Education & Career Trends: April 21, 2023
Curated by the Knowledge Team of ICS Career GPS
- Excerpts are taken from an article published on dice.com.
DevOps engineers develop and maintain the infrastructure and tools required for the efficient deployment of software applications. They often work with engineering teams to ensure that software development, testing, and final deployment are executed efficiently.
What Is DevOps? DevOps is a set of methodologies and tools that allow organisations to accelerate their building and adoption of crucial services, software, and apps. Becoming a successful DevOps professional depends on mastering the associated methodologies and tools, as well as helping guide teams and an organisation as a whole through best DevOps practices.
What do DevOps Engineers do?
DevOps engineers help streamline the entire software development process, from code development to testing to deployment and monitoring.
They rely heavily on cutting-edge automation techniques, cloud computing, and containerisation. DevOps engineers are also responsible for identifying and resolving technical issues related to infrastructure and software deployment, using monitoring tools and metrics to identify performance issues and bottlenecks in the system. They often work with the development and operations teams to implement solutions.
What are some Technical Skills of a good DevOps Engineer?
- Experience with Containerisation: DevOps Engineers are always standing things up and breaking things down.
- Scripting: Automation of processes is where DevOps engineers really show their value. This automation requires lots of scripting, some of it specific to the tools being used for the project. For example, Chef and Puppet require Ruby, while Ansible requires Python or yaml.
- IaC Cloud Experience: Being able to generate and tear down architecture in cloud environments is a must-have. Many companies want DevOps engineers with experience with AWS CloudFormation, Azure ARM, Terraform, and so on.
Depending on the needs of the broader organisation, a DevOps engineer might need to master cloud computing, database and network management, programming, and an understanding of testing, security, and monitoring.
Many DevOps engineers opt to specialise in DevSecOps, which focuses on the integration of security into emerging Agile IT and DevOps development as seamlessly and as transparently as possible.
What Soft Skills are Important for DevOps Engineers?
Successful DevOps engineers must possess strong collaboration and problem-solving skills. You should be able to handle conflicts and reach compromises to ensure everyone is on the same page. A DevOps engineer should be a good listener and have a continuous ‘learning mindset,’ as the technology landscape always evolves. You should be willing to learn new tools, technologies, and methodologies to stay updated and bring innovative ideas.
The most effective DevOps engineers are curious, able to think about the lifecycle of an application (not just the creation of it) and operate with a continuous improvement philosophy. DevOps engineers also need to be able to operate effectively as team members who embrace experimentation and learning to solve challenges in a proactive and enduring way.
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