DevOps Professionals Seeking Deeper Understanding

“Starting to step in this field because development is seen as some random AI stuff now. I think I am too late. I just know abt the tools their names and work, not implemented much more than simple CI/CD pipelines on Github Actions, Docker. Implemented k8s, prometheus, grafana once, not confident. What should be the bare minimum implementation and land a package. Or a good tutorial/project suggestion would be very helpful. submitted by /u/Proper_Slide4631 [link] [comments]”

“Hi, I've been doing fullstack development, devops, infra for a startup for theee years. As a founding startup engineer I have thrown myself beyond the edge to get things done. I have fractional knowledge almost in all the parts of a product lifecycle starting from gathering requirements to maintaining the retainers. While I have been shipping for the customers, I have also trained and built the whole engineering team from one person to 10 person. I am currently the engineering manag”

“As DevOps, we all work on automating tasks to make our lives easier. What is the most satisfying automation you have ever implemented that truly saved you time? submitted by /u/SwordfishPositive91 [link] [comments]”

“About 2 years experience in IT Support, worked in a homelab for a little while, I know a little Azure and AWS, and I'm working on Net+ and Azure Administrator. Here are the things I've done and know: PREVIOUS JOB - Install like windows and Microsoft 365 on computers - Desktop setup - Software troubleshooting - Basic Active Directory (password resets, new user setup) HOMELAB - Configured static IP addressing - Server setup - Assigned DNS servers - Automated in PowerShells - Configured gro”

“How do people with only project experience (homelabs) get jobs when competing with people with years of help desk? That is the recommended course of action when you have no experience, correct? How can a homelab-only resume look better than a person with experience? Because there can be like 300 people applying for 1 position, it seems unlikely that the person with only a homelab would get the job. So what are people doing differently when they only have homelab experience competing with people”

“I enjoy doing sysadmin work and designing new IT infrastructure with automation. I'm not an expert and I have been working only for 6 years as a Linux and Kubernetes sysadmin with a mix of DevOps. I mainly create new Kubernetes clusters and I enjoyed learning how to design the whole architecture from scratch. I also have to manage existing CI/CD pipelines, but I don't like it because developers often request new features and out of standard quirks that easily turns the codebase into a me”

“Been working as a DevOps / Cloud engineer for just over 6 years. Mostly in AWS shops. Know a bit of everything but quite good with linux, AWS, containers and orchestration, GitHub actions, Python / Node / PHP. Hold following certifications. AWS Solutions Architect Associate, DevOps Engineer Professional, LF Certified Kubernetes Administrator, Hashicorp Certified Terraform Associate. Based in Melbourne, VIC, and currently paid AUD 100,000 + super. Wanting to see if I could demand more. TA EDIT 1:”

“Hi everyone, I've been working as a System Administrator for a little over 2 years, but I honestly feel like I haven't gained the kind of experience most people associate with system administration. I work at a very old/traditional company where my day-to-day work is mostly repetitive: Installing the same software over and over Basic monitoring Following predefined SOPs Very little troubleshooting, automation, or infrastructure work Because of this, I feel like I've missed many of th”

“For background, I'm nearing 2 years of experience in my current role as a junior sysadmin at a medium-sized company and I'm looking to move to a different in the next year or so. I recently completed a project where I containerized applications and set up a basic CI/CD pipeline for updates and really enjoyed it so I'm interested in eventually moving into a DevOps role. I currently have a BA in Computer Science and got my CCNA a few months ago. I'm thinking about working towards m”

“So I just wanted to ask what is the best way to learn and master Devops Imran teli udemy course , Techworld with nana or anything else ?? Like I watched nana vids she said focus on Basics And I feel that's right So I wanted to get advice on Courses or learning paths , the mistakes not to make and ways submitted by /u/Pleasant-Mess-6488 [link] [comments]”

“Title pretty much sums it up. Im working full time as a Sysadmin in the SMB space and quite like it there. No silos, just me and a bunch of tasks. I can touch every part of the stack that I want and have far reaching freedom. Sure, sometimes there is stress or quite a bit of overtime but on other days I can go home whenever I want to. I have knowledge in quite many different kinds of systems but Im not an expert in any of those. I also don't have any meaningful certs as hands on experience i”

