Part 9 — Building Your First NetDevOps Project (Portfolio)

Build Your First NetDevOps Project

Project-based learning is the fastest route to mastery. Below are three starter projects you can complete and add to your portfolio.

Project 1: Automated VLAN Deployment

• Self-service request → validation → Ansible deployment → verification → documentation
• Skills: Ansible roles, Python validation script, CI pipeline, Slack notifications

Project 2: Configuration Drift Detector

• Daily job compares running config to Git-stored expected config, alerts on differences, optional auto-remediation
• Skills: Netmiko/NAPALM, diffs, scheduling, alerts

Project 3: Network Compliance Checker

• Define baselines; run automated checks and generate reports; optionally fix trivial issues
• Skills: pattern matching, reporting, integration with issue trackers

Try this now: Choose one project, create a Git repository with a clear README, and implement the README steps through to a working prototype.

Next: Part 10 — career roadmap and next steps in the NetDevOps field.