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DevOps Engineer

If you like automating things and making software ship faster and safer, this role is for you.

A DevOps engineer builds the pipelines and infrastructure that take code from a developer's laptop to production safely. You write CI/CD pipelines, manage containers and Kubernetes, define infrastructure as code and keep an eye on monitoring and cost.

Essential skills
LinuxGit and CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Jenkins)Docker and KubernetesAWS or AzureTerraformScripting in Bash or PythonMonitoring and observability
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Indicative pay₹5 to 9 lakh a year at entry1 role with partners
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Indicative pay₹5 to 9 lakh a year at entry
Working languageEnglish
Entry qualificationAny graduate
Key certificationAWS Solutions Architect Associate
Course length12 weeks

Recommended credentials

AWS Cloud PractitionerEntryThe first AWS certification, proving you understand cloud concepts, core services, security and pricing.Prepared by: Cloud Support Engineering
30% theory / 70% practical₹24,000Junior DevOps EngineeringUniversity theory + company practicalSystems and software delivery theory from university faculty; Git, CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes and Terraform from engineers who run production pipelines.12 weeks · 96 hoursView course AWS Solutions Architect AssociateMost requestedThe most held AWS certification worldwide, for people who design and run workloads on AWS.Prepared by: Junior DevOps Engineering

How to get there

  1. 1Learn the skills

    The Junior DevOps Engineering course: theory from university faculty, practical from industry.

  2. 2Earn the certification

    Exam preparation for AWS Solutions Architect Associate, AWS Cloud Practitioner is built into the course.

  3. 3Complete the industry project

    A brief set by a partner company and reviewed by its own team becomes the first line of your portfolio.

  4. 4Apply to partner roles

    With your Walnutcraft certificate, apply to the roles partner employers share for this career.

Career progression and pay

0 to 2 yearsJunior DevOps engineer

Pipelines and infrastructure tasks under a senior engineer.

2 to 5 yearsDevOps engineer

Owns environments and delivery for a product.

5+ yearsSenior DevOps or SRE

Platform design, reliability and cost at scale.

Next movesNext moves

Platform engineer, cloud architect, site reliability engineering lead.

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SaaS product partner5 vacanciesJunior DevOps EngineerPune, India₹5 to 8 lakh a yearQualificationEngineering graduate with one year in development, testing or supportKey certificationAWS Cloud Practitioner, AWS Solutions Architect AssociateSuggested course12 weeksJunior DevOps EngineeringUniversity + company₹24,0001 to 3 yearsView job

The career

A DevOps engineer builds the pipelines and infrastructure that take code from a developer's laptop to production safely. You write CI/CD pipelines, manage containers and Kubernetes, define infrastructure as code and keep an eye on monitoring and cost.

Most DevOps engineers come from development, testing or cloud support after a year or two, which is why the Walnutcraft course serves both freshers with strong Linux skills and professionals moving across.

What you will do

  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines
  • Manage Docker containers and Kubernetes clusters
  • Write Terraform for cloud infrastructure
  • Monitor services and respond to incidents
  • Improve deployment speed and reliability

Where the work is

Product and SaaS companiesIT servicesFintechE-commerceTelecom

Industries

Product and SaaS companiesIT servicesFintechE-commerceTelecom

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