“same boat lol, low challenge support role where my brain is off 90 percent of the time. start small devops stuff on the side: docker, ci cd, terraform, github projects, cert maybe. leverage your automation work on resume. apply quietly for junior devops and platform roles. i’ve been doing that for months and barely getting callbacks, everything just crawls now, it’s way harder to jump anywhere in this market”

“I need help defining a role we're looking to hire for. Our current job postings mention DevOps / Platform Engineer. The issue is that this is attracting a lot of candidates whose primary experience is as a developer, with some basic cloud experience. However, this isn't what we're looking for. We're looking for an engineer whose primary experience is in Ops / Sysadmin areas, but uses modern dev tools to manage it, such as IaC, Kubernetes, Ansible, etc. We have a range of projects”

“so right out of university , i did an unpaid internship for 6 months to land a job.. initially i wanted to get into cybersecurity but got an offer in devops and i needed money badly so i took it, it was a remote startup.. the pay was okay and the environment was hostile so i left for a corporate job in a few months.. Initially things were good.. i had good management.. i was learning new stuff .. large scale onprem k8s management and everything but then it started to feel repetitive and i left i”

“I’m in my 40s looking to break into IT. I spent 20+ years in warehouse operations doing high-level tech/systems work (managing AS/400 and Manhattan WMS, monitoring 9 automated guided forklifts simultaneously, and operating 10-story high automated storage/conveyance systems). I also have an Associate’s in Business Admin. I recently moved to an office job due to physical limitations (arthritic ankle/foot issues), but the work is dull and offers zero growth opportunities. I ran my background throug”

“I have been working in salesforce domain for around 2.5 yrs i have a great knowledge on admin, flows and workflows i wanted to start apex and so on but before my job i have hardly coded and we wont get stories or work related to apex very often but i wanted to learn apex to ramp up my profile not sure how to start and where to start this and is this right time to switch jobs in salesforce environment? So confused on what i should do next in my career any ideas and advices are much appreciated an”

“I'm currently working in an SRE/DevOps capacity, but the roles in my specific corner are starting to feel a bit stagnant, and I’m looking to pivot. Because of my current visa situation, I need to stay with my current employer for at least the next 3 years. Internal mobility is my only real option right now. While there aren't many open cloud architecture roles internally, there is a massive push and plenty of opportunities around Data Engineering, Data Science, and ML . I want to target”

“​Hey everyone, I'm hoping to get some advice on landing an entry-level cloud or devops role. I have a background in full-stack development, but I recently finished an internship that was heavily focused on infrastructure and CI/CD. ​During the internship, I mostly worked on setting up automated hosting on EC2 and auto-scaling groups via Jenkins, with SonarQube integrated for code quality. I also configured git runners on an ASG and set up Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki to monitor all those dy”

“Scale Computing at work. It's soooo much easier to work with. It's better at self-healing. In my experience, Scale's far better at self-inflicted wounds. We could never leave one of their clusters to get on with it for even a week without wondering what fresh bit of self-sabotage it'd managed to pull off.”

“I'm a working professional with 1.5 YOE preparing to crack product-based companies. After work, I study daily from 10 PM to 2–3 AM. Looking for a serious DevOps/SRE study buddy for accountability, hands-on learning, DSA, and System Design. If there's any experienced SRE mentor here who's willing to guide me, I'd really appreciate it. If you're serious about the grind, HMU! 🙂 submitted by /u/KubernetesMadeMeCry [link] [comments]”

“A single VPS will teach you a bunch of things. It’s great for learning and deploying. The multi provider approach would also give you opportunities to learn, of course, but you are locked to these providers. I’d say stick to them, if you really cannot, or want to afford it. And get a VPS to have much more freedom and flexibility.”

“If you are someone looking for transition to AI infra roles from Devops, this podcast is for you- https://www.youtube.com/live/82UoYSWaGpk?si=h6qmIfIN4gVZGlnm Here I discussed tips, projects, interview questions. submitted by /u/shikha-singh-the-gr8 [link] [comments]”

“Thanks this is helpful. I have ansible on a linux vm. So I can refresh myself tomorrow. I have a proxmox host and Fedora vms. I'm not going to deepdive Python. Just brush up on the fundamentals. I doubt they ask me to write Python over Zoom. And I can talk in depth enough to sell I know it. I'm nit a Python exoert but I know packaging top to bottom, and Python in general I can show I know it. Im sure if I talk stdlib, main block, etc I can sell that. Thanks again.”

