Advanced Ansible Automation & IaC Curriculum

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Advanced Ansible Automation & IaC

Master Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Ansible. Automate configuration management and deployment.

Duration: 20 Weeks

Level: Advanced

Study Time: 6 hours/week + labs

School: Hexadigitall Academy

Welcome to Advanced Ansible Automation & IaC! 🎓

This curriculum is designed to take you from core understanding to confident delivery through weekly applied practice, measurable outcomes, and portfolio evidence.

Each week builds progressively with practical tasks, implementation checkpoints, and reflection points so you can convert knowledge into repeatable professional performance.

Your success is our priority. Stay consistent with weekly execution, document your work, and use feedback loops to continuously improve your delivery quality.

Essential Resources

CI/CD pipeline patterns and deployment strategy reference implementations
Infrastructure automation templates and reliability engineering guides
Observability stack setup instructions and incident response playbooks

Learning Roadmap

Early Weeks: Version control workflows, CI foundation, and automation basics
Middle Weeks: Advanced CI/CD, container orchestration, and pipeline optimization
Late Weeks: Production reliability, observability, and operational excellence
Roles, Collections, and Reusable Automation Design
Secrets Management with Ansible Vault
Package, Service, and File Automation at Scale
Inventories, Credentials, RBAC, and Workflow Templates
Dynamic Inventory for Cloud and Virtual Environments
CI/CD Integration for Ansible Projects
Network Automation with Vendor Modules and APIs
Windows Automation with WinRM and PowerShell Patterns
Container and Kubernetes Automation Use Cases

Detailed Weekly Curriculum

Each week includes outcomes and practical lab work aligned to the curriculum structure.

Week 1

Ansible Control Node Setup, Inventory Structure, and SSH Access

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Analyze the principles of Ansible Control Node Setup, Inventory Structure, and SSH Access and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Evaluate Ansible Control Node Setup, Inventory Structure, and SSH Access in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Design trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Ansible Control Node Setup, Inventory Structure, and SSH Access, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Ansible Control Node Setup, Inventory Structure, and SSH Access with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 2

Host Patterns, Group Variables, and Fact Gathering

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Analyze the principles of Host Patterns, Group Variables, and Fact Gathering and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Evaluate Host Patterns, Group Variables, and Fact Gathering in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Design trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Host Patterns, Group Variables, and Fact Gathering, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Host Patterns, Group Variables, and Fact Gathering with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 3

Playbook Structure, Tasks, and Idempotent Execution

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Analyze the principles of Playbook Structure, Tasks, and Idempotent Execution and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Evaluate Playbook Structure, Tasks, and Idempotent Execution in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Design trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Playbook Structure, Tasks, and Idempotent Execution, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Playbook Structure, Tasks, and Idempotent Execution with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 4

Variables, Templates, Loops, and Conditionals

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Analyze the principles of Variables, Templates, Loops, and Conditionals and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Evaluate Variables, Templates, Loops, and Conditionals in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Design trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Variables, Templates, Loops, and Conditionals, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Variables, Templates, Loops, and Conditionals with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 5

Handlers, Tags, Blocks, and Error Recovery

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Analyze the principles of Handlers, Tags, Blocks, and Error Recovery and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Evaluate Handlers, Tags, Blocks, and Error Recovery in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Design trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Handlers, Tags, Blocks, and Error Recovery, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Handlers, Tags, Blocks, and Error Recovery with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 6

Roles, Collections, and Reusable Automation Design

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Analyze the principles of Roles, Collections, and Reusable Automation Design and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Evaluate Roles, Collections, and Reusable Automation Design in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Design trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Roles, Collections, and Reusable Automation Design, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Roles, Collections, and Reusable Automation Design with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 7

Secrets Management with Ansible Vault

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Analyze the principles of Secrets Management with Ansible Vault and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Evaluate Secrets Management with Ansible Vault in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Design trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Secrets Management with Ansible Vault, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Secrets Management with Ansible Vault with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 8

Package, Service, and File Automation at Scale

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the principles of Package, Service, and File Automation at Scale and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Design Package, Service, and File Automation at Scale in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Optimize trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Package, Service, and File Automation at Scale, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Package, Service, and File Automation at Scale with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 9

User Provisioning, Access Baselines, and Server Hardening

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the principles of User Provisioning, Access Baselines, and Server Hardening and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Design User Provisioning, Access Baselines, and Server Hardening in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Optimize trade-offs, risks, and decision points for User Provisioning, Access Baselines, and Server Hardening, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for User Provisioning, Access Baselines, and Server Hardening with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 10

AWX or Automation Controller Architecture and Job Templates

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the principles of AWX or Automation Controller Architecture and Job Templates and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Design AWX or Automation Controller Architecture and Job Templates in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Optimize trade-offs, risks, and decision points for AWX or Automation Controller Architecture and Job Templates, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for AWX or Automation Controller Architecture and Job Templates with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 11

