Kubernetes Administration

Course Overview

Kubernetes Administration is a hands‑on, infrastructure‑focused course that teaches learners how to deploy, manage, secure, and troubleshoot containerized applications using Kubernetes. The course covers cluster architecture, networking, storage, workloads, RBAC, monitoring, scaling, and production‑grade operations. Learners gain practical experience using kubectl, YAML manifests, Helm, and cloud‑managed Kubernetes services.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for:

• Aspiring DevOps engineers and cloud engineers

• Platform engineers and SREs managing containerized workloads

• Developers deploying microservices to Kubernetes

• IT professionals transitioning to cloud‑native infrastructure

• Learners preparing for CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) or CKAD

Course Outcomes

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

Core Kubernetes Administration Skills

• Understand Kubernetes architecture: API server, scheduler, controller manager, kubelet, etcd

• Deploy and manage clusters using kubeadm or cloud‑managed services (EKS, AKS, GKE)

• Work with Pods, Deployments, ReplicaSets, DaemonSets, StatefulSets, and Jobs

• Configure Services, Ingress, and cluster networking

• Manage persistent storage using PVs, PVCs, StorageClasses, and CSI drivers

• Implement RBAC, service accounts, secrets, and config maps

• Monitor and troubleshoot clusters using logs, metrics, and events

• Apply autoscaling (HPA, VPA, cluster autoscaler)

• Use Helm for packaging and deploying applications

• Implement backup, restore, and disaster‑recovery strategies

Production‑Grade Operations

• Secure clusters using network policies and best‑practice RBAC

• Optimize resource usage and scheduling

• Manage multi‑node clusters and node pools

• Perform upgrades, maintenance, and cluster lifecycle operations

• Integrate Kubernetes with CI/CD pipelines