Insights into a DevOps Engineer's Career Path and Advice
Explore the educational background, day-to-day responsibilities, and challenges faced by a DevOps Engineer like Sagar Karmarkar. Gain valuable insights into the courses, questions to ask yourself, and specific minors to consider for a Computer Science major. Discover helpful advice for aspiring professionals in the field.
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Career as a DevOps Engineer Sagar Karmarkar January 23, 2025 1
About me! Source: linkedin.com 2
My Career Path Education B.E. (Computer Engineering) M.S. (Computer Science) MBA Skills Software Engineering (C / C++) Software Releases and Testing Build / Release Engineering IT Operations Engineering DevOps Practices Project / Product Management 3
Day in the Life of a DevOps Engineer Write new scripts from scratch Modify existing scripts for better functionality Analyze business requirements from customers Test new or old code to determine if it meets the requirements Monitor live environments to ensure performance and stability Chaos Engineering More intense workload than many other professions 4
Courses in College Lots of Math courses Calculus, Statistics, Linear Algebra, Probability Data Structures and Algorithms Product Design May require Physics, Chemistry, Biology courses Cloud and Network Certifications always help More intense Math workload than in other majors 5
Questions to ask yourself Are you prepared to work evenings and weekends? Are you prepared to work in an office environment? Are you prepared to work in a large company, or would you prefer a startup? Are you prepared to work for FAANG (now called MAANA)? Are you prepared to diversify your skills to adapt to a changing software landscape? 6
My advice Investigate industries that need Computer Science graduates find an industry that you would want to work in Find a pathway that gives you the most satisfaction Don t forget to ask for help when you need it Good Luck! 7
Specific Minors to a CS Major Math Business Engineering STEM (Physics, Chemistry, Biology) Psychology Humanities 9
