Graduate Diploma in DevOps and Continuous Software Engineering

This Graduate Diploma in DevOps and Continous Software Engineering at University of Limerick allows participants to develop specialised knowledge and skills in this growth area. They will benefit from a programme that is distinctive in its relevance to industry and business. They will be provided with an opportunity to gain up-to-date knowledge and skills in DevOps and Software Engineering including machine learning with input from industry, both in terms of content and opportunity to apply learning in real-life contexts.
The main areas of study are focused on modern approaches for highly productive software development and operations, in realistic project scenarios, in an industrial context, and at-scale.
The main areas of study are focused on modern approaches for highly productive software development and operations, in realistic project scenarios, in an industrial context, and at-scale. This includes for instance:
Translating business/user objectives into system requirements and models, dealing with constant change in those, Modern approaches for testing and quality assurance, test-driven development, Ensuring non-functional requirements (e.g., performance, availability, reliability, security, privacy), Software development paradigms and practices, Agile approaches, Software development at-scale, with high-frequency updates o CI/CD, Pipelines, Strategies
Containerisation, Infrastructures and platforms for large-scale software systems, Integration of software development with infrastructure and operations, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE).