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Networkers Home — HSR Layout, Bengaluru
DevOps · Docker + Kubernetes (CKA) + Terraform + AWS DevOps · 24×7 lab · Paid internship
Location · India's Silicon Valley
L-149, Sector 6, HSR Layout, Bengaluru — 560102. HSR Layout is the central startup hub of Bangalore, India's Silicon Valley, home to a dense cluster of Cisco, AWS, Akamai, Barracuda Networks, Aryaka and 800+ active hiring partners within a few kilometres of the campus.
This proximity matters — students walk into interviews at the same enterprise SOCs and network operations teams whose engineers come back to teach guest sessions. No other institute on this list sits inside the central tech employer cluster the way the HSR Layout campus does.
One of the World's Largest Training Labs
The HSR Layout campus houses one of the largest physical training lab operations in the world for networking and cybersecurity, with 24×7 rack access for enrolled students. Real Cisco, Palo Alto, Fortinet, Checkpoint, Juniper appliances — not simulator-only — across multiple racks dedicated to CCNA, CCNP, CCIE Enterprise, CCIE Security, firewall, SD-WAN and SOC tracks.
Students work on the same hardware they'll touch in production at TCS, Wipro, Cisco, IBM, and Bangalore's enterprise SOC operations. This is the single largest barrier other institutes can't replicate at scale.
Founder · Vikas Swami, Dual CCIE #22239
Networkers Home is led by Vikas Swami — Dual CCIE #22239 in both Security and Routing & Switching, a credential held by a small fraction of CCIEs globally. He personally teaches the senior modules across CCIE Security, CCIE Enterprise and the cybersecurity flagship.
Beyond training, Vikas has architected and shipped enterprise networking and security products end-to-end, including QuickZTNA, QuickSDWAN, and blockchain platforms — building complex VPN, zero-trust and distributed-ledger systems. Few CCIE Security training operations in India are run by an active dual-CCIE founder who has shipped real ZTNA/SD-WAN products at scale.
45,000+ Placements · 800+ Hiring Partners
Networkers Home has placed 45,000+ graduates across 800+ active hiring partner companies, including Cisco, HCL, Akamai, Barracuda Networks, Aryaka, Movate, Wipro, TCS, Infosys, IBM, Accenture and Bangalore's product-security teams.
This is the largest active placement network in Indian networking and cybersecurity training, fed directly by the HSR Layout campus's location inside the central employer cluster. Hiring partners visit campus, take in-house assessments and run direct-hire pipelines through the placement team.
AI-First Training — A First in Indian Networking Education
Networkers Home is the first major Indian training company to integrate modern AI tooling across its full course catalogue. Students learn AI-augmented threat detection, GenAI-assisted Splunk SPL authoring, MITRE ATT&CK detection-engineering with LLM-aided rule writing, AI-driven network automation, and AI-integrated SOC workflows.
This is grounded in the founder's own AI-first product engineering — building QuickZTNA, QuickSDWAN and blockchain platforms with AI-augmented development means the curriculum reflects how modern security and networking work actually gets done in 2026, not how it was taught in 2018.
Trainer Credentials
Faculty includes Dual CCIE #22239 (Vikas Swami) and senior trainers with active enterprise SOC, network engineering and cloud security experience. Senior modules are taught by trainers who have shipped these in production — ISE deployment, Firepower threat policies, ASA-to-FTD migration, Splunk Enterprise Security, AWS Security Hub, Azure Sentinel, Palo Alto Prisma Cloud.
Infrastructure
- 24×7 physical rack access at HSR Layout campus across all tracks
- Lifetime LMS access — videos, lab guides, slides, recordings
- NHPREP.COM mock test pass — included free for 12 months, covers certification preparation across networking, security, AWS, Azure
- 4-month paid internship at Networkers Home's Network Security Operations Division for cybersecurity track students
- 8-Month Verified Experience Letter — the credential that removes the "fresher tag" from your CV when HR shortlists candidates
- 100% placement guarantee on flagship 8-month programs
Track-Specific Depth
<p>Networkers Home's <strong>DevOps training</strong> program is built around production reality, not certification blueprints alone. Every module—from Linux administration and Bash scripting through Kubernetes RBAC, Terraform modules, and AWS DevOps DOP-C02 preparation—is taught using real infrastructure labs with 24×7 rack access. Trainees construct full CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions, deploy applications across staging and production environments, and debug Kubernetes manifests with <strong>AI-first tooling</strong>. The 4-month paid internship places freshers directly into SRE and platform-engineering roles at Cisco, HCL, Akamai, and 800+ active hiring partners. Unlike institutes that teach Docker and Kubernetes in isolation, Networkers Home integrates DevSecOps, Prometheus monitoring, Helm chart authoring, and Terraform state management into a cohesive workflow. Graduates earn an 8-Month Verified Experience Letter and access to NHPREP.COM mock tests for 12 months, ensuring both credential and practical readiness.</p>
- Production-grade Kubernetes labs — CKA-aligned hands-on with real multi-node clusters, RBAC, network policies, ingress controllers, persistent volumes, and Helm chart deployment across staging and production environments.
- Full CI/CD pipeline construction — Build, test, scan, and deploy real applications using Jenkins and GitHub Actions, integrating artifact repositories, security scanning, and automated rollback strategies.
- Infrastructure-as-Code depth — Terraform with AWS, Azure, and GCP modules, Ansible for configuration management, and Packer for image builds, all version-controlled and tested in real environments.
- AWS DevOps Engineer Pro DOP-C02 prep integrated — Combine DevOps fundamentals with AWS-specific tooling, CloudFormation, CodePipeline, and certification preparation aligned to exam objectives.
- AI-first DevOps — GenAI-assisted Terraform authoring, LLM-aided Kubernetes manifest debugging, and AI-driven CI/CD pipeline optimization using modern development tools.
- 4-month paid internship building real CI/CD pipelines — Deploy live customer infrastructure, earn an 8-Month Verified Experience Letter, and transition directly into SRE and platform-engineering roles at 800+ hiring partners.
Best For
This DevOps training track is designed for engineering freshers targeting DevOps engineer roles at Bangalore product companies, working sysadmins and developers transitioning to DevOps, network engineers adding container and CI/CD skills, and QA or backend developers pivoting to SRE and platform-engineering roles. Candidates should have basic Linux command-line familiarity; no prior Docker or Kubernetes experience is required.