Inventories, Credentials, RBAC, and Workflow Templates

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the principles of Inventories, Credentials, RBAC, and Workflow Templates and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Design Inventories, Credentials, RBAC, and Workflow Templates in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Optimize trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Inventories, Credentials, RBAC, and Workflow Templates, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Inventories, Credentials, RBAC, and Workflow Templates with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 12

Dynamic Inventory for Cloud and Virtual Environments

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the principles of Dynamic Inventory for Cloud and Virtual Environments and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Design Dynamic Inventory for Cloud and Virtual Environments in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Optimize trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Dynamic Inventory for Cloud and Virtual Environments, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Dynamic Inventory for Cloud and Virtual Environments with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 13

CI/CD Integration for Ansible Projects

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the principles of CI/CD Integration for Ansible Projects and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Design CI/CD Integration for Ansible Projects in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Optimize trade-offs, risks, and decision points for CI/CD Integration for Ansible Projects, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Justify a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for CI/CD Integration for Ansible Projects with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 14

Testing Playbooks with Molecule, Linting, and Validation

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Design the principles of Testing Playbooks with Molecule, Linting, and Validation and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Optimize Testing Playbooks with Molecule, Linting, and Validation in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Architect trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Testing Playbooks with Molecule, Linting, and Validation, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Defend a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Testing Playbooks with Molecule, Linting, and Validation with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 15

Patch Management, Compliance Checks, and Drift Control

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Design the principles of Patch Management, Compliance Checks, and Drift Control and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Optimize Patch Management, Compliance Checks, and Drift Control in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Architect trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Patch Management, Compliance Checks, and Drift Control, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Defend a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Patch Management, Compliance Checks, and Drift Control with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 16

Network Automation with Vendor Modules and APIs

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Design the principles of Network Automation with Vendor Modules and APIs and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Optimize Network Automation with Vendor Modules and APIs in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Architect trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Network Automation with Vendor Modules and APIs, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Defend a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Network Automation with Vendor Modules and APIs with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 17

Windows Automation with WinRM and PowerShell Patterns

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Design the principles of Windows Automation with WinRM and PowerShell Patterns and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Optimize Windows Automation with WinRM and PowerShell Patterns in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Architect trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Windows Automation with WinRM and PowerShell Patterns, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Defend a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Windows Automation with WinRM and PowerShell Patterns with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 18

Container and Kubernetes Automation Use Cases

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Design the principles of Container and Kubernetes Automation Use Cases and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Optimize Container and Kubernetes Automation Use Cases in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Architect trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Container and Kubernetes Automation Use Cases, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Defend a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Container and Kubernetes Automation Use Cases with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 19

Operational Reporting, Logging, and Governance Standards

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Design the principles of Operational Reporting, Logging, and Governance Standards and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Optimize Operational Reporting, Logging, and Governance Standards in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Architect trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Operational Reporting, Logging, and Governance Standards, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Defend a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Operational Reporting, Logging, and Governance Standards with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Week 20

Capstone: Enterprise Automation Pipeline and Operations Handover

6 hours/week + labs

Learning Outcomes

Design the principles of Capstone: Enterprise Automation Pipeline and Operations Handover and link them to course outcomes at advanced depth with architecture-level decision quality.
Optimize Capstone: Enterprise Automation Pipeline and Operations Handover in a guided scenario using realistic tools, constraints, and quality gates.
Architect trade-offs, risks, and decision points for Capstone: Enterprise Automation Pipeline and Operations Handover, then record rationale for stakeholder review.
Defend a portfolio-ready pipeline reliability report for Capstone: Enterprise Automation Pipeline and Operations Handover with measurable success criteria and next actions.
Track measurable progress using rubric scores, defect/risk trends, and evidence completeness each week.
Run a short retrospective focused on what to retain, improve, and scale into the following week.
Incorporate peer or mentor feedback and revise the week deliverable to professional publication quality.
Publish the week output into your cumulative portfolio with concise outcome narrative and proof artifacts.

Capstone Projects

Project 1: Reusable Role and Playbook Framework

Develop a modular automation framework with tested roles and environment-aware variables.

Role library with linting, test runs, and idempotency verification
Inventory and variable hierarchy design with documentation
Decision summary for structure, maintainability, and reuse patterns

Project 2: Secure Automation Control Plane

Implement enterprise controls for credentials, approvals, execution visibility, and change safety.

RBAC and secret management integration with workflow templates
Audit-ready execution reporting and operational health checks
Risk and mitigation log for production rollout scenarios

Project 3: Enterprise Automation Handover Package

Deliver a complete automation operations package for team handover and governance review.

End-to-end pipeline demonstration with validation evidence
Runbooks, escalation paths, and rollback procedures
90-day roadmap for scale, reliability, and policy maturity