Job-Ready Series · Job-Ready Series, Job-Switch edition

DevOps: The Job-Switch Guide

by Shreyash Tripathi · Full-Stack Developer & UI/UX Engineer

From Linux to Kubernetes: the 13 tools every DevOps interview asks about, in simple language, with commands, real configs, hands-on labs, production incidents and portfolio projects.

13 tools: Linux, Docker, CI/CD, AWS, Terraform, Kubernetes and more
Hands-on labs, real configs and production incidents
120+ interview questions with answers

Job-Switch edition · 364 pages · PDF

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Free preview: first 2 chapters (40 pages). Full book: free on request for now, sent by email.

What's inside

21 chapters and sections. The ones marked free are in the preview.

1. DevOps and the Job Switch Roadmapfree
2. Linux for DevOpsfree
3. Bash Scripting
4. Python for DevOps
5. Networking for DevOps
6. Git and GitHub for DevOps
7. Docker
8. CI/CD with GitHub Actions
9. AWS for DevOps
10. Terraform
11. Ansible
12. Kubernetes I: Core Concepts
13. Kubernetes II: Production
14. Monitoring with Prometheus
15. Dashboards and Alerting with Grafana
16. Real-World Projects and Incident Scenarios
17. DevOps Interview Question Bank
Appendix A: Command Cheat Sheet
Appendix B: Config Templates
Appendix C: Glossary
Appendix D: Job Switch Toolkit

Who this book is for

Developers and testers switching into DevOps, cloud or SRE roles
Students targeting DevOps and cloud internships who want one complete roadmap
Engineers preparing for DevOps interviews who need hands-on labs plus a question bank

Study plan for placements

01 Steady pace: one chapter a day takes about 21 days.
02 Revision pace: two chapters a day takes about 11 days.
03 Read the worked examples, then answer the interview questions without looking before checking the answers.

DevOps: questions students ask

Is DevOps: The Job-Switch Guide good for switching to a DevOps job?

Yes, it was written for developers switching into DevOps and students targeting DevOps roles. It starts from the basics (DevOps and the Job Switch Roadmap, Linux for DevOps, Bash Scripting) and goes all the way to Real-World Projects and Incident Scenarios, with 120+ interview questions with answers.

Is there a free PDF of DevOps: The Job-Switch Guide?

Yes. The free preview PDF on this page has the first 2 chapters (40 pages). The full book is free on request for now: use the "request full book" button and it's sent to you by email.

How long does it take to finish DevOps?

Steady pace: one chapter a day takes about 21 days. Revision pace: two chapters a day takes about 11 days.

Who wrote DevOps: The Job-Switch Guide?

Shreyash Tripathi, a Full-Stack Developer and UI/UX Engineer from India. He wrote the Job-Ready Series after struggling with scattered study material before his own placements, to give students one clear resource per subject.

Why I wrote these books

Before placements, my problem wasn't a lack of material. It was too much of it. A playlist for DBMS, a PDF for OS, three websites for DSA, and a new "must-watch" video every day. I kept switching sources, kept getting distracted, and never knew if I had covered what interviews actually ask.

I wrote them for students and early-career developers who want a serious internship or job and are tired of jumping between ten sources. Start with the free preview. If it helps, ask me for the full book.

— Shreyash Tripathi