A couple of years ago I was a regular DevOps engineer in Austin, making decent money but watching all the coolest (and highest-paying) roles go to people who actually understood security in the pipeline. Then I stumbled across the DevSecOps Training in the United States from DevOpsSchool and, honestly? It was the single best career decision I’ve ever made.
Let me save you weeks of Googling and tell you everything you need to know in one super-friendly, no-BS guide.
Meet the Guy Who Makes This Course Magic – Rajesh Kumar
This entire program is designed, governed, and personally mentored by Rajesh Kumar .
20+ years of real-world experience. Built pipelines for Fortune-500 companies. Master of DevOps, DevSecOps, SRE, Kubernetes, Cloud, MLOps, AIOps… the list goes on. But the best part? He teaches like he’s your patient senior coworker who actually wants you to succeed (not a professor reading slides).
His personal blog at rajeshkumar.xyz is basically my bedtime reading. Every time I hit a weird Terraform error or needed to understand Trivy scans, there was already a post from him solving it.
Students say the same thing over and over:
“Rajesh stayed online until 2 a.m. India time just to help me debug my capstone project. That level of care is rare.” — Sarah K., now Senior DevSecOps Engineer @ fintech unicorn, San Francisco (salary jump: $138k → $192k)
What You’ll Actually Build (80–85 % Hands-On)
No death-by-PowerPoint here. You’ll walk away with:
| Module | What You’ll Do | Tools You’ll Own |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Build bullet-proof CI/CD pipelines | Git, Jenkins, GitHub Actions |
| 2 | Find & fix vulns before they hit prod | SonarQube, Snyk, Checkmarx |
| 3 | Secure Infrastructure as Code | Terraform, Terrascan, tfsec |
| 4 | Lock down containers & K8s | Trivy, Aqua Security, Kube-Bench |
| 5 | Real-time monitoring & compliance | ELK Stack, Prometheus, Falco |
Training Options That Actually Fit Real American Life
| Mode | Length | Price (USD) | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Online (Weekday or Weekend batches) | 72 hrs | $599 | People who love live Q&A and accountability |
| Self-Paced Video Course | 100 hrs | $179 | Parents, night owls, side-hustlers |
| 1-on-1 Personal Coaching | 8–12 hrs | $719 | Fast-track or company-specific stack |
| Corporate / On-Site | Custom | Ask for quote | Teams in SF, NYC, Austin, Seattle, Chicago |
Real Reviews from Real Americans
Jake M. – Austin, TX “Went from $122k to $184k in 5 months. My capstone project is literally the first thing I show in interviews now.”
Priya R. – New York “I was terrified of security tools. Rajesh made SAST/DAST feel like playing with Lego. 10/10.”
Diego L. – Seattle “Best money I’ve spent on myself. Weekend batch fit perfectly around my Amazon day job.”
Your “Don’t Screw This Up” Success Checklist (from someone who’s been there)
- Spend one lazy Sunday brushing up on basic HTML/JavaScript (free prep videos are sent to you).
- Create a free GitHub + AWS account before Day 1.
- Break things on purpose in the labs — that’s where the real learning happens.
- Make your capstone project public on GitHub (add a killer README). Recruiters eat that up.
- Join the private alumni WhatsApp/Telegram group — job offers get posted there weekly.
- Keep learning after the course — Rajesh still drops new videos on his blog every month.
Ready to Make Your Year?
Batches (especially US-friendly weekend ones) fill up crazy fast.
Any questions? The team is ridiculously responsive: Email: contact@DevOpsSchool.com US WhatsApp/Phone: +1 (469) 756-6329 India WhatsApp/Phone: +91 84094 92687