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IBM DevOps & Software Engineering Professional Certificate

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BeginnerProfessional Certificate

Jumpstart your DevOps and Software Engineering Career. Master DevOps, Agile, TDD/BDD, CI/CD, Cloud Native, and more with hands-on job-ready skills!

Language

  • English

Industries

  • Information Technology

Skills You Will Learn

  • Agile, Agile Software Development, Application Development, Artificial Intelligence, Bash, Behave, Behavior Driven Development (BDD), CI/CD, Cloning And Forking, Cloud, Cloud Applications, Cloud Computing, Cloud Native, Computer Programming, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Delivery (CD), Continuous Integration, Continuous Integration (CI), Cross Site Scripting, Data Science, DevOps, DevSecOps, Distributed Version Control Systems, Flask, Front End Web Development, Git, GitHub, GitHub Actions, Infrastructure As Code, Infrastructure As Code (IaC), Kanban, Kubernetes, Linux Commands, Logging, Microservices, Monitoring, Observability, Open Source, OpenShift, OWASP, Pipelines, Prometheus, Python, Representational State Transfers, Scrum, Security Practices, Selenium, Serverless, Shell Scripting, Social Coding, Software Development, Software Develpoment, Software Engineering, SQL Injection, Tekton, Test Driven Development (TDD), Testing, Text Processing, Threat Monitoring, Unit Testing, Unix Shell, Web Development, Workflow

Offered By

  • IBM

Platform

  • SkillsNetwork

Last Update

  • February 18, 2026
About this Professional Certificate
Software engineering professionals, particularly those with DevOps expertise, are in high demand! A recent GitLab report predicts a 122% growth in the demand for DevOps skills over the next five years, making it one of the fastest-growing fields in the workforce. Additionally, according to GlassDoor, the average total pay for a DevOps Engineer in the US is $121,000. There’s never been a better time to embark on a journey to a career in DevOps.

This self-paced certificate program, designed for beginners, will provide you with the essential DevOps concepts and technical skills needed to enhance your software development capabilities. By the end of this program, you’ll be ready for an entry-level role in software engineering within a DevOps-focused organization.

You’ll develop expertise in various DevOps philosophies, fundamentals, and methodologies, including Agile Development, Scrum, Cloud Native Architecture, Behavior and Test-Driven Development (BDD and TDD), and Zero Downtime Deployments. The program also covers data science, cloud computing, programming languages, machine learning, continuous delivery, IBM Cloud, and agile software development for DevOps professionals. 

After completing this professional certificate you’ll be able to: 

  • Program with Python and Linux shell scripts
  • Create projects on GitHub
  • Containerize and orchestrate applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenShift
  • Build applications with Microservices
  • Utilize serverless technologies
  • Perform continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD)
  • Develop test cases
  • Secure your code
  • Monitor and troubleshoot cloud deployments

The labs and projects in this program are designed to provide you with hands-on, job-ready skills, helping you launch a new career in this high-demand field. This software engineering professional certificate is suitable for those with little to no programming experience and those with or without a college degree.

Courses and Projects in this Professional Certificate