Kubernetes
Practical
By Samson Tanimawo, PhD
Published Oct 21, 2025
4 min read
K8s Skill Progression for Engineers
From kubectl to operator. The progression.
Live workflow · 3 working · 1 queuedLive
Signal · gather Working
Decide · pick action Working
Apply · with verify Working
Learn · update playbook Queued
Year 1
kubectl basics, Deployment/Service/Ingress.
CRUD on standard resources.
Year 2
Helm, Kustomize. Operators basics. Network policies.
Operate clusters.
Year 3
CRDs, custom controllers. Advanced operators.
Build on K8s.