DevOps and SRE Roadmap
From Linux fundamentals to production-grade infrastructure. Master containers, orchestration, CI/CD, monitoring, and cloud platforms.
$100K-$200K (US) / $50K-$110K (remote global)
9-15 months of focused learning
15,000+ monthly US job postings. Fastest growing engineering discipline at 15% annual growth. Highest premiums for Kubernetes and cloud expertise.
›Market overview
DevOps bridges development and operations. The field has evolved from "ops guys who script" to platform engineering, SRE, and cloud-native infrastructure. Automation, observability, and reliability are the core concerns. The best DevOps engineers understand both the developer experience and the operational reality.
The 10,000-hour rule says mastery requires roughly that many hours of deliberate practice. At 1% improvement per day, you are 37x better in a year. This roadmap is a structured path, not a race — follow the steps in order, build the projects, and trust the process.