Course Outline
Introduction to Ansible and Automation Patterns for Government
- Overview of Ansible architecture and core concepts
- Inventory management and connection options for government environments
- Execution of ad hoc commands and creation of simple playbooks for government tasks
Writing Robust Playbooks for Government Operations
- Structure of playbooks, including tasks and handlers, tailored for government use
- Ensuring idempotence and implementing error handling in government systems
- Reusing tasks through includes and imports to optimize government workflows
Roles, Collections, and Project Structure for Government Projects
- Creating and organizing roles for efficient management of government resources
- Building and publishing collections to support government operations
- Best practices for repository layout and reuse in government projects
Variables, Facts, and Templating for Government Applications
- Understanding variable precedence and scopes in government contexts
- Utilizing facts and custom fact gathering to enhance government operations
- Implementing Jinja2 templating for configuration generation in government systems
Modules, Plugins, and Extensibility for Government Needs
- Overview of core and community modules relevant to government operations
- Developing plugins and custom modules to meet specific government requirements
- Securely managing secrets and credentials in government environments
Testing, Quality, and CI/CD Integration for Government Workflows
- Conducting unit and integration testing with Molecule and Testinfra for government applications
- Implementing linting and quality gates (ansible-lint, yamllint) to ensure compliance in government projects
- Integrating Ansible into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions and Jenkins for government processes
Operationalizing with AWX/Tower for Government Agencies
- Installation and architecture of AWX/Tower tailored for government agencies
- Creating job templates, workflows, and schedules to support government operations
- Implementing role-based access control (RBAC), logging, notifications, and auditability for enhanced governance
Scaling, Performance, and Troubleshooting in Government Environments
- Optimizing inventory and connection performance for government systems
- Strategies for large-scale concurrency and orchestration to meet government demands
- Techniques for debugging playbooks and addressing operational issues in government settings
Security, Compliance, and Enterprise Patterns for Government Operations
- Managing secrets using tools such as Vault, Ansible Vault, and external stores to ensure government security
- Automating compliance and implementing change control patterns in government environments
- Developing disaster recovery and rollback strategies for government systems
Capstone Project: End-to-End Automation Pipeline for Government
- Designing an automation solution for a realistic government use case
- Implementing playbooks, roles, tests, and CI/CD integration in a government context
- Conducting presentations, peer reviews, and receiving instructor feedback to refine government projects
Summary and Next Steps for Government Professionals
Requirements
- A foundational understanding of Linux system administration
- Experience with basic shell scripting and command-line utilities
- Knowledge of YAML and version control principles
Audience for Government
- System Administrators
- DevOps Engineers
- Platform and Automation Engineers
Testimonials (2)
Labs and hands on
MIR YOUSUF - Business Computer Skills
Course - Red Hat System Administration III (RHEL9) – RH294+EX294
The trainer has a vast knowledge of the courses, I like how he explains the details about each lab exercises, and also whenever there are issues or errors that arise in lab exercises, he always managed to resolve and troubleshoot it.
