Help organizations navigate their technological and cultural transformation
DevOps is a methodology that combines software development (Dev) and information-technology operations (Ops) to shorten the systems development life cycle while focusing on quality and continuous delivery. Agile and DevOps are emerging career fields that are going to play a critical role in organizations undergoing digital transformation. In fact, according to Gartner’s 2019 priority matrix for DevOps, DevOps toolchain and continuous delivery will have mainstream adoption over the next 2 to 5 years, and this adoption would have transformational benefits to organizations.
GTA organizations are at various stages of DevOps adoption and are looking for ways to best staff their teams for DevOps roles. Organizations are eager for skilled, knowledgeable DevOps-trained employees that can help facilitate a DevOps cultural and technological transformation. Now is the perfect time for IT operations professionals and software developers who want to upskill for this emerging, in-demand discipline.
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Program Description
The School of Continuing Studies’ part-time Certificate in DevOps is designed to help mid-career professionals change or advance their careers by gaining applied knowledge in the quickly emerging discipline of DevOps. The program is designed in consultation with leading DevOps experts and will be the first post-secondary program in DevOps to be offered in Canada.
Students enrolled in the program will deepen their understanding of how DevOps can provide business and technological benefits to an organization and how to implement best practices that derive maximum value using Agile project management methodology.
Students will also engage in work-integrated learning experiences as they critically analyze case-studies on successful DevOps implementations, preparing to successfully construct a DevOps automated pipeline using trending tools such as Gitlab, Ansible, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes with Helm, Terraform, Prometheus and Grafana. Students will also learn how DevOps can impact emerging technologies such as machine learning and AI.
The School of Continuing Studies’ unique cohort delivery will allow students to progress through the program at the same time, allowing for a collaborative community experience and the opportunity to expand their professional network. Students will also gain a well-defined human skill set, in addition to career-specific, technical skills, allowing them to better realize their career potential.
Program Format
The Certificate in DevOps is an accelerated six-month long, three-course program, offered in a blended format.
- Format: Part-Time, blended
- Delivery: online coursework + 3 required weekends of live online class
- Live Session Schedule: 1 weekend of live online class per course (Sat & Sun)- 3 weekends in total
- Program Length: 6 months
Program Outcomes
At the end of the program graduates will be able to:
- Discuss the SDLC and Agile Project Management Methodologies
- Explain the business and technological benefits of DevOps and implement best practices that derive maximum value using Agile project management methodology.
- Construct a DevOps pipeline using tools such as Gitlab, Ansible, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes with Helm, Terraform, Prometheus and Grafana
- Critically analyze case-studies on cloud and on-site DevOps implementations
- Implement DevOps best practice as it relates to continuous integration and continuous delivery
- Explain how DevOps can impact emerging technologies such as Machine Learning and AI
- Practice the critical soft skills that are required to succeed in this field such as team building, change management, and continuous improvement.
Who should take this program?
IT Operations Professionals
Software Developers/ Engineers
Infrastructure Specialists
Test Engineers
Database Administrators
IT Consultants
Eugene Peters, Senior Vice President of Product, Maropost
FAHD GULZAR, MBA, PMP, CAMS, AGILE CERTIFIED PRACTITIONER
Adarsha Datta, BSc., MBA
Danny Mistry, Director of DevOps and Tooling, IGM Technology
Igor Leikin, VICE PRESIDENT OF QUALITY ENGINEERING, DEVOPS AND IT GOVERNANCE at TANGERINE BANK
AFFAF AHTISHAM, MSC (CANDIDATE)
WESSAM ABDELWAHAB, MSC ISM, TOGAF, SOA, CLOUD & MICROSERVICE ARCHITECT, PMP, ICAGILE-PM, CBAP, ITILThere are no upcoming dates for this program at present. Please check again later or request further information below.