{"id":12742,"date":"2020-12-15T12:13:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T11:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/?p=12742"},"modified":"2022-01-05T20:06:42","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T19:06:42","slug":"how-to-become-devops-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/devops\/how-to-become-devops-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Become a DevOps Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><span id=\"urn:enhancement-cdc3c01b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span><\/strong> is a <strong><span id=\"urn:enhancement-af321551\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_development\">software development<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-fb2288d4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/strategy\">strategy<\/span><\/strong> that bridges the gap between <span id=\"urn:enhancement-4b84e840\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> and IT staff. With <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7ff994c6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span>, organizations can release small features very quickly and incorporate <span id=\"urn:enhancement-992c93aa\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/feedback\">feedback<\/span> received from customers quickly into their production pipeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/devops-1024x527.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10609\" width=\"544\" height=\"279\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/devops-1024x527.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/devops-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/devops.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span id=\"urn:enhancement-2b2929eb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> engineers<\/strong> understand the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-838bd126\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_development_process\">software development lifecycle<\/span> and the various automation <span id=\"urn:enhancement-bcb4bd1a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/programming_tool\">tools<\/span> used to develop <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/devops-engineer\/ci-cd-error-free-code\/\" class=\"ek-link\">continuous integration \/ continuous delivery (CI\/CD) pipelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-e041e3a4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> engineers work with <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7b63bc10\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> and IT staff to oversee <strong>software releases<\/strong>. They might be <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ccbaa422\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_developer\">developers<\/span> with <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9eca40e6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/knowledge\">knowledge<\/span> of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c3f4a685\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_deployment\">deployment<\/span> and network operations, or <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ef33dadc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/system_administrator\">system administrators<\/span> interested in <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3ac332ef\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/scripting_language\">scripting<\/span> and coding, and they rely on development to make testing and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9acfffb4\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_deployment\">deployment<\/span> smarter and more effective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article you will learn the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-table-of-contents uagb-toc__align-left uagb-toc__columns-1  uagb-block-5a36f840      \"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-scroll= \"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-offset= \"30\"\n\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTable Of Contents\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-toc__list-wrap \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#what-does-a-devops-engineer-do\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">What Does a DevOps Engineer Do?<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#skill-set-required-to-become-a-devops-engineer\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Skill Set Required to Become a DevOps Engineer<\/a><ul class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#coding\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Coding<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#virtualization-and-cloud\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Virtualization and Cloud<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#automation-tools\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Automation Tools<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#testing\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Testing<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#what-tools-does-a-devops-engineer-use\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">What Tools Does a DevOps Engineer Use?<\/a><li class=\"uagb-toc__list\"><a href=\"#conclusion\" class=\"uagb-toc-link__trigger\">Conclusion<\/a><\/ul><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-does-a-devops-engineer-do\">What Does a DevOps Engineer Do?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Typically, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-6f533ba\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> engineers have both <span id=\"urn:enhancement-699f44a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_development\">software development<\/span> and operations <span id=\"urn:enhancement-bc3c206\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/skill\">skills<\/span>. <span id=\"urn:enhancement-699e9332\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> responsibilities vary from <span id=\"urn:enhancement-f53b34b7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span> to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1fd47834\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">company<\/span>, but in general, their main occupations are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Building and improve a CI\/CD pipeline<\/strong>\u2014the goal of a DevOps engineer is to plan and implement the fastest and safest way to bring code from a developer&#8217;s laptop to production, avoiding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/Glossary\/software-bug\/\" class=\"ek-link\"><span id=\"urn:local-annotation-84453\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_bug\">bugs<\/span><\/a> and operational issues that will affect users. A key objective is to automate the deployment process to make <span id=\"urn:local-annotation-970246\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_deployment\">deployments<\/span> as painless as possible, both for developers and for end users.