“Every company I have seen implements more or less the exact same stack, with a few small variations. The problem is that it is often not very good and is usually months, if not years, behind. I have already seen this in several places, including a few F250 companies.Frankly, it is a waste of time. It is expensive to build, expensive to maintain going forward, and often already dated by the time it is finished because things have moved on.Also, as much as I like code, and would personally prefer”

“Hi everyone, I recently graduated and have been working in the DevOps space. My background includes AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Linux, monitoring with Prometheus/Grafana, and building CI/CD pipelines. While I enjoy infrastructure and automation, I'm also interested in exploring Salesforce as a career option because of the opportunities and long-term growth. I'm looking for a realistic roadmap from people who are already working in Salesforce—not just a list of cer”

“Hi everyone, I'm looking for advice from developers who build infrastructure or DevOps-oriented software. My goal isn't to become a typical CRUD web developer. Instead, I'd like to build things like hosting/server management panels, deployment tools, automation systems, monitoring dashboards, and software that interacts with Linux servers, Docker, networking, SSH, DNS, reverse proxies, and similar infrastructure. I'll primarily be building these projects with C# and ASP.NET Core,”

“I've never been an IT dev, but I'm a tech person too. Last year I taught myself Linux, then Docker, then spun up away more servers that I needed (and learned what a reverse proxy is, in the process lol), and your right, Obsidian does scratch that itch. It ALSO gives me the whole "this program is bullshit, I hate it, but I have brain worms and need to figure it out >:(" followed by a week of banging my head against a wall and then the epiphany to make it all work. I'm fin”

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“Hi everyone, ​I am currently working as an IT Technical Support Engineer at a logistics village/company. I want to take the next step in my career, improve my job search strategies, and learn how to market myself better in the current tech market. ​For those who started in Tech Support and moved up (or recruiters in the tech field): ​What are the best strategies to find better job opportunities currently? ​Which certifications or skills should I focus on next to stand out (e.g., SysAdmin, Cloud,”

“As Ive been looking for a new position, I've networked with people who dont have the background. I guess I have found that many may not know how to run and keep things going. Not knowing what to do to drive revenue, or keep things on track and in time. Its been a eye opening to realize that I do have a skillset (early in career). So what kind of life skills to you gain in Operations, or for career? I feel I learned alot once I started managing multiple people even when I was younger. I say t”

“Any success stories here? I moved into IT two years ago from sales. I’m a level 3 desktop support right now.I have my CCNA and RHCSA as I want to work toward ansible/ network automation work. I am waiting on a clearance but it’s been like 1.5 years I don’t see it likely that will happen for me. Has anyone had success outside of government. I’m a little doom and gloom but I feel like I’m utterly screwed if I don’t get this clearance. submitted by /u/Ok_Pair140 [link] [comments]”

“Need guidance from industry seniors, A little brief about my experience: I have 4 yrs of experience working as a DevOps Engineer, 2 yrs in an MNC, and 2 in a startup. I have worked with the usual stack: AWS, GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes, Observability, CI/CD, Security Tools (Trivy, SonarQube). I have done it all, from designing Infra, observability, IAC, and security, from scratch to implementation. Collaborating with Devs, identifying optimization opportunities, owning everything end to end etc.”

“A while back I commented on a post about my favorite focus area within DevOps. I said observability. A bunch of people DM'd me asking how to get into the space and what resources I'd recommend, so here's the list. OpenTelemetry Opentelemetry docs Free CNCF Course for Opentelemetry My favorite book on observability and Opentelemetry by Steve Flanders 30 days of OTEL github repo by Julia Furst Morgado Opentelemetry Demo (The Standard application everyone uses to learn Opentelemetry on)”

“dokploy and coolify woud force me to modify my infra and would also add a bloated dashboard that would get in the way, consume resources and I don't need at all”

“I have been working in a manufacturing field in a developing country that is progressing backward. Looking how bleak the future of this country, I want to add knowledge regarding cybersecurity and hopefully land a job abroad or remotely. I tried consult with chatGPT and gemini (not the best option, but I don't have anyone in my circle working in cybersecurity field), they suggested to start from compTIA A+ 220-120, then to google cybersecurity course in coursera. Where should I start? From c”

“I have a few SaaS deployed, not real customers but I figured this is not relevant Where I found myself is with a devops setup which is cheap and gives me full control. Basically, I pay for a Hetzner VPS which costs about $5 / month, and this gives me server capacity to deploy somewhere between 10-15 fully functional SaaS with full flexibility in what tech stack I use The Hetzner VPS contains my postgresql database, my backend process, and my static frontend pages. No public ports, access to the”

