Multiple environment WordPress site

Hello,

I am getting started with WordPress on a very large website and I would like to know what would be the best way to organize a WordPress site on multiple environments.

I have experience working in such an architecture, but not with WP, unfortunately. I really enjoy working that way because it gives me a better control over what is being released and it can improve the overall security to a point.

So I was thinking about going with something like this:

• Development (Local, using Git with Bitbucket to work from multiple places)
• Versions (I would create an incrementing folder each time, also considered the beta stage)
• Live (Symlink that would point to the last version of the site after reviewing it in the beta stage)

I was thinking about making the /wp-content/uploads/ a symlink pointing to another folder at the root of the website so that the different environments could share the images and videos…

However, I am not entirely sure if such an architecture would be the best for a WordPress site, so I am seeking out some advice if anyone has experienced working with rather large websites on WordPress.

Thanks!