CareerForge
DevOps Track

Become a DevOps Engineer

Structured training, real projects, and guided support — built for working professionals.

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Is this for you?

This track is designed for people at these stages:

You're in IT support or sysadmin and want to move into cloud-native roles

You're a developer who wants to own infrastructure and deployments

You're already in DevOps but need structured skills to level up and get hired in the UK

Career Path Timeline

Where this track can take you in the UK job market.

Junior DevOps Engineer

£32,000–£45,000/yr

Mid-level DevOps Engineer

£50,000–£65,000/yr

Senior DevOps Engineer

£70,000–£85,000/yr

Lead / Principal

£90,000–£110,000+/yr

The Curriculum

10 structured modules. Progress at your pace — your training path adapts to you.

Module 01

Linux & Shell Fundamentals

Master the command line, scripting, and system administration essentials

Module 02

Docker & Containerisation

Build, ship, and run applications in lightweight containers

Module 03

Kubernetes & Orchestration

Deploy and manage containerised workloads at scale

Module 04

CI/CD Pipelines

Automate build, test, and deploy workflows end-to-end

Module 05

Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Provision and manage infrastructure across major cloud providers

Module 06

Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)

Define reproducible infrastructure with declarative configuration

Module 07

Monitoring & Observability

Instrument, monitor, and alert on production systems

Module 08

Security & Compliance

Implement DevSecOps practices and policy-as-code

Module 09

SRE Practices

Build reliability into systems with SLOs, error budgets, and incident response

Module 10

Capstone Project

Design, build, and present a full production-grade infrastructure solution

What You'll Build

Real projects that become your portfolio — the kind UK hiring managers actually ask about.

Production Kubernetes Cluster

Deploy a microservices app with autoscaling, secrets management and rolling updates

KubernetesHelmDockerHPA

Full CI/CD Pipeline

GitHub Actions → Docker build → registry → staging → prod with approval gates

GitHub ActionsDockerArgoCD

Observability Stack

Prometheus + Grafana + alerting for a live application

PrometheusGrafanaLoki

Your Trainer

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Alex

DevOps Trainer at CareerForge

Alex has guided 50+ engineers into DevOps roles at UK companies. Persistent, direct, and available whenever you need a nudge.

StructuredResponsive supportPersonalised to your pace

Ready to start your DevOps journey?

Cohort places are limited. Applications reviewed within 48 hours.

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