“I’ve spent my career in enterprise IT/endpoint engineering (systems admin, automation, imaging) for defense contractors. I have a security certification and an active clearance, but no bachelor’s degree yet. I think the IT landscape is about to shift hard toward AI-integrated roles, and I want to get ahead of it instead of playing catch-up in a few years. For anyone who’s made a similar jump from traditional IT/ops into AI: • What actually moved the needle for you ? a degree, certs, projects, or”

“Hi there :) , I assume that many of you are experts on devops, probably much more experienced than me, but I wanted to share some of my notes on how to deploy rootless containers, in case this is useful for someone. - Securing Services with Rootless Containers (with Podman) This is the first part of a 2 articles series, so I haven't explained anything about networking yet, but I intend to write the next article soon enough. Feedback on this one will be much appreciated, so I can make a bette”

“Got a job offer as a Site Reliability Linux Engineer/Admin after 3 years as windows desktop support! The job requires me to be able to trace authentication flows via trace tables, understand identity integration patterns, perform root cause analysis, system modeling, using observation tools to describe system reliability to stakeholders, automate and maintain operational scripts, and be the final escalation point for operational issues. i'm offered 80k for this position...now im asking is th”

“What is the expectation for Jr. PCs without industry experience? Just got hired recently by a contractor. Came from a totally different background. Tips and tricks to be able to get through, learn, and succeed? I take the lead from the PM and PC that I am supporting. Everyone is really busy! Small-ish company. The struggle really is when technical documents are being circulated for RFIs and Submittals - a lot things here dont make sense because i have no knoweldge especially when design teams ar”

“I have been a fullstack software dev for 5 years already, with some years also doing ops stuff for the team (since no one bothered to/liked doing it) like managing Jenkins IaC, pipelines, AWS CDK, K8S deployments, etc. I liked those stuff and our team was really suffering because no one bothered to take care of it so I took leadership there. I am now looking for another job, since my contract ended. I just got an offer to work as a cloud engineer at another organization. To be honest, I do like”

“I am working on ETL(SSIS/SSRS) for non-cloud platforms and want to transition to cloud based data engineering. Can anyone please suggest some good courses in 2026(preferably a live class instead of recorded sessions)? submitted by /u/suckerpunch_99 [link] [comments]”

“Hello, I have been working as a dev sec ops for the last 4 years and recently as a devops engineer. At my last job, since everything was new, and I had no idea about so many things everything was exciting. Learning Terraform, ansible, Linux, how to sys admin, Grafana monitoring so on. Now at this new job, I realized that ok, I am not super familiar with CI/CD, I could use some work there, but the rest of the things I had to do, were needed in such a hurry that I did not have the time to even und”

“Started a platform engineering / DevOps consulting company with two co-founders about a year back. We’re good at the actual work - Kubernetes, multi-cloud setups, CI/CD, lately messing around with agentic AI for internal platforms - but honestly, sales is where we keep stumbling. What we’ve tried so far: • Cold outreach to a few agencies/staffing partners • Posting and DMing on LinkedIn • Leaning on personal network for referrals It’s working, just… slowly and unpredictably. Feels like feast or”

“Hi everyone, I'm actively looking for a DevOps Engineer/platform role. I am having 3 years of experience. Skills: Linux, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Git, GitHub Actions, Argo CD, Terraform Azure, CI/CD. I'm eager to learn, work on real-world projects, and contribute to a team. I'm available to join immediately and open to remote, hybrid, or on-site opportunities across India(Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai). If your company is hiring or you know of any openings, I'd really appre”

“we're all striving to optimize our infra, but what would you say is the PERFECT infra configuration in your mind? I'll go first Product: micro services each service has its own git repo following a standardized directory structure each service has its own pipeline that scans the code and runs a full regression suite before a PR is merged to master/main each service has a health check that is actually accurate to the state of the service launch time for the services are minimal daily pipe”

“I'm looking to apply to devops/sre positions to change my current job and have a profesional glow up, i no longer feel challenged project from my job and i am stating to just doing app maintaenance and helpdesk tasks. I am a sysadmin with hands on production enviroments and automatation background (scripting and low code) but where i learn and enjoy the most is in my homelab, I have around 2.5 years of professional experience. I'd like to learn technologies such as Terraform (mainly beca”

