Govardhana shares step-by-step DevOps path

Govardhana M K, a cloud and DevSecOps practitioner, used an X post on May 19 to lay out a step-by-step DevOps path for beginners returning to the field. The roadmap starts with Linux and Git, moves through cloud basics, containers, CI/CD and infrastructure as code, and ends with a capstone project. The post frames the sequence as a practical order of study rather than a list of tools to sample at random. Govardhana’s public profile on DEV says he has 16 years of experience in cloud engineering, DevOps and technical consulting. ### Which skills does Govardhana put first? Linux and Git come first in the roadmap, according to the May 19 post summary provided in the social briefing. The sequence begins with command-line basics, file permissions, package management and version control before moving to higher-level platform tools. That ordering matches other widely used DevOps learning maps. Roadmap.sh’s current DevOps guide begins with operating systems, terminal usage, networking, Git and source-control basics before branching into containers, CI/CD and cloud platforms. (dev.to) ### Where does cloud fit in the sequence? Cloud fundamentals appear after the base system skills and before orchestration-heavy topics. The roadmap cited in the briefing includes AWS or Azure identity and access management, compute, storage and virtual networking as the next layer after Linux and Git. That structure also appears in other current DevOps roadmaps. The GitHub repository “DevOps Roadmap 2026” lists Git, Linux and scripting, networking and security, containers, infrastructure as code, CI/CD, observability and one cloud provider as core steps in that order. (roadmap.sh) ### How does the roadmap handle containers and delivery pipelines? Docker is one of the middle stages in Govardhana’s path, with images, volumes, registries and Docker Compose named in the briefing as specific topics. The roadmap then moves into CI/CD, using GitHub Actions or Jenkins to run tests and build container images. Those choices reflect the tool set most often attached to entry-level DevOps study plans in 2026. Public roadmaps and training tracks continue to group Docker, CI/CD and Terraform together as the bridge between local development and managed cloud deployment. (github.com) ### Why does Terraform come before Kubernetes? Terraform appears in the roadmap as the infrastructure-as-code stage, with examples such as provisioning virtual private clouds and compute instances. Kubernetes follows later, after containers and delivery pipelines, covering pods, deployments, services and managed offerings such as EKS, AKS or GKE, according to the briefing. That order reflects how many teams separate infrastructure provisioning from workload orchestration. (github.com) Roadmap.sh and other current DevOps guides place infrastructure as code and cloud concepts alongside or ahead of container orchestration, rather than treating Kubernetes as the starting point. ### What is the portfolio outcome Govardhana is pointing learners toward? The capstone described in the briefing is a full Terraform-based infrastructure build paired with microservices running on Kubernetes and delivered through CI/CD. Observability and security are included before that final project, making the portfolio piece the point where the earlier phases are combined. Govardhana’s own public profile emphasizes cloud engineering and DevSecOps work, including secrets management and Terraform-related topics in earlier posts. (github.com) That background helps explain why the roadmap ties tool learning to a deployable end project rather than stopping at tutorials. ### Who is this roadmap aimed at? The social briefing describes the roadmap as being aimed at beginners restarting their careers. The emphasis is on a sequence learners can follow step by step, with each phase feeding into a demonstrable project. The post remains on Govardhana M K’s X account, where the roadmap can be viewed in its original format. His DEV profile and other public materials continue to present him as a cloud and DevSecOps practitioner, and the capstone project named in the briefing is the clearest next step for anyone using the path as a study plan. (dev.to)