DevOps Engineer

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Overview

A DevOps Engineer is a key IT professional who bridges the gap between software development and IT operations. Their primary role is to automate, streamline, and improve the software development lifecycle (SDLC), enabling teams to deliver high-quality software faster, more reliably, and at scale.

Roles within DevOps Engineering:

Cloud Architect

Cloud Data Architect

Cloud Engineer

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Cloud Platform Manager

Cloud Security Specialist

DevOps Engineer

Head of Cloud

Platform Engineer

Site Reliability Engineer

Key Responsibilities

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CI/CD Pipeline Management

Builds and maintains Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment pipelines to automate building, testing, and releasing code.

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Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Uses tools like Terraform, Ansible, or AWS CloudFormation to provision and manage infrastructure through code.

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Monitoring & Logging

Implements tools like Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack, or Datadog to monitor systems and performance.

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Automation & Scripting

Automates manual tasks using scripting languages (e.g. Bash, Python, PowerShell).

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Cloud Operations

Manages cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, including resource provisioning, scaling, & security.

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Collaboration & Culture

Encourages a DevOps mindset—collaborative, agile, and feedback-driven development.

Core Skills & Tools

  • Version Control: Git, GitHub, GitLab
  • CI/CD Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, Azure DevOps
  • Containerisation: Docker, Podman
  • Orchestration: Kubernetes, Helm
  • Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
  • IaC Tools: Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, Chef
  • Monitoring: Nagios, Zabbix, Grafana, CloudWatch
  • Security & Compliance: Secrets management, policy enforcement, vulnerability scanning
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Business Application

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Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

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Chief Information Officer (CIO)

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Transformation Direction

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Programme Manager

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Change Manager

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Project Manager

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Project Delivery

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Business Architect

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Business Analysis

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Programme Support

Product

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Product Director

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Head of Product

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Senior Product Manager

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Product Manager

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Product Manager CRM

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Product Owner

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Product Owner – Digital

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Product Analyst

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Product Designer UI / UX

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Project Management

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Business Analysts