GitOps: Argo CD & Progressive Delivery Intermediate
The GitOps Fundamentals course equips DevOps engineers, platform engineers, and Kubernetes practitioners with core skills to automate deployments using Git as the single source of truth, solving challenges in deployment consistency and operational visibility. With 78% of organizations adopting GitOps for Kubernetes management (CNCF, 2024), this hands-on training covers declarative configurations, Argo CD implementation, progressive delivery, and reconciliation patterns essential for modern cloud-native environments.
This course prepares learners for the Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA) exam, validating foundational expertise in GitOps principles and tooling. Koenig’s Guaranteed-to-Run scheduling and 30-day lab access ensure flexible, practical mastery, empowering professionals to drive reliable, auditable CI/CD workflows in enterprise-scale deployments.
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Course Overview
The GitOps Fundamentals course by Open Source is designed to equip IT professionals with the core principles and practices of GitOps, a modern operational model for managing cloud-native systems. This training prepares candidates for the Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA) exam, validating foundational knowledge in declarative configuration, versioned infrastructure, and automated reconciliation. Ideal for DevOps Engineers, Platform Engineers, and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs), this course meets growing industry demand—GitOps is cited in 17% of DevOps Engineer job postings and is increasingly required by enterprises adopting Kubernetes and internal developer platforms. With no prerequisites, it serves both newcomers and experienced practitioners aiming to standardize deployment workflows using Git as the single source of truth.
Participants engage with key open-source tools including ArgoCD, FluxCD, Kubernetes, Helm, Kustomize, and Sealed Secrets within hands-on lab environments using Kind or Minikube clusters. Students configure GitOps pipelines by installing and managing ArgoCD and Flux controllers, syncing applications from GitHub repositories, and implementing automated reconciliation loops. A core project involves building a fully functional GitOps-managed environment where students deploy a sample application, enforce desired state, detect drift, and execute rollbacks—all triggered through Git commits. These labs simulate real-world scenarios such as progressive delivery with canary deployments, secret management using encrypted manifests, and multi-cluster synchronization, providing practical experience aligned with OpenGitOps standards.
This course directly prepares learners for the Linux Foundation’s Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA) certification, a vendor-neutral credential recognized across the cloud-native ecosystem for validating GitOps proficiency. CGOA holders demonstrate competence in GitOps patterns, tooling, and best practices that are critical for modern CI/CD and platform engineering roles. Professionals with GitOps skills command competitive salaries, with Platform Engineers earning median total compensation of $160,000–$220,000 and SREs reaching up to $210,000 annually. Koenig Solutions enhances preparation with Guaranteed-to-Run classes, official courseware, and expert instruction, ensuring candidates gain both certification readiness and practical mastery. Completing GitOps Fundamentals positions individuals to lead in high-demand roles focused on scalable, auditable, and secure software delivery.
What You'll Learn
Prerequisites
- Basic understanding of version control systems, with an emphasis on Git, as GitOps heavily relies on Git workflows for managing infrastructure and application code.
- Familiarity with command-line interface (CLI) tools and basic shell commands, as the course will likely involve interacting with software through the CLI.
- Knowledge of software development or IT operations concepts, which will help in understanding the use cases and benefits of GitOps.
- Some exposure to containerization technologies such as Docker, as GitOps is often used in the context of container orchestration.
- Awareness of Kubernetes basics, since Argo CD and Argo Rollouts are tools specifically designed for Kubernetes environments and the course involves hands-on exercises within a Kubernetes cluster.
- Understanding of Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) principles, as GitOps is an evolution of these practices.
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Exam Preparation Materials
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Post-Training Support (30 days)
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