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DevOps Engineer

⚡ Includes 2 x Free Professional Qualifications

🔥 New for 2026!

🎓 Level 4
⌛ 15 months + Assessment
💻 Live Virtual Learning (approx 2 hours training per week)
📊 Off The Job Training (approx 8 hours per week)
🏷️ £Free – £17,000 – Check Funding

DevOps Engineer

Introduction

​DevOps Engineers play a key role in helping organisations deliver working software to users quickly and safely. They shorten time to market, enhance quality and ensure continuous improvement in digital services.

DevOps is both a mindset and a way of working that bridges the gap between those who develop software and those who manage it in live environments. It promotes automation and shared responsibility for building reliable, high-performing systems for organisations.

Our DevOps Engineer apprenticeship brings these disciplines together, enabling individuals to understand how their code operates in real-world settings, resolve issues and develop a strong foundation in cloud infrastructure.

Who can do this apprenticeship?

This apprenticeship is designed for individuals with software development experience, who are in, or aspiring to move into, a broader DevOps role.

Apprenticeship candidates are likely to be working as:

  • DevOps Engineer
  • Automation Engineer
  • Build & Release Engineer
  • Deployment Engineer
  • Full Stack Developer

Candidates will need to…

  • Be employed in or being hired into a job role with development and operations responsibilities
  • Be working on real-world projects to showcase their knowledge and skills
  • Have support from their employer to dedicate approximately 8 hours a week to training

🟢 Live online learning

Our interactive live, online training model is designed to create a flexible learning environment without losing any of the benefits of in-person teaching. An apprenticeship with LearnTech typically looks like… 

  • Live weekly online sessions – 2 hours per week
  • Off-the-job training (OTJT) - Weekly hours are programme specific (see top of page)
  • Immersive learning experience through Microsoft Teams Classroom 
  • Maximum classroom size of 12 ensures a highly effective trainer to student ratio 
  • Monthly 1 to 1 mentor meetings
  • Maths and English - if required

▶️ Discover more with our 5 minute Typical Week in Training video.

✅ Core content

  • Develop awareness of organisational cultures and DevOps
  • Understand the ethics of data use in automation, AI & society
  • Explore problem solving techniques & lightweight modelling approaches
  • Evaluate and select appropriate software & technology tools
  • Apply DevOps principles in real-world practice & projects
  • Develop collaboration & communication skills, understand roles in teams
  • The importance of ongoing professional development

For more information you can visit Skills England and browse the full Level 4 DevOps Engineer Apprenticeship Standard.

⚡ Included Professional Qualifications (free of charge)

We’re committed to maximising the impact of our apprenticeships and include professional courses (at no extra cost) in the majority of our apprenticeships. These give apprentices industry-recognised qualifications that enrich learning, build confidence and deliver even greater value organisations.

The following Professional Qualifications are now included with this apprenticeship:

Each course comprises of additional learning, live online with a trainer, exam preparation and the final exams. For more information see our Additional Professional Qualifications page.

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Chris Livesey

Head of Data Science & AI 

Chris is a Technical Trainer and Mentor for the Level 3 and 4 Software Development apprenticeships, as well as the Level 4 DevOps programme at LearnTech. He holds a Degree in Computing, a Postgraduate Certificate in Education with a focus on IT and a Master’s in Education.

With over 10 years of experience developing and delivering tech qualifications, Chris is passionate about the practical side of software development. He particularly enjoys helping individuals build their skills through hands-on software projects and supporting them to achieve their full potential in the tech industry.

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Key information all on one page…

Apprenticeship Timeline

The modules shown in the timeline below will be covered by all apprentices on this programme.

Use the arrows on each side below to navigate.

Initial Steps
Enquiry to Enrolment

📅 Typically 4 – 8 weeks

What happens:

The employer, apprentice and LearnTech design the bespoke apprenticeship training plan, and complete the required paperwork.

Training Module
DevOps & Organisational Culture

📅 4 weeks

Module focus:

Developing awareness of how organisational cultures and frameworks shape DevOps practices.

Training Module
Data Ethics

📅 1 week

Module focus:

Building an understanding of the ethical implications of data for society, automation, AI and data protection.

Training Module
Problem Solving

📅 4 weeks

Module focus:

Problem solving techniques and lightweight modelling to support evolving architectures and decision making.

Training Module
The Profession in Context

📅 4 weeks

Module focus:

Operating professionally and communicating within agile, multidisciplinary teams, in line with regulatory requirements.

Training Module
Tooling & Technology

📅 3 weeks

Module focus:

Evaluating and selecting software and technology tools, to balance organisational needs with technical suitability.

Training Module
Continuous Learning & Development

📅 3 weeks

Module focus:

Committing to professional growth, engaging with cloud certification and keeping pace with tech.

Training Module
Peer Review

📅 3 weeks

Module focus:

Engaging productively and strengthening collaborative skills, through effective participation in pair and mob programming.

Training Module
Communication & Knowledge Sharing

📅 3 weeks

Module focus:

Developing effective communication methods, with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Training Module
DevOps in Action

📅 15 weeks

Module focus:

Applying DevOps principles in practice, by translating user needs, using monitoring tools, troubleshooting and automation.

Training Module
DevOps Projects

📅 9 weeks

Module focus:

Understanding and integrating knowledge of the DevOps lifecycle stages into management of real-world projects.

Training Module
Revision & Assessment Preparation

📅 5 weeks

Module focus:

Practicing and preparing for assessment through revision and mock assessment activities.

Assessment
Apprenticeship Assessment

💻 Various methods

What happens:

The apprentice demonstrates their knowledge and skills against the apprenticeship criteria to gain their qualification.

Onward Journey
Alumni & Continued Development

📅 After successful completion

What happens:

We’re keen to offer your apprentice support to develop further & opportunities to share their skills.

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An apprenticeship is a job with training leading to a qualification. So, if you’re NOT currently employed in a suitable role, here are the three main ways to start an apprenticeship...

1 - Apply for an apprenticeship vacancy. Visit our Apprenticeship Vacancies Page to view our current opportunities. You can also explore all available apprenticeship vacancies in England using the government website findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk, where you can filter by your interests and location, plus save your searches and get email alerts for new vacancies.

2 - Talk to your current employer. If you're interested in an apprenticeship as part of your career development, speak with your employer. Following this, you can contact us to book an information session to find out more about the programmes you’re interested in.

3 – Approach another employer. Consider approaching a potential employer with a proposal to join their team as an apprentice. Many have succeeded with this approach, showing their enthusiasm for work and learning.

For more information about becoming an apprentice, explore our Apprentice Guide.

We wish you the best of luck in your future career 🙂

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