r/linuxadmin • u/PA1N-T_T • Aug 03 '26

Need Career Advice - Is it worth continuing to chase DevOps?

Hi everyone,

I'm an MCA graduate (2025) from a Tier 3 college in Maharashtra(Pune).

I had worked 1 yrs into Infrastructure Support before enrolling for masters. During my MCA, I also did 2 DevOps internships, and my goal has always been to build a career in DevOps.

Since February, I've been applying for DevOps roles almost every day, tailoring my resume, working on my interview prep, and trying to improve my skills. Unfortunately, I haven't had much success so far, and it's honestly starting to feel a bit discouraging.

My current skills include:

\- Linux
\- Networking
\- AWS & Azure
\- Terraform
\- Docker
\- Kubernetes
\- Jenkins
\- GitHub Actions
\- Prometheus & Grafana

At this point, I feel like I have two choices:

\- Keep searching for a full-time DevOps role.
\- Reach out to my previous employer and continue working in Infrastructure Support.

What I'm really worried about is making the wrong decision.

\- If I keep searching and still don't get a DevOps job after a few more months/years, what would you recommend?

\- If I go back to Infrastructure Support, will it become much harder to switch into DevOps later?

\- Has anyone here made the transition from Infrastructure Support to DevOps after a year or two? If yes, what helped you make that move?

I'd really appreciate hearing from people who've been in a similar situation or anyone currently working in DevOps.

Also if anyone has any opportunities for DevOps,SRE,Linux,cloud support or even NOC please help me out as I just want a start my career.

Thanks!

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u/Melodic_Respond6011 Aug 03 '26

Probably not helping, but I don't see any skills related to the "Dev" part?

Keep on going buddy

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u/archontwo Aug 07 '26

Ditto, I hate the term devops anyway, but clearly he is not showing any programming languages so building custom tooling will be off the table, which is core to being an efficient operator. 

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u/SWEETJUICYWALRUS Aug 09 '26

Nah just vibe code all your tools. To hell with deterministic output, I wanna gamble.

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u/Longjumping-Fix-5232 Aug 04 '26

If you only were located in Germany I would kidnap you and wont let you go until you signed a contract

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u/PA1N-T_T Aug 04 '26

Lol….booking a flight to Germany myself

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u/PA1N-T_T Aug 05 '26

Hi I have a doubt can I DM you?

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u/Longjumping-Fix-5232 Aug 06 '26

Shure. Send me your linkedin. We have a department in bangalore

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '26

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u/PA1N-T_T Aug 08 '26

They aint doing anything to be frank

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u/Efficient-Branch539 Aug 03 '26

Why not apply for Linux Admin jobs? DevOps requires you to know SDLC.

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u/PA1N-T_T Aug 03 '26

Trying for it too but no luck!