a Linux server and deploy a GitHub-managed web application.
02Month 2 · AWS, Azure and cloud architecture
- Week 5: IaaS/PaaS/SaaS, deployment models, regions/zones, scalability, elasticity, availability and shared responsibility.
- Week 6: AWS IAM, EC2, S3, VPC, security groups, EBS, AMIs/snapshots, load balancing, Auto Scaling, RDS and CloudWatch.
- Week 7: Azure VMs, storage, virtual networks, Entra ID, SQL, App Services, monitoring and application deployment.
- Week 8: Multi-tier architecture, DNS/domains, CDN, backups, recovery, security, cost management and optimisation.
Deploy a complete application to AWS or Azure with a domain and production-style architecture.
03Month 3 · Docker and Kubernetes
- Weeks 9–10: Containers versus virtual machines, images, Dockerfiles, networks, volumes and Docker Compose.
- Weeks 11–12: Kubernetes architecture, pods, deployments, services, ConfigMaps, Secrets and persistent volumes.
- YAML, probes, ingress, Helm, rolling updates, scaling and application management.
- Monitoring and troubleshooting containerised workloads.
Containerise an application and deploy a multi-service workload to Kubernetes.
04Month 4 · Continuous integration and delivery
- Week 13: CI/CD concepts, pipeline stages, integration, testing and release workflows.
- Week 14: Jenkins setup, jobs, Jenkinsfile, Git integration and notifications.
- Week 15: GitHub Actions events, YAML, jobs/runners, environments/secrets, builds, tests and image publishing.
- Week 16: End-to-end pipeline, registry, cloud deployment, monitoring and rollback.
Automate a code-to-cloud pipeline with build, test, container publishing and deployment.
05Month 5 · Infrastructure, monitoring and DevSecOps
- Week 17: Terraform providers, variables/outputs, state/modules and AWS/Azure infrastructure.
- Week 18: Ansible inventory, YAML playbooks, roles/templates, configuration, users, services and deployments.
- Week 19: Prometheus/Grafana metrics, logs, dashboards, alerts and application monitoring.
- Week 20: Least privilege, IAM, secrets, image/dependency scanning and secure infrastructure practices.
Provision repeatable infrastructure and add monitoring, alerts and security checks.
06Month 6 · Deployment capstone and career preparation
- Integrate cloud, containers, orchestration, CI/CD, infrastructure as code and monitoring.
- Production-style architecture, availability, automation, troubleshooting and documentation.
- GitHub portfolio, resume, technical interviews, mock interviews and career pathways.
- Optional learning pathways include AWS/Azure fundamentals and Terraform certifications; external exams are separate.
Demonstrate a complete cloud platform with automated deployment and operational visibility.
LEARNING YOU CAN SHOW
Build your portfolio.
Tell your story.
Linux server deployment
Cloud application deployment
Docker Compose application
Kubernetes deployment
CI/CD pipeline
Terraform infrastructure
Monitoring and alerting
DevSecOps implementation
Production-style capstone
YOUR NEXT STEP
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Curriculum based on the supplied EngineersCompass brochure. Batch timings, tool access, cloud/advertising budgets and completion conditions are confirmed at enrollment. External certification exams and employment are not guaranteed.