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Cloud Engineering & DevOps

Understand how applications run in production. Learn Linux administration, cloud fundamentals, containers, CI/CD, DNS, TLS, monitoring, backups and reliable deployment practices.

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Duration

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Curriculum

3 learning modules

Learning style

Project-focused

Digital globe representing cloud infrastructure

Course focus

Linux administration · Cloud networking and compute · Docker and containers · CI/CD pipelines

What you will learn

The course is structured around practical skills that can be demonstrated through exercises and a final project.

Linux administration

Cloud networking and compute

Docker and containers

CI/CD pipelines

DNS, domains and TLS

Monitoring and backup planning

Course syllabus

A practical outline of the subjects and project work covered in this learning pathway. The Academy will confirm the final delivery schedule.

Module 01Module 1 of 3

Linux and infrastructure foundations

Shell, users, permissions and services
Processes, storage and system logs
SSH, firewall and server hardening

Practical project

Provision and secure a Linux server

Module 02Module 2 of 3

Cloud, containers and delivery

Cloud compute, storage and networking concepts
Docker images, volumes and networks
Build and release pipelines with Git

Practical project

Containerise and deploy a web service

Module 03Module 3 of 3

Reliability and operations

DNS, HTTPS and certificate lifecycle
Monitoring, alerting and log analysis
Backup, restore and incident runbooks

Practical project

Create an operations-ready deployment with recovery notes

Who should take this course?

IT support and system administrators
Developers learning production operations
Technical teams responsible for deployments

Possible career pathways

Cloud Support Associate
DevOps Engineer (junior pathway)
Systems Administrator
Site Reliability Associate

These are example pathways, not a promise of employment or placement.

Assessment & completion

Vendor-neutral practical labs. Cloud vendor exam preparation can be scoped separately.

Course completion requirements, assessment format and any certificate arrangements will be confirmed by Altavox Academy before enrolment.

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