How to Become a Self-taught DevOps Engineer
The Corona-19 Pandemic gave us a taste of what it feels like to work from the comfort of our homes. Before the pandemic, only a few professions allowed working remotely, most of which were tech careers, and because of this most people developed an interest in moving into the tech space, apart from the financial benefits that came with working in the tech space. The tech space has different career paths you can choose from or follow and in this article, we will look at one of the careers and how you can become a self-taught DevOps engineer.
Who is a DevOps Engineer?
A DevOps engineer bridges the gap between developers (dev) and IT Operations (Ops) to enhance the efficiency and reliability of software development and deployment processes.
How You Can Become a DevOps Engineer.
There are two ways you can become a DevOps engineer. You can pursue a course in any recognized university or teach yourself if you don’t have the money or working with a budget. Thanks to technology, there are resources all over the internet, making it easy to learn any tech course for free. Today I will enlighten you on what you need to know or learn to become a DevOps Engineer.
Learn Cloud Basics
The first on the list is to know what cloud basics entail. There are three cloud providers, AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Choose any one of these and learn about their services. I can recommend AWS Cloud Provider. Leverage platforms like AWS Educate, AWS Management Console, Skill Builder, and AWS reStart program to learn the cloud basics. These platforms are free except for the AWS management console that charges for certain services, but you are given a 12-month free tier as a beginner.
Linux Basics
The second on the list is to know your Linux. Linux is an open-source Unix-like operating system based on the Linux Kernel. It is widely known and user-friendly. You can join Codecademy to take this free course or search YouTube. There are great videos on Linux on there. Understand the basic Linux commands like mkdir, cd, ls, etc. and you can move on to the next thing on the list.
Git Basics
Git is a version control system, used by developers to store and keep track of code. As a DevOps engineer, you will work with the developer team and these developers push codes to GitHub. DevOps is responsible for automating infrastructure for developers to test, stage, and deploy the code. YouTube is your go-to place if you want to learn git.
Jenkins CI/CD Pipeline
The next tool you need to learn after git is Jenkins. This will enable you to understand how pipelines and automation work. On YouTube, you will find a series of courses to kick-start your DevOps journey.
Ansible
Ansible is an application software written in Python. It’s an open-source command line IT automation. Knowing Ansible is a must for every DevOps engineer. You can learn Ansible on YouTube.
Learn Docker
Docker is a platform that enable developers to build, run, update, and share virtualize application containers. DevOps works with containerization and you cannot skip knowing about Dockers.
Kubernetes
Kubernetes is one of the DevOps tool that enable you create applications that are easy to manage and deploy anywhere. I will always point self-learners to on YouTube because it has great learning resources.
Learn Terraform
Terraform is used by developers to declare resources or infrastructure for running an application, its written in a language called Hashicorps.
Python
The last on the list to learn is Python language. As a DevOps engineer, you will need to use python language to script, automate, and program your code.
In Conclusion
Learning in the tech space has no end because there is always something new for one to learn in this fast-paced technological world. the above list will only help you get your foot in the door as a DevOps engineer and you will have to keep learning to keep abreast with the tools and languages you work with. I hope this helps to kickstarting your DevOps Journey.
