{"id":60,"date":"2026-10-14T14:01:46","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T14:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/tutorials\/2015\/11\/27\/build-and-release-engineer-training\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T14:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T14:01:46","slug":"build-and-release-engineer-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/build-and-release-engineer-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Build and Release Engineer Training: Objectives, Curriculum, Tools, and Enrollment Details"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Build and Release engineering helps teams move code from commit to production in a controlled, repeatable way. This guide is for DevOps, operations, and platform professionals who want a clear view of the original scmGalaxy training offering and what skills it aimed to build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Originally published on 2015-11-27; fully revised and updated.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devopsschool.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/build-and-release-concept-a.png\" alt=\"Build and release concept\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What this training is about<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original course description presents Build and Release as a discipline that improves collaboration between development and operations through automation, CI\/CD practices, deployment standardization, and operational visibility. It emphasizes faster releases, improved stability, and better delivery outcomes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who should take this course<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the original post, this course is positioned as a foundation for engineers and adjacent roles working with infrastructure, automation, delivery, or cloud operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>DevOps Engineer<\/li><li>Build and Release Engineer<\/li><li>AppOps Engineer<\/li><li>Site Reliability Engineer<\/li><li>System Administrator<\/li><li>Operations Engineer<\/li><li>Automation Engineer<\/li><li>Project Managers, Test Professionals, Developers, and Architects with infrastructure or automation exposure<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Basic Linux or Unix system understanding<\/li><li>Familiarity with command-line usage<\/li><li>Familiarity with a text editor<\/li><li>Experience managing systems, applications, infrastructure, deployments, or automation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning objectives from the original listing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Understand why Build and Release practices are needed and what problems they address<\/li><li>Learn infrastructure server basics, scalability, and availability concepts<\/li><li>Implement automated installation and deployment workflows<\/li><li>Understand performance and baseline infrastructure security considerations<\/li><li>Apply virtualization concepts<\/li><li>Understand monitoring and logging fundamentals<\/li><li>Understand continuous integration and deployment (CI\/CD)<\/li><li>Gain exposure to tools listed in the post, including Chef, Puppet, Jenkins, Nagios, Docker, and Git<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum tracks and tool coverage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agenda in the original post spans concepts, operating systems, source control, build tooling, scripting, artifact repositories, configuration management, incident tooling, and CI\/CD implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Area<\/th><th>Items listed in the original agenda<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Concepts and process<\/td><td><a href=\"Training\/build-and-release-concept-and-process-training.html\">SCM and Build\/Release concepts<\/a>, <a href=\"Training\/devops-concept-and-process-training.html\">DevOps concepts<\/a>, <a href=\"Training\/continuous-integration.html\">CI and Delivery process<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Source code management<\/td><td><a href=\"Training\/subversion-user-and-administration-training.html\">Subversion (SVN)<\/a>, <a href=\"Training\/git-training-2.html\">Git (fundamental and advanced)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Build tools<\/td><td><a href=\"Training\/apache-ant-training.html\">Apache Ant<\/a>, <a href=\"Training\/maven-training.html\">Apache Maven<\/a>, <a href=\"Training\/msbuild-training.html\">MSBuild<\/a>, <a href=\"Training\/gradle-training-2.html\">Gradle<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Scripting<\/td><td><a href=\"Training\/powershell-training.html\">PowerShell<\/a>, <a href=\"Training\/shell-scripting-bash-training-2.html\">Bash<\/a>, Ruby fundamentals<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Artifact and package management<\/td><td><a href=\"Training\/nexus-training.html\">Sonatype Nexus<\/a>, Yum, apt-get, NuGet, RPM<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Configuration and CI tools<\/td><td><a href=\"Training\/chef-configuration-management-2.html\">Chef<\/a>, <a href=\"Training\/puppet-training-for-devops-and-system-administrators-2.html\">Puppet<\/a>, <a href=\"Training\/jenkins-training-2.html\">Jenkins<\/a>, <a href=\"Training\/jira-training.html\">Jira<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Build and Release work in practice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A typical workflow connects source control, CI, packaging, deployment, and post-release monitoring in a feedback loop:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"mermaid\">\nflowchart LR\n    A[Plan release scope] --> B[Commit code to Git]\n    B --> C[Run CI build and tests]\n    C --> D[Package artifacts]\n    D --> E[Deploy to test environment]\n    E --> F[Run validation checks]\n    F --> G{Release ready}\n    G -- No --> H[Fix and rebuild]\n    H --> C\n    G -- Yes --> I[Promote to production]\n    I --> J[Monitor logs and metrics]\n<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Example hands-on commands<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The post emphasizes a hands-on model. The following are realistic <strong>example<\/strong> commands learners commonly practice in Build and Release pipelines.