<\/li><li><strong>Maintaining cloud infrastructure<\/strong>\u2014<span id=\"urn:local-annotation-800556\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/cloud_computing\">cloud computing<\/span> is built on shared pools of resources and higher level services that can help set up complex computing configurations quickly and efficiently. Cloud infrastructure at large enterprises typically includes a virtual private cloud (VPC), load balancer, security components, databases or data services, and various types of compute instances.<\/li><li><strong>Configuration management<\/strong>\u2014without configuration management tools like Puppet and Chef, <span id=\"urn:local-annotation-210222\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> engineers can&#8217;t manage enterprise-scale infrastructure in the cloud. You can use these tools to define the software and features required for each server and deploy infrastructure automatically based on configuration files (this is known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/backend-dev\/infrastructure-as-code\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Infrastructure as Code, or IaC<\/a>).<\/li><li><strong>Monitoring<\/strong>\u2014<span id=\"urn:local-annotation-952662\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops_engineer\">DevOps engineer<\/span>s aim to minimize errors and bugs for customers, achieve high reliability for production systems, and identify anything that could be causing production problems as soon as possible. Monitoring is crucial for achieving this, and is especially important in continuous delivery \/ continuous deployment environments, in which organizations deploy code to production daily, hourly, or even multiple times per hour.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-skill-set-required-to-become-a-devops-engineer\">Skill Set Required to Become a DevOps Engineer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1012\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/thisisengineering-raeng-64YrPKiguAE-unsplash-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"devops engineer coding\" class=\"wp-image-7831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/thisisengineering-raeng-64YrPKiguAE-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/thisisengineering-raeng-64YrPKiguAE-unsplash-scaled-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/thisisengineering-raeng-64YrPKiguAE-unsplash-scaled-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/thisisengineering-raeng-64YrPKiguAE-unsplash-scaled-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1012px) 100vw, 1012px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-coding\">Coding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>While advanceds coding <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3389aaff\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/skill\">skills<\/span> are not essential for many <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d047a736\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> roles, it can definitely help you get ahead. Learning some <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1f0d358c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/programming_languages\">programming languages<\/span> commonly used in an enterprise environment, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/big-data-analyst\/logging-in-python-a-broad-gentle-introduction\/\" class=\"ek-link\"><span id=\"urn:local-annotation-452554\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/python_programming_language\">Python<\/span><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/backend-dev\/lazy-java\/\" class=\"ek-link\"><span id=\"urn:local-annotation-53812\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/java_programming_language\">Java<\/span><\/a>, can turn a network or IT specialist into a real DevOps engineer. You can save the organization time and resources by directly going into <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7c0e1f14\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/source_code\">code<\/span>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/community-manager\/interview-marco-liberati-write-once-debug-everywhere\/\" class=\"ek-link\">debugging<\/a> as needed, fixing build and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-fc8f99a3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_deployment\">deployment<\/span> errors, and avoiding the development lifecycle that bounces between development and operations.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7e540bc8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/process_computing\">processes<\/span> in a <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c7232dd6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> environment, such as <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1adaefae\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/server_computing\">server<\/span> provisioning, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-57979f92\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/application_software\">application<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9bb5a3bf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/installation_computer_programs\">installation<\/span> and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-341f655\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/computer_configuration\">configuration<\/span>, are automated. <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3254441d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> engineers take responsibility for keeping things running smoothly. <span id=\"urn:enhancement-488f1460\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/computer_programming\">Programming<\/span> skills are important for building and operating <span id=\"urn:enhancement-dbd5e87c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/tool\">tools<\/span> that automate these <span id=\"urn:enhancement-c934d678\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/process_computing\">processes<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-virtualization-and-cloud\">Virtualization and Cloud<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-1698fc4c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/virtualization\">Virtualization<\/span> refers to virtual <span id=\"urn:enhancement-15027356\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/instance_computer_science\">instances<\/span> of computer systems running on layers abstracted from the physical <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b3800a5b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/computer_hardware\">hardware<\/span>. <span id=\"urn:enhancement-f7dbe66a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/virtualization\">Virtualization<\/span> allows large <span id=\"urn:enhancement-e69255e2\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/system\">systems<\/span> to be partitioned into smaller <span id=\"urn:enhancement-62e277ac\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/system\">systems<\/span>, allowing many users or <span id=\"urn:enhancement-94bf1254\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/application_software\">applications<\/span> with different requirements to use a <span