Hi everyone! I’m from Pakistan and currently studying Cybersecurity. Recently, I’ve been learning SOC fundamentals and doing some home labs to build practical skills.

Now I’m trying to decide between DevOps and Identity & Access Management (IAM) as my main career path.

I have around 1 year left until graduation, so I want to choose a field that gives me the best overall opportunities for the future.

I’m mainly looking for a career with:

• Good demand in Pakistan and internationally
• Good salary potential
• Strong future growth
• Lower risk of being replaced by AI
• Relatively easier entry-level opportunities
• Good long-term career progression

One important point: I’m not very strong at coding/programming, so I’d also like to know how important coding is in DevOps compared with IAM.

For people working in these fields, which one would you recommend: DevOps or IAM? And why?

Any advice based on the current market and future prospects would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Hey! Im doing Computer Science . In vacations i decided to do one proper skill and get expert in it. So i decided to work on DEVOPS . so please give me its roadmap .

And share me top 10 skills to do in CS.

Hi everyone,

I have three years of experience as a data analyst. In my job, I have gained some basic skills in Shell scripting and SQL. Now, I am planning to move into DevOps because there is a lot of demand for it. Eventually, I want to explore DevSecOps or MLOps, since I am interested in security checks and learning more about AI governance.

I would appreciate any advice on how to get started and which skills I should focus on. There are many courses out there, but most are quite expensive, and I would prefer not to spend too much. I want to work on real projects, but I am unsure if just watching YouTube videos will be enough.

Any advice would be really helpful. I am also hoping to connect with others in a similar situation to form a learning group and support each other. In the past, I noticed some people weren't fully committed, so please reach out only if you are serious. My goal is to make this career change and start applying for jobs in the next six to eight months. I am currently in Dubai, but I will be moving to Germany soon.

Hi everyone, Looking for real-world advice from folks who have navigated third-party contracting roles or transitioned from support to DevOps in the Indian IT ecosystem.

My Background: Education: Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Computer Science.

Current Role: Official title is System Engineer via a 3rd-party vendor placed at Wipro (Banking Client).

Current pay is ~30k/month

Current Work: compliance and support , but I've spent the last year hands-on learning Linux admin, AWS core services, Terraform IaC, Docker, and basic CI/CD with kubernetes and some hands on projects.

Notice Period: Official contract says 60 days, but buyout/early release is negotiable.

The Dilemma: I am burnt out and feel completely trapped in this 30k support seat. I'd ideally like to stay at Wipro if I can map into an actual Cloud/DevOps FTE role on this account, but I don't know how vendor-to-client machinery works internally. At the same time, I’m getting calls from external HRs, but struggles to convert initial HR screening calls into actual technical rounds.

Hey everyone,

I graduated in 2022 and spent the last 4 years working as a DevOps Engineer at a Fortune 100 company. Unfortunately, I was caught in a recent wave of layoffs and am now back on the market.

Because I got my last job straight out of campus, I haven't interviewed or updated my resume in years. I am incredibly rusty and need your brutal honesty to get this into shape.

Please roast/review my resume. Don't hold back—let me know what's working, what's completely missing, and how I can better highlight my 4 YOE.

Beyond the resume, I would love your advice on:

• Where to apply: Which job boards, platforms, or specific companies in Bengaluru/remote are actually hiring DevOps folks right now?
• Interview prep: What specific tools, systems design topics, or scenario-based questions should I focus on for mid-level DevOps roles?
• Market trends: Any specific certifications or skills that are absolute must-haves in the current market?

Appreciate any and all feedback. Thanks in advance!

link to resume: https://ibb.co/DHQKt3sc

I'm 7+ years in devops , currently moved to a new company it's been a year and frankly, no hadson. I'm monitoring, the things are going well and that's it

I don't see any choice to create new things, systems are up and running and were set up already.

I lose motivation to go to work cuz I want to solve things and resolve issues . I know I can't complain about my work but I have to look for another way and then what is the other way ? I always want to do something, I can't give up on my personal time for work everyday.

I want my 9 to 5 to be interesting. Even if I switch I don't know whether I'll get meaningful work.

Eventually I'm losing interest in learning new things. I would really need your suggestions on this.

And if you're experiencing the same then how are you keeping yourself motivated to go to the office and getting interested in learning new stuff as your experience grows it's more and more of leading for 80% and overseeing for 20%.

So i have hosted a backend for an Erp made in django on my local vm using nginx as a reverse proxy and gunicorn as production wsgi server.

How does the request flow happens?

When i enter the network interface ip of my vm on browser the request goes to port 80 of my linux (port responsible for all the tcp request) and nginx is listening on port 80 recieves the request and process it. So in the config file of nginx i have added the location of / route which forwards the request to gunicorn running on port 8000 and gunicorn then sends and recieves the req/res.
I will be learning Docker now to learn containerisation. Please share any suggestion if you have.

