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Skills Scorecard

Rate yourself 0-9 for each topic. Be honest - the point is to find gaps, not impress yourself.

Scoring guide: See rubrics for detailed criteria per topic — general, linux, kubernetes, networking.

# Topic Score (0-9) Last Reviewed Rubric Next Action
1 Linux Fundamentals skillcheck
2 Bash / Shell Scripting rubric
3 Python (automation) general
4 Git skillcheck
5 Docker / Containers general
6 Kubernetes Core rubric
7 Kubernetes Ops skillcheck
8 Helm general
9 CI/CD (GitHub Actions) skillcheck
10 Terraform / IaC skillcheck
11 Ansible skillcheck
12 Observability skillcheck
13 Networking rubric
14 Datacenter / Hardware skillcheck
15 Modern CLI Tools skillcheck
16 GitOps (ArgoCD) general
17 Security skillcheck
18 Cloud Ops skillcheck
19 Incident Response general

How to Use This

  1. Score yourself honestly for each topic using the rubric criteria
  2. Sort by score to find your weakest areas
  3. Go train: use the topic links below to find content for your lowest scores
  4. Re-assess every 2-4 weeks and update the table
  5. Track the date so you can see progress over time

Topic -> Training Content Map

Topic Topic Pack Drills Skillcheck Flashcards
Linux Fundamentals linux-ops linux drills linux.fundamentals linux.tsv
Bash / Shell linux-ops training/interactive/exercises/ (bash track) bash bash.tsv
Docker / Containers - docker drills docker docker.tsv
Kubernetes Core - kubectl drills kubernetes kubernetes.tsv
K8s Ops k8s-ops kubectl drills k8s deep kubernetes.tsv
CI/CD cicd ci drills cicd cicd.tsv
Terraform terraform terraform drills terraform terraform.tsv
Ansible ansible ansible drills ansible ansible.tsv
Observability observability obs drills observability observability.tsv
Networking networking net drills networking networking.tsv
Datacenter datacenter dc drills datacenter -
Modern CLI modern-cli cli drills modern-cli -
Git git git drills git git.tsv
Security security-basics sec drills security security.tsv
Cloud Ops cloud-ops cloud drills cloud cloud.tsv
Incident Response - training/interactive/incidents/ - -

Score Interpretation

Range Level What it means
0-2 Beginner Haven't used it or only seen demos
3-4 Familiar Can follow instructions, struggle without docs
5-6 Competent Can work independently, occasional doc lookups
7-8 Proficient Can teach others, debug complex issues, optimize
9 Expert Deep internals knowledge, can design systems, rare edge case experience