CI/CD Pipeline Engineering Certification

Module 1: Introduction to CI/CD

• CI/CD fundamentals
• Continuous integration
• Continuous delivery
• Continuous deployment
• Software delivery lifecycle
• DevOps principles

Module 2: CI/CD Pipeline Architecture

• Pipeline components
• Stages and jobs
• Build agents
• Runners
• Pipeline triggers
• Delivery workflows

Module 3: Source Control with Git

• Git fundamentals
• Repositories
• Branches
• Commits
• Merging
• Version control workflows

Module 4: Branching & Development Workflows

• Feature branches
• Trunk-based development
• Pull requests
• Code reviews
• Merge strategies
• Branch protection

Module 5: Pipeline Configuration

• Pipeline-as-code
• Configuration files
• Pipeline stages
• Jobs and steps
• Variables
• Execution conditions

Module 6: Continuous Integration Workflows

• Code integration
• Automated builds
• Validation
• Build triggers
• Feedback loops
• Integration practices

Module 7: Build Automation

• Build processes
• Dependency management
• Compilation
• Build scripts
• Build environments
• Build optimization

Module 8: Automated Testing in Pipelines

• Unit testing
• Integration testing
• Functional testing
• Test automation
• Test reports
• Quality gates

Module 9: Artifact Management

• Build artifacts
• Artifact repositories
• Package management
• Versioning
• Artifact retention
• Artifact promotion

Module 10: Container-Based CI/CD

• Container fundamentals
• Docker images
• Dockerfiles
• Image builds
• Container registries
• Pipeline integration

Module 11: Kubernetes Deployment Pipelines

• Kubernetes deployments
• Deployment manifests
• Services
• Configuration management
• Pipeline deployment
• Deployment validation

Module 12: Continuous Delivery

• Delivery workflows
• Environment promotion
• Deployment approvals
• Release stages
• Automated delivery
• Release readiness

Module 13: Deployment Strategies

• Rolling deployments
• Blue-green deployments
• Canary deployments
• Recreate strategy
• Traffic management
• Deployment selection

Module 14: Infrastructure as Code Integration

• Infrastructure as Code concepts
• Provisioning workflows
• Terraform integration
• Environment creation
• Configuration consistency
• Infrastructure validation

Module 15: Configuration & Secrets Management

• Environment variables
• Configuration files
• Secrets
• Credential management
• Secret stores
• Secure pipeline configuration

Module 16: DevSecOps in CI/CD

• DevSecOps concepts
• Static analysis
• Dependency scanning
• Container scanning
• Security gates
• Vulnerability management

Module 17: Pipeline Observability

• Pipeline logs
• Build metrics
• Deployment metrics
• Failure tracking
• Notifications
• Pipeline dashboards

Module 18: CI/CD Performance Optimization

• Pipeline execution time
• Dependency caching
• Parallel jobs
• Build reuse
• Resource optimization
• Bottleneck analysis

Module 19: Failure Handling & Rollbacks

• Pipeline failures
• Failed deployments
• Retry strategies
• Rollback mechanisms
• Recovery workflows
• Failure analysis

Module 20: Multi-Environment Pipeline Design

• Development environments
• Testing environments
• Staging environments
• Production environments
• Environment-specific configuration
• Promotion workflows

Module 21: Advanced CI/CD Engineering

• Reusable pipelines
• Pipeline templates
• Dynamic pipelines
• Matrix builds
• Pipeline governance
• CI/CD best practices

Module 22: Practical CI/CD Pipeline Project

• Repository setup
• Pipeline design
• Automated build and testing
• Container integration
• Deployment automation
• Monitoring and optimization