DevOps: Development and Operation of SDLC | CI/CD, Automation & DevSecOps

Master the complete DevOps lifecycle from version control to production deployment. This hands-on course covers Git workflows, CI/CD pipeline construction with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI, Docker containerization, Kubernetes orchestration, Terraform infrastructure as code, and monitoring with Prometheus and Grafana. Learn DevSecOps practices including SAST/DAST scanning, secrets management, and compliance-as-code.

Module 1: DevOps Foundations

• DevOps Principles and CALMS Framework
• Agile, Lean, and DevOps Integration
• DORA Metrics and DevOps Maturity
• Platform Engineering vs DevOps Teams

Module 2: Version Control and Git

• Git Internals and Branching Strategies
• GitFlow, Trunk-Based, and GitHub Flow
• Pull Request Reviews and Quality Gates
• Git Hooks and Pre-Commit Automation

Module 3: CI/CD Pipeline Construction

• Jenkins Declarative Pipelines
• GitHub Actions Workflows and Matrix Builds
• GitLab CI Stages and Environments
• Artifact Management and Caching

Module 4: Docker Containerization

• Dockerfile Best Practices and Multi-Stage Builds
• Container Networking and Storage
• Container Security Scanning with Trivy
• Container Registries: ECR, ACR, GCR

Module 5: Kubernetes Orchestration

• K8s Architecture: Control Plane and Workers
• Deployments, Services, and Ingress
• Helm Charts and Package Management
• Autoscaling: HPA and Cluster Autoscaler

Module 6: Infrastructure as Code

• Terraform Providers, Resources, and State
• Terraform Modules and Workspaces
• Ansible Playbooks and Roles
• GitOps with ArgoCD and Flux

Module 7: DevSecOps

• Shift-Left Security in CI/CD
• SAST: SonarQube, Semgrep, CodeQL
• Secrets Management with Vault
• Compliance-as-Code with OPA and Checkov

Module 8: Monitoring and SRE

• Prometheus Metrics and PromQL
• Grafana Dashboards and Alerting
• Distributed Tracing with OpenTelemetry
• SRE: SLIs, SLOs, and Error Budgets

Do I need to know Linux?

Basic command line skills are helpful but not required. Module 1 includes a Linux refresher.

Which CI/CD tool should I focus on?

The course covers Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and GitLab CI equally. GitHub Actions is most popular in 2026.

Is Kubernetes covered in depth?

Yes. Module 5 covers K8s from architecture to production including Helm and autoscaling.

Does this course cover DevSecOps?

Module 7 is entirely dedicated to DevSecOps with SAST, DAST, secrets management, and compliance-as-code.

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