Certificate in DevOps Engineering: Linux, Containers, CI/CD & Cloud Automation

DevOps Engineering

Certificate in DevOps Engineering: Linux, Containers, CI/CD & Cloud Automation

Build, automate, deploy — become the engineer who keeps everything running

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8 Months
Duration
Hybrid
Format
Lagos, Nigeria
Location
Rolling 2025
Intake
EARLY CAREER
Level
Yes
Certificate

What's included

Weekend Mentorship

Live cohort sessions with senior practitioners, every weekend.

Real-World Projects

Build a portfolio with hands-on industry case studies.

Community Access

Join a cohort of peers and the wider Firstlincoln alumni network.

Internship Pathway

Transition from learning into real industry experience through our internship program.

Weekend Mentorship Sessions

More than recorded videos — this is a live cohort.

Our Weekend Mentorship Sessions are live, instructor-led cohorts that run every weekend. Instead of watching pre-recorded lessons in isolation, you join a small group, work through real-world case studies, ask questions in real time, and get direct feedback from senior practitioners actively working in industry.

  • Live Q&A with senior practitioners every weekend
  • Real case-study breakdowns, not just slides
  • Cohort accountability and peer feedback
  • Career guidance, mock interviews and portfolio reviews
Sessions run Virtual or Physical — pick your format when you enrol.

What you'll learn

  • Navigate the Linux command line and manage file systems, processes, and permissions
  • Write Bash scripts to automate repetitive system administration tasks
  • Use Git and GitHub for professional version-controlled collaborative development
  • Build and run containerised applications with Docker and Docker Compose
  • Deploy applications to cloud platforms (AWS or GCP) using free-tier resources
  • Create fully automated CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions
  • Monitor application health and understand logging, alerting, and uptime concepts

Prerequisites

  • Minimum age: 15 years
  • Completed SS1 or equivalent
  • Basic computer literacy — comfortable using a file system and browser
  • Laptop with at least 4GB RAM (Linux dual-boot recommended, not required)
  • Reliable internet access (cloud labs provided in programme)
  • No prior programming or systems experience required

Who is this programme for?

  • Secondary school leavers interested in cloud, networking, or systems administration
  • Young adults who enjoy problem-solving, automation, and making systems work
  • Computer science students wanting practical cloud and DevOps experience
  • IT support technicians who want to grow into cloud engineering roles
  • Anyone curious about how the internet's infrastructure actually works

Curriculum

5 modules • 25 lessons • 8 Months

  1. PHASE 1 Linux & Networking

    Weeks 1–4 · 5 lessons
    • Linux command line basics
    • File systems, permissions & processes
    • Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP
    • Bash scripting fundamentals
    • Setup: Personal Linux dev environment
    • Git: branching, merging, rebasing
    • GitHub collaboration workflows
    • Python scripting for automation
    • YAML & JSON configuration files
    • Project: Automated file organiser
    • What is Docker? Images & containers
    • Writing Dockerfiles
    • Docker Compose for multi-service apps
    • Intro to cloud: AWS / GCP free tier
    • Deploy: Containerised web app on cloud
    • What is CI/CD?
    • GitHub Actions: writing workflows
    • Automated testing in pipelines
    • Build, test, deploy automation
    • Project: Full CI/CD pipeline for a web app
    • Intro to Kubernetes
    • Logging & monitoring (Grafana basics)
    • Infrastructure as Code (Terraform intro)
    • Security basics: secrets management
    • Capstone: Fully automated deployment system

Personalized Roadmap

Start your journey with a learning path customised to your motivation and experience

Linux & Networking
1
Version Control & Code
2
Containers & Cloud
3
CI/CD Pipelines
4
Monitoring & Capstone
5

Assessment & Certification

Assessment
Lab exercises (50%), Pipeline project (20%), Final deployment capstone (30%)
Certification
Firstlincoln Certificate in DevOps Engineering Foundations
Delivery format
Hybrid (Online theory + weekend cloud labs)

Career outcomes

Junior DevOps Engineer
Cloud Support Engineer
CI/CD Trainee
Systems Administrator Intern
Cloud Junior Associate
Internship Pathway

From classroom to a real industry role.

Top performers progress into our Internship Pathway — a structured placement programme of 3, 6 or 12 months. Internships are either sponsorship-backed or guardian-supported, depending on the arrangement that suits the learner.

3 months 6 months 12 months
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