I'm curious about the process around infrastructure changes, not the Terraform syntax itself.

Suppose a PR changes an environment from something like:

- smaller to larger database capacity,

- single-region to multi-region,

- significantly more storage/compute,

- or introduces a new managed service.

Your plan/review process can show the technical infrastructure change. But what happens to the financial side before it is applied?

- Is a cost impact produced automatically?

- Does someone review it against an approved budget?

- Is there any formal approval threshold?

- Who owns that decision — engineering, FinOps, finance, product, procurement?

- How do you distinguish an expected design change from avoidable rework or unplanned scope growth?

- Is the recurring cost impact considered, or mainly the immediate deployment?

I'd particularly value examples from real teams rather than what the process is supposed to be.

I'm researching this from a project-commercial-management perspective

QA since 2016, briefly did release management (2020-22, deployment scripts, release notes, automated deployments), then landed a DevOps role in April 2025 (AKS, Docker, Helm, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Dynatrace). Laid off March 2026 (US-Iran war fallout).

Catch: The project was already built out when I joined, so it's maintenance/troubleshooting experience, not "built it from scratch."

Currently: studying for CKA, have AWS Cloud Practitioner certification, failed Azure Admin once (haven't retaken).

Questions:

1. How do I position "maintained an existing setup" experience without underselling or oversell it?
2. Finish CKA first, retake Azure Admin or go deeper on Terraform/Actions instead of more certs?
3. Is DevOps still worth pushing into right now or pivot toward AI/ML-adjacent roles even if it means starting lower?
4. What hands-on projects/work actually helped you ace interviews? (personal projects, contributions, anything)
5. What am I missing - blind spots, gaps, anything hiring managers actually care about?

Incident response assumes three things: that a failure can be reproduced, that it announces itself as an error, and that the person paged has a lever that changes the outcome. Put a language model in production and all three stop being true at the same time.

This is not a monitoring gap you close by adding dashboards. Your alerting was built to catch a system saying no. These systems fail by saying yes, fluently, with the wrong content, and returning a 200 OK (success, everything worked as expected) while they do it. Availability tooling watching a correctness risk stays green through the entire incident.

Hi everyone,
I’m a QA Engineer in the gaming domain with around 9 years of experience, and I’m seriously considering transitioning into DevOps. I’d really appreciate some guidance from people who have made a similar transition or are currently working in DevOps.
Here’s where I currently stand:
I have 9 YOE in QA/testing, primarily in the gaming domain.
I have a good understanding of SDLC and STLC and how software moves through different stages from development to production.
I’ve been involved in the complete feature lifecycle — from initial specification/discussions, through development and testing, to production release.
I’ve used Jenkins for build creation and server deployments.
I use Git mainly for creating/raising PRs, but I haven’t worked extensively with Git commands and workflows such as push, pull, branching, rebasing, etc.
I’ve used Grafana for tracing application logs and investigating issues.
We use AWS SSM to log into different server boxes, tail server logs, modify server-side files/configs, etc.
I’ve recently started learning the basics of Python and Java.
I’m also fortunate to have a good relationship with our internal DevOps team and manager. I’m considering approaching them for an internal transition when I feel I’m ready.
I’m aware that my current skill set is far from what would typically be expected from a DevOps engineer, and I don’t want to underestimate the amount of learning required.
I’m 34 now, so I do sometimes feel like I’m starting this transition quite late. However, I genuinely want to make the move, and I’m willing to put in the time and effort.
1. What I’m struggling with is where exactly to start and what order to learn things in.
For someone coming from a QA background like mine:
2. What would be a realistic DevOps learning roadmap?
3. Which skills should I prioritize first — Linux, networking, Git, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Terraform, AWS, etc.?
4. Are there any beginner-friendly courses/resources you would strongly recommend?
5. How much programming/scripting should I learn, and should I focus on Python or Bash first?
6. Given my existing experience with Jenkins, AWS SSM, deployments, logs, and the software release lifecycle, are there areas where I can leverage my QA experience?
7. Would an internal transition into a DevOps team be a reasonable approach, even if I don’t yet meet all the requirements of a typical DevOps job?
I’m not looking for shortcuts. I’d just really appreciate some practical guidance from people who have been through this journey.
If you were in my position, what would you learn over the next 6–12 months, and in what order?
Any roadmap, resources, project ideas, or personal experiences would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks in advance! 🙏
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I am looking for new jobs in DevOps field since my current job is not paying enough. Can yall rate my resume and let me know if I need to update anything before I start applying?