id=\"urn:enhancement-86146c0c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/server_computing\">server<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-7e8b690a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/virtualization\">Virtualization<\/span> is very important in <span id=\"urn:enhancement-241f8bc7\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span>, because if you can virtualize <span id=\"urn:enhancement-aa9e00bd\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/computer_hardware\">hardware<\/span> and clone existing systems, development, IT and testing <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ef949b3f\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/team\">teams<\/span> can work together more effectively. It becomes possible to provision <span id=\"urn:enhancement-9efc8e7b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/standardization\">standardized<\/span> environments for dev, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-fc78afe6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/test_assessment\">test<\/span>, and production systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-d385038b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/virtualization\">Virtualization<\/span> is a core mechanism behind public, private and <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudian.com\/guides\/multi-cloud-management\/hybrid-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">hybrid clouds<\/a>. A hybrid cloud is a common <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ba58db45\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/computer_configuration\">configuration<\/span> that integrates between internal <span id=\"urn:enhancement-82a3cc5e\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/data\">data<\/span> centers and public cloud resources. By virtualizing <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7a9f7337\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/computing\">computing<\/span> resources, it is possible to more easily transition them from the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-39de2ae1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/data\">data<\/span> center to the cloud\u2014for example, when moving <span id=\"urn:enhancement-8a6a1d29\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/application_software\">applications<\/span> from dev\/<span id=\"urn:enhancement-e1e2e67b\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/test_assessment\">test<\/span> to production.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-automation-tools\">Automation Tools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the many <span id=\"urn:enhancement-609e6423\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> automation <span id=\"urn:enhancement-5025b98a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/programming_tool\">tools<\/span> available, the most popular <span id=\"urn:enhancement-7e22a0b8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-befa29fb\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/programming_tool\">tools<\/span> are Puppet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/backend-dev\/kubernetes-monitoring\/\" class=\"ek-link\">Kubernetes<\/a>, and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-4c59d3ff\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/jenkins\">Jenkins<\/span>. The <span id=\"urn:enhancement-61632a75\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ba5529ca\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/process_computing\">process<\/span> requires automating everything from code generation to build, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-62f2e4d3\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/test_assessment\">test<\/span>, and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d4608643\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_deployment\">deployment<\/span>. Testing is also automated, using a variety of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-50572d69\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/tool\">tools<\/span>, providing continuous <span id=\"urn:enhancement-478a4496\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/feedback\">feedback<\/span> to development teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-testing\">Testing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/dev-hub\/devops-engineer\/scrum-master\/\" class=\"ek-link\">agile<\/a> work process, organizations follow a step-by-step iterative <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1c2e0ff8\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_development_process\">development process<\/span>, with an inseparable link between <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a64292a5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/test_assessment\">test<\/span> and development. <span id=\"urn:enhancement-d68f3ecc\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> goes a step further. Testers not only check that functionality is working properly, they also need to <span id=\"urn:enhancement-55821b61\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/test_assessment\">test<\/span> operations, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-2b34876d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/performance\">performance<\/span>, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a4b0fbda\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/computer_security\">security<\/span>, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Senza-titolo-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"devops engineer testing\" class=\"wp-image-11804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Senza-titolo-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Senza-titolo-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Senza-titolo-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Senza-titolo-1-896x504.jpg 896w, https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Senza-titolo-1-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Senza-titolo-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Testing<\/strong> happens at every stage of the <strong><span id=\"urn:enhancement-6cf121c5\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_development_process\">software development lifecycle<\/span><\/strong>, from planning through to coding, merging into the main branch, building software, releasing, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-3e0729da\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_deployment\">deployment<\/span>, operation, and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a25a56ff\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/system_monitoring\">monitoring<\/span>. <span id=\"urn:enhancement-2857ae7c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.codemotion.com\/magazine\/uncategorized\/devops-continuous-testing-optimisation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DevOps engineers<\/a> perform testing activities themselves, and support full time testers by giving them the automated tools and infrastructure they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-tools-does-a-devops-engineer-use\">What Tools Does a DevOps Engineer Use?