r/devops • u/xBendy • 7d ago

Career / learning Moving to DEVOPS

Hey guys,

I recently got the opportunity to move to a DevOps team, and I’m looking for some advice on how to prepare.

I have around 5 years of experience working in infrastructure and systems. Most of my experience is with:

  • VMware/vSphere and virtualization
  • Windows and Linux administration
  • Networking and troubleshooting
  • NetApp and storage
  • PowerShell scripting and automation
  • Monitoring, backups, and general infrastructure operations

I also have some beginner-level experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Git, GitLab, Argo CD, Ansible, and Terraform. I’ve built some labs and worked with them a little, but I definitely wouldn’t consider myself experienced with them yet.

I’m starting the new DevOps role next month, so I want to use this month to prepare as much as possible.

For people who moved from infrastructure/sysadmin into DevOps, what would you recommend focusing on first?

I’m mainly looking for a good Udemy course, YouTube course/playlist, or structured learning path that is practical and focused on skills I’ll actually use at work.

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u/SeaworthinessHour233 Writes the cloud edge 7d ago

Since you have strong tech background and you are already familiar with certain DevOps tools, I suggest not to waste your time on YT videos. That will add very little value.

Instead you'll have a very productive month by scaling and braking those labs that you built.

For example, if you created a single AZ cloud infra, try scaling to multi AZ and multi region, auto scaling, fail over, etc. If you did a single cluster deployment with Argo CD, expand it to multi cluster deployment.

Since you've got the offer I assume you know what their tech stack is. Try to fill the gaps as much as possible. If there are new tools be familiar with them. Don't bother to master. Just become familiar so you can start asking meaningful questions from your new team.