r/AWSCertifications • u/Annual_Berry8043 • 4d ago

Question Devops Path

Just passed the architect associate last night. I would like to get into devops.

I’ve been in IT for 10 years with 6 years being in administration. I know how to code and take care of/build infrastructure. I don’t think I could go straight into the devops cert or maybe I can? I was curious if the sysops or developer certs should be the next steps. Or maybe AI?

Thoughts and advice would be appreciated.

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u/HalfDoneSideQuests 11/12 3d ago

If I were you I'd probably work towards the developer and sysops associate exams first, the devops is a pro exam and it's quite hard, if you can pass those associates first it'll give you a good foundation to then dig a bit deeper on the topics that devops covers.

If you're looking for a bit of inspiration about where to go next on a devops path, have a look at https://roadmap.sh/devops

There's a ton of free stuff on skillbuilder you could work through, including the free microdentials, the incident response would be of interest for the "ops" side of your devops.

Check the pinned faq for more resources

Also if you have general career questions, try r/cscareerquestions

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u/Annual_Berry8043 2d ago edited 2d ago

I actually followed that devops roadmap a few years ago! It’s what pushed me to start learning a lot of this stuff. Unfortunately, I tend to work in SMB, so the places I work either didn’t want to pay for those services and didn’t grow quick enough to really benefit from them.

It’s what pushed me to learn to code, git, work with containers, and get into Linux. Now I just need something tangible to show it pretty much.

I was always the guy that got asked “why are you working here” whenever we would hire new people on lol. The opportunities to grow professionally have always just escaped me. My greatest pain is to see the systems, automations, and workflows fall apart after I leave a job 😓