Infrastructure as Code and CI/CD for Operations enables IT teams to automate infrastructure provisioning, streamline deployments, and improve operational efficiency through modern DevOps practices.
Duration 5 Days – 35 hrs.
Overview
The Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD for Operations Training Course is a comprehensive hands-on program designed for IT operations, DevOps, cloud, and infrastructure professionals who want to automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration management, and deployment processes using modern Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) practices. The course equips participants with the knowledge and practical skills to build repeatable, scalable, and reliable infrastructure while reducing manual effort and operational risk.
Participants will learn the principles of infrastructure automation, version control, configuration management, provisioning, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, deployment strategies, and infrastructure governance. Practical laboratory exercises demonstrate how Infrastructure as Code integrates with modern DevOps workflows using widely adopted tools such as Git, Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and cloud platforms. The course also covers security, compliance, and operational best practices for enterprise environments.
Objectives
- Understand the principles and benefits of Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
- Implement infrastructure automation using declarative and imperative approaches.
- Use Git for infrastructure version control and collaboration.
- Provision and manage infrastructure using Terraform.
- Automate server configuration using Ansible.
- Build CI/CD pipelines for infrastructure deployment.
- Apply automated validation, testing, and deployment practices.
- Implement secure infrastructure provisioning and policy enforcement.
- Manage infrastructure lifecycle using GitOps principles.
- Apply enterprise best practices for scalable and maintainable infrastructure automation.
Target Audience
DevOps Engineers
- Cloud Engineers
- Infrastructure Engineers
- Linux System Administrators
- Windows Server Administrators
- Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)
- Platform Engineers
- Network Automation Engineers
- IT Operations Engineers
- Cloud Architects
- Technical Leads
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of operating systems (Linux or Windows)
- Basic networking knowledge
- Familiarity with cloud computing concepts
- Basic command-line experience
- Basic understanding of scripting concepts is recommended but not required
Course Outline
Day 1 – Infrastructure as Code Fundamentals
Module 1: Introduction to Infrastructure as Code
- Infrastructure automation concepts
- Traditional vs Infrastructure as Code
- Benefits of IaC
- Declarative vs imperative approaches
- Immutable infrastructure
- Enterprise automation strategies
Module 2: Version Control with Git
- Git fundamentals
- Repository management
- Branching strategies
- Collaboration workflows
- Infrastructure repositories
- Change tracking
Module 3: IaC Architecture
- State management
- Modular design
- Reusable components
- Variables and outputs
- Secrets management
- Infrastructure lifecycle
Module 4: Terraform Fundamentals
- Terraform architecture
- Providers
- Resources
- Variables
- State files
- Execution workflow
Hands-on Lab
- Configure Git repositories
- Install Terraform
- Create basic infrastructure
- Manage Terraform state
- Deploy sample resources
Day 2 – Provisioning and Configuration Management
Module 1: Advanced Terraform
- Modules
- Workspaces
- Remote state
- Dependency management
- Provisioners
- Best practices
Module 2: Configuration Management with Ansible
- Ansible architecture
- Inventory management
- Playbooks
- Roles
- Variables
- Templates
Module 3: Infrastructure Provisioning
- Virtual machines
- Cloud resources
- Storage
- Networking
- Security groups
- Resource tagging
Module 4: Infrastructure Validation
- Syntax validation
- Plan verification
- Automated testing
- Drift detection
- Infrastructure documentation
Hands-on Lab
- Develop Terraform modules
- Build Ansible playbooks
- Configure virtual servers
- Validate infrastructure deployments
Day 3 – CI/CD for Infrastructure Operations
Module 1: CI/CD Fundamentals
- Continuous Integration
- Continuous Delivery
- Continuous Deployment
- Pipeline architecture
- Automation workflows
Module 2: CI/CD Platforms
- Jenkins overview
- GitHub Actions overview
- GitLab CI overview
- Azure DevOps Pipelines overview
- Pipeline orchestration
Module 3: Infrastructure Pipelines
- Pipeline stages
- Automated builds
- Infrastructure testing
- Security scanning
- Deployment approvals
Module 4: Deployment Strategies
- Blue-Green deployment
- Rolling deployment
- Canary deployment
- Rollback strategies
- Release management
Hands-on Lab
- Create CI/CD pipelines
- Automate Terraform deployments
- Integrate Git repositories
- Configure deployment workflows
Day 4 – Security, Compliance, and GitOps
Module 1: Infrastructure Security
- Secure coding practices
- Secrets management
- Identity and access management
- Secure pipelines
- Compliance automation
Module 2: Policy as Code
- Infrastructure governance
- Policy enforcement
- Compliance validation
- Configuration standards
- Audit readiness
Module 3: GitOps Principles
- Git as the source of truth
- Declarative deployments
- Automated reconciliation
- Operational workflows
- Change management
Module 4: Monitoring and Logging
- Infrastructure monitoring
- Deployment logging
- Audit trails
- Operational dashboards
- Performance monitoring
Hands-on Lab
- Secure CI/CD pipelines
- Implement policy validation
- Configure GitOps workflows
- Review audit logs
Day 5 – Enterprise Automation and Capstone Project
Module 1: Enterprise IaC Architecture
- Multi-environment deployments
- Infrastructure scalability
- High availability
- Disaster recovery automation
- Environment promotion
Module 2: Operational Best Practices
- Code review
- Versioning
- Documentation
- Collaboration
- Operational governance
Module 3: Troubleshooting IaC and CI/CD
- Terraform troubleshooting
- Ansible debugging
- Pipeline failures
- Deployment issues
- Infrastructure recovery
Module 4: Capstone Automation Project
- Design an Infrastructure as Code solution
- Provision infrastructure
- Configure systems with Ansible
- Build an end-to-end CI/CD pipeline
- Validate security and compliance
- Present automation architecture and operational workflow
Hands-on Lab
- Deploy a complete automated infrastructure
- Implement CI/CD for infrastructure changes
- Perform validation and rollback
- Troubleshoot deployment failures
- Final practical assessment
