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DevOps Portfolio Mentorship

Become the DevOps Engineer companies actually want to hire.

A 12-week, mentor-led program that turns theoretical knowledge into a production-grade GitHub portfolio — built for students and juniors across Egypt & the GCC.

We are not a bootcamp. We are not a course platform. We are a mentorship that ships production work into your GitHub — and prepares you for the hiring room.
12 WEEKS
10+ PROJECTS
1:1 MENTORSHIP

Cohorts fill up quickly. Apply to secure your interview.

The hiring market is not waiting for graduates to catch up.

Across Egypt and the GCC, cloud transformation budgets are expanding — and the bottleneck is skilled DevOps talent, not open positions.

+38%
YoY GROWTH in DevOps job postings (2024-2026)
12,400+
OPEN DEVOPS ROLES across Egypt & GCC
$3,800
AVG MONTHLY SALARY for Mid-level in GCC
< 90 days
TIME-TO-HIRE with a strong portfolio
* Sources: LinkedIn Hiring Insights and salary reports from Glassdoor & PayScale for 2024-2025 across Egypt & GCC.

Where RiskRice graduates land.

We prepare you for the entry door, then show you the room.

Junior DevOps Engineer

Egypt
$800-$1,500 / mo
GCC
$2,500-$4,000

Owns CI pipelines, container builds. First 12-18 months of production learning.

Cloud / DevOps Engineer

Egypt
$1,800-$3,000 / mo
GCC
$4,500-$7,500

Owns IaC, K8s workloads, monitoring. 2-4 year landing spot.

Senior Platform / SRE

Egypt
$3,500-$5,500 / mo
GCC
$8,000-$13,000

Designs platform architecture, multi-region deployments.

Platform Lead

Egypt
$6,500+ / mo
GCC
$14,000+

Owns team, roadmap and reliability. Cross-functional leadership.

The weekly loop — engineered for retention.

Every module follows the same predictable rhythm. Plan for 8–12 hours of focused work per week. Most students keep their day job.

01

Mentor Session (Architecture)

A live session covering architecture overview, industry best practices, design trade-offs.

02

Mentor Session (Implementation)

A live session where the mentor builds the week's project with the cohort.

03

Practical Lab (Solo Build)

You complete the project on your GitHub. Mentor available for questions.

04

Weekly Review

The mentor reviews your repository, README, and architecture diagram.

The Rhythm

Monday
Self-Study (Read briefs)
2 hrs
Tuesday
Live Mentor (Architecture)
1.5 hrs
Wed/Thu
Solo Lab + Live Mentor Build
5 hrs
Weekend
Finish Lab + Mentor Code Review
3.5 hrs

Production Tech Stack

The tools you will master are on every hiring manager's must-have list.

Linux
Git/GitHub
Docker
AWS
Terraform
Kubernetes
H
Helm
GitHub Actions
Jenkins
A
ArgoCD
Prometheus
Grafana

10 Repositories

Production-grade infra, CI/CD, and K8s code.

Documentation

READMEs, architecture diagrams, and a runbook.

Career Assets

Optimized CV, LinkedIn makeover, and demo scripts.

Mock Interviews

2 technical interviews with detailed feedback reports.

We don't stop at teaching. We help you get hired.

Starting week 8, the program shifts part-time focus to career preparation — because shipping code only matters if you can land the interview.

You do not just know DevOps — you have proof that you do it.

Is this program for you?

This program is built for serious builders. Our mentors are senior engineers at top companies, and we don't waste their time or yours.

24 Live Mentor Sessions (Architecture & Build)
10 Production-Grade GitHub Repositories
Enterprise Capstone Project Review
Career Prep: CV & LinkedIn Rewrite
2 Technical Mock Interviews with Feedback
Lifetime Alumni Discord Network

You will be redirected to fill out your application data. Our admission team will contact you.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about admissions.

No professional experience required — but you should already be comfortable with Linux, Git, Docker basics and cloud fundamentals. We send a free self-assessment before you apply.
No job guarantee — but every graduate leaves with portfolio, CV, LinkedIn and mock interview prep in the top tier of regional applicants. Active alumni network + warm intros where available.
Yes — flexible payment plans and a limited scholarship pool per cohort. Apply now to discuss current cohort pricing and scholarship eligibility with our admission team.
Plan for 8–12 hours of focused work per week. Most students keep their day job or university load — but consistency is non-negotiable.