CI/CD Explained | Continuous Integration & Continuous Delivery with GitLab CI & Jenkins

CI/CD (GitLab CI & Jenkins) – Class 20 | January 2026 Batch at Pathnex Focus: Mastering CI/CD pipelines – the backbone of modern DevOps, Cloud, and Platform Engineering workflows. 🔹 Hands-on practice with GitLab CI pipelines and Jenkins declarative & scripted pipelines 🔹 Live CI/CD implementations for real-world build, test, scan, and deployment workflows 🔹 Industry-relevant interview questions & real-use cases for DevOps, Cloud, and SRE roles This session is practical, beginner-friendly, and industry-oriented, designed to help students confidently design, build, and manage automated CI/CD pipelines for modern applications. It covers CI/CD fundamentals, pipeline concepts, Git-based workflows, runners and agents, Jenkins architecture, pipeline-as-code, environment variables, secrets management, artifact handling, notifications, and best practices. The session demonstrates how CI/CD: ✔ Automates build, test, and deployment workflows ✔ Enables faster and more reliable software delivery ✔ Implements pipeline-as-code using YAML (GitLab CI) and Jenkinsfiles ✔ Integrates with Git, Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms ✔ Improves code quality with automated testing and checks ✔ Reduces manual intervention and deployment risks ✔ Supports DevOps, cloud-native, and platform engineering practices Tools & Concepts Covered: GitLab CI/CD architecture & runners Jenkins master/agent architecture CI/CD pipeline stages (Build, Test, Deploy) Jenkinsfiles & GitLab .gitlab-ci.yml Environment variables & secrets Artifacts, caching, and pipeline optimization CI/CD for Docker & Kubernetes Integration with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) Who should attend: Beginners, students, and professionals aiming to start or strengthen their DevOps and Cloud journey with real-world CI/CD automation skills. Why Pathnex: Pathnex focuses on structured learning, live demos, and industry-grade scenarios, helping learners become job-ready DevOps, Cloud, SRE, and Platform Engineers. #cicd #gitlabci #jenkins #devops #automation #pipelineascode #cloudcomputing #aws #azure #gcp #docker #kubernetes #devopstraining #devopsinterviewquestions #itjobs #placement