DevOps Engineering & Cloud Infrastructure Curriculum

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DevOps Engineering & Cloud Infrastructure

Master DevOps practices with containerization, orchestration, and infrastructure-as-code. Deploy and manage cloud infrastructure on AWS, Azure, or GCP with automation and best practices.

Duration: 20 Weeks

Level: advanced

Study Time: 3 hours/week + labs

School: Hexadigitall Academy

Welcome to DevOps Engineering & Cloud Infrastructure! 🎓

This curriculum is designed to take you from core understanding to confident delivery through weekly applied practice, measurable outcomes, and portfolio evidence.

Each week builds progressively with practical tasks, implementation checkpoints, and reflection points so you can convert knowledge into repeatable professional performance.

Your success is our priority. Stay consistent with weekly execution, document your work, and use feedback loops to continuously improve your delivery quality.

Essential Resources

Cloud architecture reference implementations and Well-Architected Framework reviews
Infrastructure-as-Code templates and cloud service comparison matrices
Cost optimization playbooks and resilience validation runbooks

Learning Roadmap

Early Weeks: Core cloud services, networking fundamentals, and basic deployments
Middle Weeks: Advanced architectures, multi-region deployment, and disaster recovery
Late Weeks: Cost optimization, governance frameworks, and production readiness
Kubernetes Architecture and Workload Basics
Kubernetes Services, Ingress, and Traffic Routing
ConfigMaps, Secrets, and Stateful Workloads
Terraform Remote State, Environments, and Drift Control
Cloud Networking, IAM, and Core Platform Services
CI/CD Release Strategies and Deployment Safety
GitOps Workflows and Platform Operations
Reliability Engineering and Incident Response
FinOps, Capacity Planning, and Performance Tuning

Detailed Weekly Curriculum

Each week includes outcomes and practical lab work aligned to the curriculum structure.

Week 1

DevOps Culture, Linux, and Shell Workflow

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Analyze the principles of DevOps Culture, Linux, and Shell Workflow and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Evaluate DevOps Culture, Linux, and Shell Workflow in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Design trade-offs, risks, and decision points for DevOps Culture, Linux, and Shell Workflow, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for DevOps Culture, Linux, and Shell Workflow with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 2

Git Strategy, Branching, and Team Collaboration

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Analyze the principles of Git Strategy, Branching, and Team Collaboration and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Evaluate Git Strategy, Branching, and Team Collaboration in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Design trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Git Strategy, Branching, and Team Collaboration, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for Git Strategy, Branching, and Team Collaboration with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 3

CI Pipelines with Automated Build and Test

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Analyze the principles of CI Pipelines with Automated Build and Test and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Evaluate CI Pipelines with Automated Build and Test in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Design trade-offs, risks, and decision points for CI Pipelines with Automated Build and Test, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for CI Pipelines with Automated Build and Test with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 4

Containerization with Docker and Image Design

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Analyze the principles of Containerization with Docker and Image Design and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Evaluate Containerization with Docker and Image Design in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Design trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Containerization with Docker and Image Design, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for Containerization with Docker and Image Design with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 5

Container Networking, Volumes, and Runtime Debugging

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Analyze the principles of Container Networking, Volumes, and Runtime Debugging and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Evaluate Container Networking, Volumes, and Runtime Debugging in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Design trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Container Networking, Volumes, and Runtime Debugging, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for Container Networking, Volumes, and Runtime Debugging with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 6

Kubernetes Architecture and Workload Basics

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Analyze the principles of Kubernetes Architecture and Workload Basics and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Evaluate Kubernetes Architecture and Workload Basics in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Design trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Kubernetes Architecture and Workload Basics, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for Kubernetes Architecture and Workload Basics with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 7

Kubernetes Services, Ingress, and Traffic Routing

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Analyze the principles of Kubernetes Services, Ingress, and Traffic Routing and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Evaluate Kubernetes Services, Ingress, and Traffic Routing in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Design trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Kubernetes Services, Ingress, and Traffic Routing, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for Kubernetes Services, Ingress, and Traffic Routing with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 8

ConfigMaps, Secrets, and Stateful Workloads

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the principles of ConfigMaps, Secrets, and Stateful Workloads and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Design ConfigMaps, Secrets, and Stateful Workloads in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Optimize trade-offs, risks, and decision points for ConfigMaps, Secrets, and Stateful Workloads, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for ConfigMaps, Secrets, and Stateful Workloads with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 9

