Module 1

• Introduction to Cloud Computing
• Introduction to AWS & Azure Cloud Computing
• Understanding the differences between On-premises and Cloud architecture.

Module 2

• Understanding networking in the virtual world and subnetting.
• Introduction to Amazon Webservices Services Overview and AWS Infrastructure overview
• Preparatory Topics Virtualization, Networking and Storage concepts
• AWS Management Console and AWS Account

Module 3

• Amazon EC2 Instance types, families, generations
• Amazon EBS Magnetic, SSD, Provisioned IOPS
• Amazon VPC Subnets, ACLs, Routing rules, Security Groups
• Hands-on activity: Creating a VPC, Creating instances (VMs) on EC2 and configuring all necessary services, attaching EBS volumes, Elastic IPs, etc.

Module 4

• Overview Object Storage, file shares and their use cases
• Amazon S3, Glacier, (File Share Service), CloudFront& Snowball
• Amazon Cloudwatch Monitoring service
• Hands-on activity: Creating S3 buckets, putting and getting objects from S3, hosting a static website on S3

Module 5

• Amazon NLB and ALB
• Amazon Auto-scaling Launch Configurations, Auto-scaling Policies
• Hands-on activity configuration of NLB, ALB, auto-scaling rules and using them to automatically scale EC2 instances

Module 6

• AWS Database services overview RDS, DynamoDB, Elasticache, Redshift
• AWS IAM overview
• Configuring IAM users, groups and policies Secret Keys and API Access
• Hands-on activity creating RDS instances, configuring Multi-AZ failover, accessing a database hosted on RDS, DynamoDB using API gateway & Lambda.

Module 7

• Understand the hybrid cloud environment
• Connectivity options between on-premises and cloud
• Creating site to site IP-Sec connectivity
• Route configuration in a hybrid environment
• Create connectivity between On-prem and cloud applications

Module 8

• A brief introduction to Infrastructure as Code methodology
• AWS Services Overview Cloudformation, OpsWorks and ElasticBeanstalk
• Fundamentals of Cloudformation templates
• Hands-on activity creating and working with cloud formation templates and deploying a Stack using them

Module 9

• AWS Services Overview Application Services (SES, SNS, SQS, etc)
• Architecting with AWS Design guidelines and best practices
• High Availability Design, Backup, and DR
• Cost Estimation using Simple Monthly Calculator

Module 10

• Understanding Orchestration & Automation
• Introduction to Chef, Puppet, and Ansible
• Install & Configuring Puppet application
• Testing configuration automation using the puppet

Module 11

– Introduction to Packer & Terraform

– AWS Infra Automation using Terraform

– Automate image building with Packer

– Deploy infrastructure with Packer & Terraform

Module 12

– Introduction to Docker

– Installing Docker and building images

– Understanding AWS Elastic Container Services

– Deploy container applications on AWS ECS

Module 13

Introduction to Git and Github

Introduction to Docker & Container Architecture

Migration best practices from On-prem to Cloud

Understanding about Code Deploy, Code Pipeline, and Codecommit

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Module 14

Overview of AWS Data Analytics

Understanding EMR, CloudSearch, ElasticSearch

Understanding ETL on Athena & Glue

• Understanding the role of QA Automation in Software Development
• Introduction to Python for Automation
• Overview of Selenium and its benefits
• Setting up the test environment

• Variables, Data Types, and Operators
• Control Flow (Conditional Statements and Loops)
• Functions and Modules in Python
• Handling Exceptions

• Understanding OOP principles (Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism)
• Creating classes and objects
• Instance and class variables/methods
• Constructor and destructor methods (init and del)

• Inheritance and method overriding
• Multiple inheritance and method resolution order
• Encapsulation and access control (public, private, protected)
• Polymorphism with method overloading and overriding

• Understanding Web Elements and Locators
• Interacting with Web Elements using Selenium WebDriver
• Handling User Input, Keyboard Actions, and Mouse Events
• Capturing Screenshots and Generating Test Reports

• Introduction to Test Frameworks (Pytest)
• Organizing Test Cases and Test Suites
• Creating Test Data and Managing Test Configurations
• Test Execution and Reporting

• Implicit and Explicit Waits in Selenium
• Handling Frames, Windows, and Alerts
• Executing JavaScript code in Selenium
• Working with Cookies

• Test Data Generation and Data Management
• Data-Driven Testing with Excel and CSV files
• Parameterization using Configuration Files

• Introduction to Page Object Model (POM)
• Implementing POM for Test Automation
• Advantages of POM in Automation Testing
• Best Practices for POM Implementation

• Testing on Different Browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, etc.)
• Testing on Different Operating Systems (Windows, macOS, Linux)
• Selenium Grid for Parallel Test Execution

• Introduction to API Testing
• Working with RESTful APIs
• Making API Requests using Python
• Validating API Responses

• Integrating Cucumber with Python for BDD (Behavior-Driven Development) testing
• Writing feature files in Gherkin syntax
• Executing Cucumber scenarios with Python scripts
• Generating test reports and integrating with CI/CD pipelines for seamless automation.

