Here’s a detailed day-wise 4-week plan to learn DevOps as a Data Engineer, designed
to build skills progressively and practically:
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### Week 1: Foundations & Basics
**Day 1:**
- Introduction to DevOps concepts and principles (collaboration, automation,
CI/CD).
- Understand how DevOps applies to data engineering.
**Day 2:**
- Learn Linux basics: command line navigation, file management, permissions, and
processes.
- Practice basic Bash commands and scripting.
**Day 3:**
- Continue Linux and Bash scripting practice.
- Write simple automation scripts for basic tasks.
**Day 4:**
- Introduction to Git: version control concepts, repositories, branching, commits.
- Set up GitHub or GitLab account.
**Day 5:**
- Practice Git commands: clone, push, pull, merge, branches.
- Learn how to collaborate using Git workflows.
**Day 6:**
- Learn Python scripting with a focus on automation tasks (if not already
familiar).
- Write small scripts to automate simple data tasks.
**Day 7:**
- Review Week 1 and set up a small project repository with sample scripts under
version control.
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### Week 2: CI/CD and Containerization
**Day 8:**
- Understand Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) concepts.
- Overview of tools: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI.
**Day 9:**
- Create a simple CI pipeline using GitHub Actions or Jenkins for a small data
project.
**Day 10:**
- Learn Docker basics: containers vs. virtual machines, images, containers,
Dockerfile.
- Install Docker and run basic containers.
**Day 11:**
- Containerize a simple ETL script or service in Docker.
- Practice building and running your Docker image.
**Day 12:**
- Learn Kubernetes basics and concepts like pods, deployments, services
(introductory level).
**Day 13:**
- Experiment with basic Kubernetes operations using Minikube or kind (local
Kubernetes).
**Day 14:**
- Review Week 2, practice your dockerized project with CI/CD pipeline integrated.
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### Week 3: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) & Pipeline Orchestration
**Day 15:**
- Introduction to Infrastructure as Code: key concepts and benefits.
**Day 16:**
- Learn Terraform basics: configuration files, providers, resources.
- Write a simple Terraform script to spin up a cloud VM or resource.
**Day 17:**
- Practice Terraform: modify and destroy resources.
- Explore Ansible basics for configuration management.
**Day 18:**
- Introduction to pipeline orchestration tools: Apache Airflow, Prefect, or Luigi.
- Understand directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) and workflows.
**Day 19:**
- Build a basic Airflow DAG to orchestrate a simple ETL pipeline.
**Day 20:**
- Add monitoring and alerting basics: Prometheus, Grafana overview.
**Day 21:**
- Review Week 3 and integrate infrastructure scripts and pipeline orchestration.
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### Week 4: Testing, Monitoring & Real-World Practice
**Day 22:**
- Learn automated testing principles for data pipelines.
- Write basic unit tests using pytest for Python functions.
**Day 23:**
- Setup monitoring dashboards with Grafana and Prometheus for pipeline metrics.
**Day 24:**
- Add logging to your data pipeline and configure alerting for failures or delays.
**Day 25:**
- Practice deploying your full pipeline: version control, CI/CD, containerization,
orchestration.
**Day 26:**
- Work on real-world scenario: deploy an end-to-end data pipeline with testing and
monitoring.
**Day 27:**
- Troubleshoot common pipeline failures and practice recovery and rollback.
**Day 28:**
- Review entire journey, document learnings, plan next steps for deeper skill
growth.
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This plan balances theory, hands-on practice, and practical projects tailored to
your Data Engineering background, helping you build a solid DevOps skillset day by
day. Let me know if you want resources or help with any specific days!
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Here is your detailed plan for Day 1 of learning DevOps as a Data Engineer:
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### Day 1: Introduction to DevOps Concepts and Their Relevance to Data Engineering
**Objectives:**
- Understand what DevOps is and its core principles.
- Learn why DevOps is important in the context of data engineering.
- Get a high-level overview of how DevOps practices can improve your data
workflows.
**Topics to Cover:**
1. What is DevOps?
- Definition: A set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and IT
operations (Ops) to shorten the system development life cycle while delivering
features, fixes, and updates frequently in close alignment with business goals.
2. Key DevOps Principles:
- Collaboration between development, operations, and data teams.
- Automation of repetitive tasks.
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) for faster and
reliable releases.
- Monitoring and feedback loops to improve over time.
3. Why DevOps matters for Data Engineering:
- Ensures reliable and reproducible data pipelines.
- Automates deployment and scaling of data systems.
- Enhances collaboration across teams working with data.
- Enables quicker iteration and faster time-to-insight.
**Activities:**
- Watch introductory videos or read beginner-friendly articles on DevOps basics.
- Reflect on your current data engineering workflow and identify areas where
automation, testing, or better collaboration could help.
- Make notes on your expectations and what you want to achieve by learning DevOps.
**Resources:**
- Introductory DevOps tutorials (YouTube, official docs).
- Articles or blogs explaining DevOps in Data Engineering.
- DevOps overview diagrams to visualize the flow.
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Let me know if you want specific links or resources for Day 1! Would you like me to
guide you through the activities as you go?
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Here is your detailed plan for Day 2 of learning DevOps as a Data Engineer:
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### Day 2: Linux Basics and Bash Scripting
**Objectives:**
- Learn essential Linux command line skills.
- Understand file management, permissions, and process handling in Linux.
- Practice basic Bash commands and scripting for automation.
**Topics to Cover:**
1. **Linux Command Line Basics**
- Navigating directories (`cd`, `ls`, `pwd`)
- File operations (`cp`, `mv`, `rm`, `touch`, `mkdir`)
- Viewing file contents (`cat`, `less`, `head`, `tail`)
2. **File Permissions and Ownership**
- Understanding read (r), write (w), execute (x) permissions
- Viewing permissions with `ls -l`
- Changing permissions using `chmod`
- Changing ownership with `chown`
3. **Processes and Jobs**
- Viewing running processes (`ps`, `top`)
- Managing processes (`kill`, `pkill`)
- Background and foreground jobs (`&`, `jobs`, `fg`, `bg`)
4. **Basic Bash Scripting**
- Writing simple scripts with `.sh` extension
- Using variables, loops, and conditionals
- Making scripts executable (`chmod +x [Link]`)
- Running scripts from the terminal (`./[Link]`)
**Activities:**
- Practice navigating the Linux filesystem and manipulating files.
- Change file permissions and ownership for different files.
- Write simple Bash scripts to automate routine tasks, like batch renaming files or
backing up directories.
- Execute your scripts and debug any issues.
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