Hiring High-paying DevOps Engineer Roles | Aniday

1. What is DevOps?

DevOps is a term that combines Development and Operations. Simply put, these are the two core phases in the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). 

In the Development phase, tasks are handled by designers, developers, QA, QC teams. The Operations phase is managed by system engineers, system administrators, operations executives, release engineers, DBAs, network engineers, security engineers.

The goal of DevOps is to improve software operation and deployment capabilities, thus contributing to product competitiveness and business growth.

2. What is a DevOps Engineer?  

A DevOps Engineer is an IT professional responsible for developing and maintaining an efficient development and deployment environment, helping businesses optimize costs and minimize deployment time.

3. Specific work of a DevOps Engineer

DevOps Evangelist: Promote DevOps activities proactively and passionately.

Release Manager: Research and develop new features; ensure product stability after each release.

Automation Expert: Specialize in automation and professional tool implementation. 

Software Developer/Tester: Thorough coding and testing.

Quality Assurance: Ensure product quality through testing and evaluation.

Security Engineer: Monitor and ensure comprehensive product security and health.

4. Necessary skills to become a DevOps Engineer

DevOps toolchain skills: Learning tools increases efficiency and reduces workload. Important tools include:

• Infrastructure configuration tools: Terraform, Chef, Ansible, Puppet, Saltstack.  

• Continuous delivery and integration automation: Docker, Jenkins, Vagrant.

• Configuration and security management: Consul, Vault, etc.

• Monitoring and analytics: Datadog, New Relic, Sensu.

• Tools related to cloud environment and network protocol testing and quality assurance.

Programming skills: Proficiency in Shell Script and Python is necessary for relatively complicated DevOps Engineer work and future development.

Communication skills: Important for collaboration between departments and clients. Content must be clear and understandable.