Complete AWS + DevOps Roadmap for 2026 (Get Hired in 6 Months)

Step 1 – AWS Cloud Fundamentals (1 Month)

• AWS core services: EC2, VPC, S3, IAM, RDS and ELB/ALB.
• Designing secure VPCs, subnets, routing and security groups.
• Hosting a 2‑tier application on AWS with database backend.
• Cost‑optimised usage with AWS Free Tier and budgets.
• Basic monitoring using CloudWatch metrics, logs and alarms.

Step 2 – Terraform on AWS (2 Weeks)

• Terraform basics: providers, resources, variables and outputs.
• Creating AWS VPC, EC2, security groups and S3 using IaC.
• Managing state, backends and remote state in S3.
• Using modules and workspaces for dev / test / prod.

Step 3 – Linux for DevOps (1 Week)

• Essential commands for files, permissions, users and services.
• Working with SSH, logs, systemd and basic troubleshooting.
• Shell scripting fundamentals for automation on servers.

Step 4 – Docker and Containerisation (2 Weeks)

• Building images with Dockerfiles and best practices.
• Working with containers, volumes, networks and registries.
• Containerising a sample Node.js / Python / Java application.
• Pushing images to ECR or Docker Hub and running in AWS.

Step 5 – Kubernetes (EKS or K8s) (2 Weeks)

• Core concepts: pods, deployments, ReplicaSets and services.
• ConfigMaps, Secrets and environment‑specific configuration.
• Ingress, load balancing and rolling updates / rollbacks.
• Deploying Dockerised apps into EKS or any managed cluster.

Step 6 – Jenkins CI/CD Pipelines (1 Week)

• Installing Jenkins and integrating with GitHub / GitLab.
• Freestyle and pipeline jobs for build, test and deploy.
• CI/CD pipeline to build Docker images and deploy to K8s.
• Basic credential management and pipeline best practices.

Step 7 – AI for DevOps Productivity (1 Week)

• Using AI copilots to generate scripts, Dockerfiles and YAML.
• Log analysis and alert explanation with AI tools.
• Drafting runbooks, documentation and interview answers.

Step 8 – Projects, Resume and Interviews

• End‑to‑end project: Git → Jenkins → Terraform → AWS → Docker → Kubernetes (EKS).
• Documenting architecture diagrams, READMEs and day‑2 operations.
• Tailoring resume and LinkedIn profile for AWS / DevOps roles.
• Practising real DevOps interview questions and scenario‑based discussions.

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