Helm and Kubernetes Release Management

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the principles of Helm and Kubernetes Release Management and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Design Helm and Kubernetes Release Management in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Optimize trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Helm and Kubernetes Release Management, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for Helm and Kubernetes Release Management with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 10

Terraform Fundamentals and Module Structure

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the principles of Terraform Fundamentals and Module Structure and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Design Terraform Fundamentals and Module Structure in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Optimize trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Terraform Fundamentals and Module Structure, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for Terraform Fundamentals and Module Structure with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 11

Terraform Remote State, Environments, and Drift Control

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the principles of Terraform Remote State, Environments, and Drift Control and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Design Terraform Remote State, Environments, and Drift Control in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Optimize trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Terraform Remote State, Environments, and Drift Control, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for Terraform Remote State, Environments, and Drift Control with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 12

Cloud Networking, IAM, and Core Platform Services

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the principles of Cloud Networking, IAM, and Core Platform Services and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Design Cloud Networking, IAM, and Core Platform Services in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Optimize trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Cloud Networking, IAM, and Core Platform Services, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for Cloud Networking, IAM, and Core Platform Services with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 13

CI/CD Release Strategies and Deployment Safety

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the principles of CI/CD Release Strategies and Deployment Safety and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Design CI/CD Release Strategies and Deployment Safety in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Optimize trade-offs, risks, and decision points for CI/CD Release Strategies and Deployment Safety, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for CI/CD Release Strategies and Deployment Safety with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 14

Observability with Metrics, Logs, and Traces

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Design the principles of Observability with Metrics, Logs, and Traces and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Optimize Observability with Metrics, Logs, and Traces in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Architect trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Observability with Metrics, Logs, and Traces, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Defend a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for Observability with Metrics, Logs, and Traces with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 15

DevSecOps Controls and Pipeline Security

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Design the principles of DevSecOps Controls and Pipeline Security and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Optimize DevSecOps Controls and Pipeline Security in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Architect trade-offs, risks, and decision points for DevSecOps Controls and Pipeline Security, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Defend a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for DevSecOps Controls and Pipeline Security with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 16

GitOps Workflows and Platform Operations

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Design the principles of GitOps Workflows and Platform Operations and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Optimize GitOps Workflows and Platform Operations in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Architect trade-offs, risks, and decision points for GitOps Workflows and Platform Operations, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Defend a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for GitOps Workflows and Platform Operations with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 17

Reliability Engineering and Incident Response

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Design the principles of Reliability Engineering and Incident Response and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Optimize Reliability Engineering and Incident Response in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Architect trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Reliability Engineering and Incident Response, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Defend a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for Reliability Engineering and Incident Response with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 18

FinOps, Capacity Planning, and Performance Tuning

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Design the principles of FinOps, Capacity Planning, and Performance Tuning and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Optimize FinOps, Capacity Planning, and Performance Tuning in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Architect trade-offs, risks, and decision points for FinOps, Capacity Planning, and Performance Tuning, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Defend a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for FinOps, Capacity Planning, and Performance Tuning with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 19

Capstone Platform Build

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Design the principles of Capstone Platform Build and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Optimize Capstone Platform Build in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Architect trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Capstone Platform Build, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Defend a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for Capstone Platform Build with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 20

Capstone Hardening and Executive Defense

3 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Design the principles of Capstone Hardening and Executive Defense and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Optimize Capstone Hardening and Executive Defense in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Architect trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Capstone Hardening and Executive Defense, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Defend a portfolio-ready architecture decision record for Capstone Hardening and Executive Defense with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Capstone Projects

Project 1: CI/CD and Deployment Foundation

Implement a delivery foundation that builds, tests, versions, and deploys containerized services reliably.

Pipeline implementation with automated quality gates and release tagging
Deployment workflow with rollback verification and environment promotion policy
Technical rationale for tooling and architecture choices

Project 2: Infrastructure and Observability Expansion

Extend the platform with infrastructure lifecycle controls, monitoring, and reliability automation.

IaC stack with remote state controls and drift detection workflow
Monitoring and alerting evidence tied to platform service objectives
Trade-off review for reliability, complexity, and operating cost

Project 3: DevOps Platform Handover and Defense

Deliver a complete operations-ready DevOps platform package with hardening and governance evidence.

Executive and technical handover pack with runbooks and risk matrix
Incident response and recovery scenario demonstration
Roadmap for the next quarter: security, performance, and cost priorities