“This industry is all about learning new tech, and keeping up with old tech. We’re professionals at evolving and learning on the go. If I need to learn azure or aws and move everything over, I’ll need a couple months to study and I’ll be where any other cloud admins at. My expertise is my ability to learn and problem solve and that’s why I get hired and retain my job. We’ve got over 20k endpoints, and over 1k servers running countless business processes. The idea of “just move to cloud tech” is s”

“I basically have the same environment I have at work setup in my own cloud environment. It allows me to code, automate or play with new features without affecting the prod environment at work. Obviously some differences as I cant mirror everything exactly, but close enough. If you work in on prem or specialized systems that would be more difficult. If that's the case, id push hard for a dev environment at work. When I was a on prem sysadmin, I took old gear at work and used that as kinda my”

“The objective here is to investigate the DevOps tools currently employed by various companies within the market, thereby enabling adequate preparation for a potential career transition. Also share the year of experience do you have? submitted by /u/Afraid_Prompt_2379 [link] [comments]”

“I have 5 years of experience as Technical Support agent and I'd like to transition to SysAdmin to, in the future, land a role in Cloud Engineering or similar as I've seen that's a reasonable career path. I've seen that the logical path is IT Support/HelpDesk - SysAdmin - Cloud Support - Cloud engineering (or similar, but kind of). My only problem is that I have experience as Technical Support for specific apps. My first job was support for a CRM, then a job supporting employees i”

“Hi everyone, I’m looking for some targeted advice on transitioning into a DevOps role. My Current Situation: I have 4 yoe as a Production Support Engineer at a large enterprise company. Our internal DevOps team works strictly with Azure, deploying CI/CD pipelines using Docker and Kubernetes. My Goal: I want to learn Azure/DevOps technologies and get a relevant certification within the next 2-3 months to pitch an internal role transfer to my manager at my upcoming performance review, but I'm”

“DevOps spans a huge range: CI/CD, security, SRE, DevEx, each with its own sub functions. At big companies, engineers often specialize in one. At startups, you juggle all of them at once, usually by necessity. Here's the distinction I keep coming back to: DevOps isn't about mastering one function in isolation. It's about holding all of them in your head at once, even when you're only actively working on one. Building CI/CD? You're also thinking observability, security”

“I’m going to try to make this clear and concise. I’m an automotive painter getting ready to enroll in a program to get my Bachelors degree in Cloud and Network Engineering with a focus in Azure. I’m wanting to complete a few certifications before I actually enroll. My program requires certain certifications to be completed before graduation, so they would be transferable credits. But also because the dealership/bodyshop I work at aren’t doing so hot so I’m assuming I will have to change jobs bef”

“I have 3 yrs of experience as a cloud engineer/devops worked in same company from start got one promotion and good hike all along . Want to switch to now and thinking on doing CKA certification is it worth having ? submitted by /u/Agreeable-Wall3535 [link] [comments]”

“Here is how I do it: Find a some small scope that is relevant to my work. A recent example is SSO workflow in an open source project we use at work. I make sure to always pick a "leaf" for this task and not a trunk like index.php with a vary deep and wide dependency tree. Figure out the intended behavior and write a unit test for it (very rare for me to see code that is well covered). Sometimes I have to refactor the code to make it actually testable. When tests pass, I feel comfortabl”

“JD says devops, python and linux developer. I just want focus on scripting and ignore oops. Is that possible? Does this heavily depends on project requirements and company? How did you clear devops interview? Any suggestions? My focus area is systems emgineering. submitted by /u/NowUKnowMe121 [link] [comments]”

“Anyone switched from support to other roles with 2-4yoe? Im trying to switch roles & considering Devops,data engineering, .NET or cloud Im trying to look for roles which can be learned with live projects that is sufficient for interviews and also helpful after the switch ( Timeline 3-4 months full time ) Anyone done the same thing or know people who have done same ? submitted by /u/juniorgalaxyy [link] [comments]”

“Had a look through past posts here, and found a lot of interviewee posts, and a good few interviewer questions, however thought I would ask fresh. I am a sysadmin/server engineer/jack of all trades (And neurodiverse to boot). I am not management, and I don't usually do interviews of potential new starters, however I have been asked to assist with two interviews coming up for new people to our team. We are a very small team currently (3, soon to be 2 people, should be more like 10) in a large”