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The DevOps Career Handbook

By : John Knight, Nate Swenson
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The DevOps Career Handbook

By: John Knight, Nate Swenson

Overview of this book

DevOps is a set of practices that make up a culture, and practicing DevOps methods can make developers more productive and easier to work with. The DevOps Career Handbook is filled with hundreds of tips and tricks from experts regarding every step of the interview process, helping you save time and money by steering clear of avoidable mistakes. You’ll learn about the various career paths available in the field of DevOps, before acquiring the essential skills needed to begin working as a DevOps professional. If you are already a DevOps engineer, this book will help you to gain advanced skills to become a DevOps specialist. After getting to grips with the basics, you'll discover tips and tricks for preparing your resume and online profiles and find out how to build long-lasting relationships with the recruiters. Finally, you'll read through interviews which will give you an insight into a career in DevOps from the viewpoint of individuals at different career levels. By the end of this DevOps book, you’ll gain a solid understanding of what DevOps is, the various DevOps career paths, and how to prepare for your interview.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
1
Section 1: A Career in DevOps
5
Section 2: The Application Process
10
Section 3: Interview Process
13
Section 4: Tips, Tricks, and Interviews

Earning potential

DevOps is constantly ranked as one of the highest-paying professions, with a median salary of $100,000. Entry-level DevOps engineers can expect to earn anywhere from $75,000 up to $145,000. As you progress in your career, you can expect to earn more. Look at the following graph:

Figure 1.1 – DevOps salaries

Figure 1.1 – DevOps salaries

Another reason you should consider a career in DevOps is you will never get bored as it is ever-evolving, which allows many opportunities to learn new skills.

Constant learning opportunities

Part of your job as a DevOps engineer is to stay up to date with the latest tools, technology, and trends that are occurring in the industry. DevOps engineers get paid to learn! It is one of my favorite things about my role as a DevOps engineer. As a DevOps engineer, you will ward off boredom while at the same time future-proofing your career.

Impact on the company

As a DevOps engineer, you will be delivering features used and felt by every part of the company. There is no other technical position where your efforts will have such a significant impact on the business.

Flexibility

As a DevOps engineer, you will have the flexibility to work where you want, when you want. Remote work has become increasingly accepted across the technology industry; DevOps teams were doing this before it was considered cool. Collaboration tools including Slack and Jira have made asynchronous work possible. What this means is you do not have to work the same hours as the rest of your team – at least not all the time.

So, Why Should You Pursue a Career in DevOps?

As a DevOps engineer, you will be highly compensated, constantly learn and apply cutting-edge technology to solve problems impacting the entire business, and have the flexibility to work where and when you want.