• Leveraging Python’s SQL libraries (e.g., SQLAlchemy) for database interactions
• Writing SQL queries in Python scripts to retrieve and manipulate data
• Integrating SQL-based tests with Cucumber for BDD testing

• Building a Real-World Automation Testing Project from Scratch
• Implementing Best Practices in Automation Testing
• Final Project Presentation and Review

• Difference Between Information Security and Cyber Security
• The Trinity of IT Security – CIA
• Basic Terminologies and Computer Protocols
• Cookies and The TCP/IP

• What is NOT Hacking
• Types of Hackers and Hacking Methodology
• The WhoIS Query and Social Engineering
• Reconnaissance Methods and Anatomy of an Attack

• Brute Force Attacks and Phishing
• Bots, Botnets, DoS, and DDoS
• Man-in-the-Middle Attacks and SQL Injections
• Introduction to Malware and Types of Malware

• Antivirus and Trojans
• Adware, Spyware, and Ransomware
• Encryption and Firewalls
• Biometrics and Multi-Factor Authentication

• Honey Pots and DMZs
• Security for Wireless Networks and Password Management
• BYOD and Mobile Device Management
• Dealing with Disgruntled Employees and the Weakest Link

• Introduction to Cyber Warfare
• The Attack Against Estonia and Stuxnet
• The Sony Hack and Privacy Concepts
• Identity Strategies and Online Tracking

• Introduction to Tor and VPNs
• Accessing the Dark Web with Tor
• How to Disappear Online and Stylometry
• Disk Encryption and Cloud Backup

• Email Basics, Protocols & Ports
• Tracking and Detecting Email Tracking
• Guerrilla Mail and Proton Email

• Encrypting with Veracrypt and Bitlocker
• Encrypting Mac OS with FileVault and Self-Encrypting Drives
• Attacks Against Encryption

• Patching and Updates
• Windows 10 Privacy Settings
• Hardening Windows 10 Firewall and Smart Screen Filter
• Randomizing MAC Address for Privacy

• Fundamental concepts of testing and quality assurance
• Role of software testing professionals
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Overview of SDLC phases
• Analysis of business requirements and design documents

• Requirements Analysis and Documentation
• Understanding business requirements
• Writing BRD, FRD, and SRD documents
• Introduction to Agile Scrum and Waterfall methodologies

• Test Planning and Strategy
• Test plans and test strategy
• Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Writing use case documents

• Test Case Design and Execution
• Writing test case documents
• Analyzing different phases of testing
• Defining system architecture

• Domain and Functional Knowledge
• Importance of domain and functional knowledge in software testing
• Overview of different domains and their characteristics

• Business Analysis Overview
• Introduction to Business Analysis
• Roles and Responsibilities of Business Analysts
• Business Analyst methodologies

• Requirement Elicitation and Analysis
• Process and Techniques for requirement elicitation
• Stakeholder Needs Analysis
• Requirement Analysis

• Stakeholder Need Analysis
• Requirement Lifecycles
• Business Analysis processes
• Initiating a Project
• Requirement Basics
• Business Requirement Document (BRD)
• Documentation: BRS vs. SRS

• Requirement Elicitation
• Functional Requirement, Specification, Types and Examples
• Non-Functional Requirement, Types and Examples
• Functional Requirements vs. Non-Functional Requirements: Key Differences

• Requirement Analysis
• Entity Relationship Diagrams
• Decision Tables
• Requirement Specification
• Requirements Approval
• Finalizing Requirements: Presenting
• Managing Requirements Assets: Change Control
• Structured Walkthroughs
• Software Configuration Management
• Miscellaneous Other Topics
• Microsoft Visio, Microsoft Project

• Database application
• Type of operations (CRUD): create, read, update, delete
• Structure query language (SQL) for database operations
• Create table in database
• Data type and constraints in a database table
• Construct query to read data from database
• SQL functions: select, where, order by, aggregate (min, max, average, sum, count)
• Use wildcards, in, between, having, group by
• Join multiple tables
• Primary and foreign key
• Full join, inner join, right join, left join
• Database testing procedures and techniques
• Data integrity and data validation
• SQL queries to test data

• Basics of Automation Testing: Introduction to test automation, its benefits, and when to apply automation.
• Overview of Selenium: Understanding the Selenium suite and its role in web automation.
• Setting up Automation Environment: Installing required tools and configuring the development environment.

• Java Basics: Introduction to Java, data types, variables, operators, and control structures.
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP): Key concepts such as classes, objects, inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation.

• Exception Handling: Managing errors and exceptions in Java programs.
• File Handling: Reading and writing files using Java.
• Conditional Statement and Loops

• Introduction to Selenium WebDriver: Understanding WebDriver and its capabilities.
• Locators and Web Elements: Identifying web elements using different locators.
• Handcrafting Custom xPath.

• Handling Web Element Interactions: Handling dropdowns, checkboxes, radio buttons, and more.
• Waits in Selenium: Implementing explicit and implicit waits for synchronization.
• Starting first Automation Project

• Page Object Model: Designing and implementing POM for better test maintenance.
• Introduction to TestNG: Understanding TestNG framework and its annotations.