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-a114784d\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> engineers rely on multiple <span id=\"urn:enhancement-b9022508\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/programming_tool\">software tools<\/span> to get their <span id=\"urn:enhancement-2dee570c\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/job\">jobs<\/span> done effectively. Below we list the main categories and the most popular <span id=\"urn:enhancement-fc3d0bdf\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/tool\">tools<\/span> in each category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Process automation tools<\/strong> (Jenkins, Bamboo, etc.)\u2014allow DevOps engineers to customize and automate delivery pipelines.<\/li><li><strong>Source control<\/strong> (<span id=\"urn:local-annotation-126535\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/git_software\">Git<\/span>)\u2014<span id=\"urn:local-annotation-336294\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/revision_control\">source control<\/span> tools track the progress of development work, provide a version history, and create version &#8220;branches&#8221;. Code in branches is frequently merged with the \u201cmain branch\u201d, which is eventually promoted to production.<\/li><li><strong>Code <span id=\"urn:local-annotation-64576\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/software_repository\">repository<\/span> <\/strong>(<span id=\"urn:local-annotation-485360\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/github\">Github<\/span>, <span id=\"urn:local-annotation-237160\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/bitbucket\">Bitbucket<\/span>, etc.)\u2014a code repository integrates the source control software into the DevOps process.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Containerization<\/strong>\u2014containerization (using tools like <span id=\"urn:local-annotation-208393\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/docker_software\">Docker<\/span> and <span id=\"urn:local-annotation-739442\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/kubernetes\">Kubernetes<\/span>) puts your application and all related configuration files and libraries, regardless of dependencies, into a container that can run independently on a physical machine. Managing containerized applications is an important part of the day-to-day responsibility of a DevOps engineer, so knowledge of container principles and Docker is critical, and familiarity with <a href=\"https:\/\/platform9.com\/blog\/the-gorilla-guide-to-kubernetes-in-the-enterprise-chapter-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">enterprise Kubernetes<\/a> is essential for large organizations.<\/li><li><strong><span id=\"urn:local-annotation-846110\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/serverless_computing\">Serverless<\/span> software<\/strong>: many DevOps teams rely on serverless infrastructure, which makes it possible to deploy code in any language and scale it as needed, without maintaining actual servers. This is very useful for deploying CI\/CD pipelines and microservices applications. The <a href=\"https:\/\/lumigo.io\/aws-serverless-ecosystem\/\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\"><span id=\"urn:local-annotation-66022\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/amazon_web_services\">AWS<\/span> serverless<\/a> ecosystem is today considered to be the most mature, and DevOps engineers are familiar with tools like Amazon Lambda.<\/li><li><strong>Configuration Management<\/strong> (Puppet Enterprise, Ansible, Chef, etc.)\u2014configuration management tools allow DevOps engineers to configure, manage and automatically deploy infrastructure as code (IaC).<\/li><li><strong>Monitoring software <\/strong>(Nagios, Datadog, etc.)\u2014monitoring software help DevOps teams track infrastructure, identify issues and find quick solutions for problems.<\/li><li><strong>Project management solutions<\/strong> (<span id=\"urn:local-annotation-280897\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/jira\">Jira<\/span>, <span id=\"urn:local-annotation-648150\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/trello\">Trello<\/span>, etc.)\u2014commonly used by DevOps teams to manage project items and provide documentation of the work process. DevOps engineers use these solutions to track the progress of their teams, keep everyone on time, and identify issues with the process or workflow.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conclusion\">Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span id=\"urn:enhancement-2ebb43fe\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> engineers are a crucial role in the modern <span id=\"urn:enhancement-88f795da\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/digital_data\">digital<\/span> <span id=\"urn:enhancement-e3df50e1\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/company\">enterprise<\/span>. In this article we reviewed the roles of a DevOps engineer, including the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-cda050d6\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/continuous_integration_2\">CI<\/span>\/CD pipeline, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-6b9ae989\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/maintenance__repair__and_operations\">maintenance<\/span> of cloud <span id=\"urn:enhancement-f4eb170\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/infrastructure\">infrastructure<\/span>, <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ba8bdb34\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/system_monitoring\">monitoring<\/span> and <span id=\"urn:enhancement-ad1b6592\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/computer_configuration\">configuration<\/span> management, and the variety of technical <span id=\"urn:enhancement-cc9c1660\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/skill\">skills<\/span> required for the <span id=\"urn:enhancement-75b995c9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/job\">job<\/span>, including programming knowledge, cloud <span id=\"urn:enhancement-1321cd9\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/computing\">computing<\/span>, automation and software testing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A DevOps engineer is a challenging position, but can be highly rewarding. Further down the line, it can lead you on a promising <span id=\"urn:enhancement-e89d2192\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/career\">career<\/span> path to roles like <span id=\"urn:enhancement-a05eb619\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/devops\">DevOps<\/span> team leader, head of <span id=\"urn:enhancement-f3dace53\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/infrastructure\">infrastructure<\/span>, head of IT, or even Chief Information Office (<span id=\"urn:enhancement-8b68c35a\" class=\"textannotation disambiguated wl-thing\" itemid=\"http:\/\/data.wordlift.io\/wl01770\/entity\/chief_information_officer_cio\">CIO<\/span>).<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DevOps is a software development strategy that bridges the gap between developers and IT staff. 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