Docker Academy · Role-based paths

Docker Academy role-based paths

Different roles require different depth. Do not study every topic equally; study to the decisions and failures your target role owns.

01

DevOps Engineer

  • Operate core services safely
  • Troubleshoot common failures
  • Automate repeatable work
  • Escalate with useful evidence
02

Container Engineer

  • Operate core services safely
  • Troubleshoot common failures
  • Automate repeatable work
  • Escalate with useful evidence
03

Application Platform Engineer

  • Design standards and guardrails
  • Evaluate trade-offs
  • Control organisational risk
  • Mentor teams and govern exceptions
04

Cloud Engineer

  • Design standards and guardrails
  • Evaluate trade-offs
  • Control organisational risk
  • Mentor teams and govern exceptions

Completion standard

Produce evidence, not a completion claim.

Save diagrams, code, decisions, test output, failure recovery and a concise explanation of what you would improve. That evidence becomes your interview story and portfolio.