• Introduction to TestNG: Understanding TestNG framework and its annotations.
• Data-Driven Testing: Parameterizing tests and reading test data from external sources.
• TestNG Assertions: Validating expected results using TestNG assertions.
• TestNG Reporting: Generating test reports and customizing report generation.
• TestNG Configuration: Using TestNG XML files for test configuration.

• Introduction to BDD: Understanding BDD and its benefits.
• Cucumber Framework: Implementing feature files, scenarios, and step definitions.

• Data Tables and Scenario Outline: Using data tables and scenario outline in Cucumber.
• Hooks and Tags: Implementing hooks and tags to manage test execution flow.

• Data Tables and Scenario Outline: Using data tables and scenario outline in Cucumber.
• Hooks and Tags: Implementing hooks and tags to manage test execution flow.

• Concept of API
• Testing Web services using Postman

• Introduction to SQL: Understanding SQL and its role in database testing.
• Basic SQL Queries: Performing CRUD operations and basic data retrieval.

• Basics of Software Testing (Principles, Objectives, and Importance)
• Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
• Levels of Testing (Unit, Integration, System, and Acceptance Testing)
• Testing Techniques (Black-box and White-box Testing)
• Test Case Design and Writing Effective Test Cases
• Test Case Execution and Defect Reporting

In the first week, students will get acquainted with the fundamentals of software testing, including its objectives, importance, and role in the software development life cycle. They will explore different levels of testing and learn essential testing techniques, such as black-box and white-box testing. Additionally, they will gain hands-on experience in writing effective test cases to ensure comprehensive test coverage.

• Defect Life Cycle and Defect Management
• Test Data Management and Test Environment Setup
• Ad-hoc Testing and Exploratory Testing
• Usability Testing and Accessibility Testing

During the second week, students will delve into the practical aspects of software testing. They will execute test cases and learn how to document test results. The focus will be on managing defects effectively throughout their life cycle. Additionally, students will gain insights into test data management and explore ad-hoc and exploratory testing techniques to uncover defects efficiently. They will also study usability and accessibility testing to assess software user-friendliness.

• Functional Testing and Non-Functional Testing
• Regression Testing and Smoke Testing
• Performance Testing (Load, Stress, and Endurance Testing)
• Security Testing and Penetration Testing
• Compatibility Testing and Cross-Browser Testing

In week three, students will deepen their understanding of different types of testing. They will learn about functional and non-functional testing, including regression and smoke testing. Performance testing will be covered, providing insights into load, stress, and endurance testing. Students will also explore security testing concepts and penetration testing to identify potential vulnerabilities in software systems. Additionally, they will study compatibility and cross-browser testing to ensure software works across various platforms

• Test Planning and Test Strategy
• Test Estimation Techniques
• Test Metrics and Test Reporting
• Test Closure Activities and Lessons Learned
• Overview of Manual Testing Tools (JIRA, TestRail)

The final week will focus on test planning and documentation. Students will learn to create effective test plans and strategies, considering project requirements and risks. They will also gain skills in test estimation techniques for accurate project planning. The importance of test metrics and reporting mechanisms to assess testing progress and project quality will be emphasized. Additionally, students will understand test closure activities and the significance of capturing lessons learned for future improvement. Finally, they will get an overview of common manual testing tools like JIRA and TestRail for test management and reporting.

• Basics of Automation Testing: Introduction to test automation, its benefits, and when to apply automation.
• Overview of Selenium: Understanding the Selenium suite and its role in web automation.
• Setting up Automation Environment: Installing required tools and configuring the development environment.

• Java Basics: Introduction to Java, data types, variables, operators, and control structures.
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP): Key concepts such as classes, objects, inheritance, polymorphism, and encapsulation.

• Exception Handling: Managing errors and exceptions in Java programs.
• File Handling: Reading and writing files using Java.
• Conditional Statement and Loops

• Introduction to Selenium WebDriver: Understanding WebDriver and its capabilities.
• Locators and Web Elements: Identifying web elements using different locators.
• Handcrafting Custom xPaths

• Handling Web Element Interactions: Handling dropdowns, checkboxes, radio buttons, and more.
• Waits in Selenium: Implementing explicit and implicit waits for synchronization.
• Starting first Automation Project

• Page Object Model: Designing and implementing POM for better test maintenance.
• Introduction to TestNG: Understanding TestNG framework and its annotations.

• Introduction to TestNG: Understanding TestNG framework and its annotations.
• Data-Driven Testing: Parameterizing tests and reading test data from external sources.
• TestNG Assertions: Validating expected results using TestNG assertions.
• TestNG Reporting: Generating test reports and customizing report generation.
• TestNG Configuration: Using TestNG XML files for test configuration.

• Introduction to BDD: Understanding BDD and its benefits.
• Cucumber Framework: Implementing feature files, scenarios, and step definitions.

• Data Tables and Scenario Outline: Using data tables and scenario outline in Cucumber.
• Hooks and Tags: Implementing hooks and tags to manage test execution flow.

• Concept of API
• Testing Web services using Postman

• Introduction to SQL: Understanding SQL and its role in database testing.
• Basic SQL Queries: Performing CRUD operations and basic data retrieval.