Operations
+52% demand
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Ensure system reliability, availability, and performance through automation and monitoring.
12-24 months
4.8/5 rating
6 Phases
Start Learning Path
+52%
Monitoring
Alerting
Incident Management
Capacity Planning
Performance Optimization
Skills & Technologies
Monitoring
Alerting
Incident Management
Capacity Planning
Performance Optimization
Automation
SLIs
SLOs
Error Budgets
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) Roadmap
Phase 1: Linux & Systems Fundamentals
2 months
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Topics Covered:
- Linux operating system fundamentals and command line
- Process management, system monitoring, and performance
- Networking concepts: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP, Load Balancers
- File systems, storage, and I/O management
- Shell scripting and automation basics
Hands-on Projects:
- Set up and configure a Linux server from scratch
- Create automated system monitoring scripts
Phase 2: Containerization & Orchestration
3 months
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Topics Covered:
- Docker container fundamentals and best practices
- Container networking, storage, and security
- Kubernetes architecture and components
- Pod deployment, services, and ingress controllers
- Helm charts and Kubernetes operators
Hands-on Projects:
- Containerize a multi-tier application with Docker
- Deploy and manage applications on Kubernetes cluster
Phase 3: Cloud Infrastructure & IaC
3 months
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Topics Covered:
- Cloud computing concepts and service models
- Infrastructure as Code with Terraform
- Cloud networking and security groups
- Auto-scaling and load balancing configurations
- Multi-cloud and hybrid cloud strategies
Hands-on Projects:
- Build complete cloud infrastructure using Terraform
- Implement auto-scaling and high availability architecture
Phase 4: Monitoring & Observability
2 months
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Topics Covered:
- Monitoring vs Observability concepts
- Setting up Prometheus for metrics collection
- Creating dashboards with Grafana
- Log management with ELK/Loki stack
- Distributed tracing with Jaeger
Hands-on Projects:
- Build comprehensive monitoring stack for applications
- Create SLO-based dashboards and alerting rules
Phase 5: SRE Practices & Incident Management
2 months
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Topics Covered:
- SLIs, SLOs, and Error Budgets implementation
- Incident response and post-mortem processes
- Chaos engineering and reliability testing
- Capacity planning and performance optimization
- Toil reduction and automation strategies
Hands-on Projects:
- Define and implement SLOs for a production service
- Design and run chaos engineering experiments
Phase 6: Advanced Automation & CI/CD
2 months
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Topics Covered:
- CI/CD pipeline design and implementation
- GitOps practices with ArgoCD/Flux
- Infrastructure automation and self-healing systems
- Security scanning and compliance automation
- Disaster recovery and backup strategies
Hands-on Projects:
- Build complete GitOps pipeline for application deployment
- Implement automated disaster recovery procedures
Tools & Resources
Linux/Unix Systems
Docker
Kubernetes
Terraform
AWS/Azure/GCP
Prometheus
Grafana
ELK Stack
Jenkins/GitHub Actions
Ansible
Git
PagerDuty