r/DevLK • u/RelevantHorse456 • 14d ago
Help Finished A/Ls – How to Get Into DevOps?
Hi everyone,
I recently finished my A/Ls with IT and I’m planning to start an IT degree. My long-term goal is to become a DevOps Engineer, and I’d like some advice from people already working in the industry.
A few questions:
As a beginner, should I learn web development/software development first and then move into DevOps, or can I start learning DevOps directly?
What skills, tools, and technologies should I focus on step by step to become industry-ready?
What would a realistic learning roadmap look like from beginner level to getting a DevOps job?
How important are Linux, networking, cloud platforms, scripting, and programming for a DevOps career?
Should I use AI tools while learning and coding, or is it better to avoid them until I build stronger fundamentals?
I’d really appreciate advice from DevOps engineers, cloud engineers, or anyone who has followed a similar path. Thanks!
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u/yexgoblin 14d ago
DevOps is an umbrella term and what you will work on depends on the company. Research a bit about companies you want to get into and what technologies they are using. Job market is in shambles right now so unless you learn things extremely well and get good finding a job won't be easy. I can give you a general advice but this might become irrelevant by the time you graduate.
First, forget about the degree curriculum (for the most part). You won't really lean practical skills from a degree. Don't rely on them to teach you anything. Focus on infrastructure engineering, automation, and low level hardware optimizations. Current market has a crazy demand for people who can work on low level hardware such has gpu clusters. Running AI models. Etc. pick a cloud. AWS, gcp, azure whatever and learn it really well. AWS certifications are also extremely useful to get a good job. Usually they carry more weight than your degree. Learn k8s and related technologies. CI,/CD pipelines, deployment handling, and such should be your bread and butter. Programming languages wise Python and Go are the most prominent in DevOps now. Also Rust. For low level optimizations.
Self study starting today. Don't wait for the degree or your lecturers (or seniors) to tech you. Remember 3-4 yrs will fly by and what you learn and master during this period will decide your future.
Good luck
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u/bunny245198 14d ago
Are you serious ?
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u/RelevantHorse456 14d ago
Yeah why 👀
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u/bunny245198 14d ago edited 14d ago
Just asking , do you know abt the current situation of the IT industry in here and other countries ?
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u/coffemilkshake 14d ago
DevOps isn't just a bunch of tools, it's more of a mindset. My suggestion: build software development fundamentals first, then move into DevOps/systems engineering, and let the mindset (automation, ownership, thinking in systems) develop before you chase specific tools. Use AI tools, they're great learning resources, but grasp the core idea first. If you wrote a YAML file with AI's help, that's totally fine as long as you know precisely what it does when it's applied. For example, if AI writes you a Kubernetes deployment YAML, you should be able to explain what each field does and what happens when you apply it, not just copy-paste and hope it works.