<\/p>\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\" aria-describedby=\"shcb-language-1\" data-shcb-language-name=\"PHP\" data-shcb-language-slug=\"php\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-php language-bash\">git <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">clone<\/span> https:<span class=\"hljs-comment\">\/\/example.com\/your-repo.git<\/span>\ncd your-repo\ngit checkout -b release\/<span class=\"hljs-number\">1.2<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">.0<\/span>\nmvn clean package\ndocker build -t your-registry\/your-app:<span class=\"hljs-number\">1.2<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">.0<\/span> .\ndocker push your-registry\/your-app:<span class=\"hljs-number\">1.2<\/span><span class=\"hljs-number\">.0<\/span><\/code><\/span><small class=\"shcb-language\" id=\"shcb-language-1\"><span class=\"shcb-language__label\">Code language:<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__name\">PHP<\/span> <span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">(<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__slug\">php<\/span><span class=\"shcb-language__paren\">)<\/span><\/small><\/pre>\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><span><code class=\"hljs language-yaml\">stages:\n  - build\n  - test\n  - package\n\nbuild_job:\n  stage: build\n  script:\n    - mvn -B clean compile\n\ntest_job:\n  stage: test\n  script:\n    - mvn -B test\n\npackage_job:\n  stage: package\n  script:\n    - mvn -B package<\/code><\/span><\/pre>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course format, schedule, and fee options (as originally listed)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The original post lists an instructor-led format with 30 hours of training, lab-heavy delivery, assignments, projects, and interview preparation support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Fee option<\/th><th>Price in original post<\/th><th>Notes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>With lifetime enrollment<\/td><td>INR 30K<\/td><td>Listed as DevOps + Build and Release bundle<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Without lifetime enrollment<\/td><td>INR 25K<\/td><td>Listed as DevOps + Build and Release bundle<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Time slots listed:<\/strong> 7:00 AM to 8:30 AM IST, and 8:00 PM to 9:30 PM IST. Calendar link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/calender\/\">http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/calender\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Enrollment and contact details from the source<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Email: <a href=\"mailto:info@scmGalaxy.com\">info@scmGalaxy.com<\/a><\/li><li>Phone (India): +91 700 483 5930<\/li><li>Phone (India): +91 993 927 2785<\/li><li>WhatsApp: +91 700 483 5930<\/li><li>Skype: scmGalaxy<\/li><li>Register link from original post: <a href=\"events\/register\/index.html\">events\/register\/index.html<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional original resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Testimonials: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/testimonials.html\">http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/testimonials.html<\/a><\/li><li>FAQ: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/training\/faq.html\">http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/training\/faq.html<\/a><\/li><li>Why online training: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/training\/advantage-of-online-training-at-scmgalaxy.html\">http:\/\/www.scmgalaxy.com\/training\/advantage-of-online-training-at-scmgalaxy.html<\/a><\/li><li>Classroom training list: <a href=\"list.html\">list.html<\/a><\/li><li>Social channels: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/scmgalaxy\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/scmGalaxy\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCHpkw0X4k9cwQmqF2XiBxlA\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/scmgalaxy\">SlideShare<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best practices before enrolling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Confirm the latest syllabus, tool versions, and delivery model with the training provider.<\/li><li>Verify current fees, schedule, and support commitments before payment.<\/li><li>Check whether legacy tools in the agenda (for example SVN or Ant) are still part of your target job requirements.<\/li><li>Ask for a sample lab outline to validate hands-on depth.<\/li><li>Map the course outcomes to your role goal (DevOps, SRE, release engineering, or platform operations).<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A structured overview of the original Build and Release Engineer training post, including target audience, learning objectives, tool coverage, schedule, fees, and enrollment links. 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