The DevOps Career Handbook: The ultimate guide to pursuing a successful career in DevOps - Couverture souple

John Knight; Nate Swenson

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1803230940 ISBN 13 : 9781803230948

Editeur : Packt Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

Explore the diverse DevOps career paths and prepare for each stage of the interview process with collective wisdom from DevOps experts and interviews with DevOps Practitioners

Key Features

• Navigate the many career opportunities in the field of DevOps
• Discover proven tips and tricks from industry experts for every step of the DevOps interview
• Save both time and money by avoiding common mistakes in your interviews

Book Description

DevOps is a set of practices that make up a culture, and practicing DevOps methods can make developers more productive and easier to work with. The DevOps Career Handbook is filled with hundreds of tips and tricks from experts regarding every step of the interview process, helping you save time and money by steering clear of avoidable mistakes.

You’ll learn about the various career paths available in the field of DevOps, before acquiring the essential skills needed to begin working as a DevOps professional. If you are already a DevOps engineer, this book will help you to gain advanced skills to become a DevOps specialist. After getting to grips with the basics, you'll discover tips and tricks for preparing your resume and online profiles and find out how to build long-lasting relationships with the recruiters. Finally, you'll read through interviews which will give you an insight into a career in DevOps from the viewpoint of individuals at different career levels.

By the end of this DevOps book, you’ll gain a solid understanding of what DevOps is, the various DevOps career paths, and how to prepare for your interview.

What you will learn

• Understand various roles and career paths for DevOps practitioners
• Discover proven techniques to stand out in the application process
• Prepare for the many stages of your interview, from the phone screen to taking the technical challenge and then the onsite interview
• Network effectively to help your career move in the right direction
• Tailor your resume to specific DevOps roles
• Discover how to negotiate after you've been extended an offer

Who this book is for

This book is for DevOps professionals looking to take the next step in their career, engineers looking to make a career switch, technology managers who want to understand the complete picture of the DevOps landscape, and anyone interested in incorporating DevOps into their tech journey.

Table of Contents

1. Career Paths
2. Essential Skills for a DevOps Practitioner
3. Specialized Skills for Advanced DevOps Practitioners
4. Rebranding Yourself
5. Building your Network
6. Importance of Mentorship
7. Working With Recruiters
8. Preparing for Your Interview
9. Interviews - Step-by-Step
10. Tips & Tricks
11. Real World DevOps Use Case

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John Knight is an engineering manager and former director with 17 years of DevOps experience, encompassing 8 different Fortune 500 companies. Lately he focuses on digital transformations and enterprise migrations and wants to redefine what DevOps means for the next 10 years.

John is a lifelong learner, holding 8 major Cloud and DevOps certifications, 2 master’s degrees and currently working on a third, Computer Science at Georgia Tech, where he hopes to focus on AI and ML and apply the intersection to the next generation of AI/MLOps.

Outside of work John spends time with his wife and 4 kids, enjoys streaming his favorite series, playing video games and doing fun projects, like Legos, Robots and Raspberry Pis

Nate Swenson is a hands-on DevOps engineer with 12 years of experience within Fortune 100 companies in the Insurance and Finance sectors who considers himself a DevOps generalist, although the majority of his work revolves around cloud infrastructure and CI/CD(continuous integration and continuous delivery). Nate is the lead DevOps engineer for a team responsible for a self hosted GitLab platform responsible for the source code management and CI/CD for several hundred products. Outside of work Nate can be found hanging with his wife and two daughters, exploring the outdoors, or tinkering with his custom home automation setup.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Explore the diverse DevOps career paths and prepare for each stage of the interview process with collective wisdom from DevOps experts and interviews with DevOps Practitioners Key Features:Navigate the many career opportunities in the field of DevOps Discover proven tips and tricks from industry experts for every step of the DevOps interview Save both time and money by avoiding common mistakes in your interviews Book Description: DevOps is a set of practices that make up a culture, and practicing DevOps methods can make developers more productive and easier to work with. The DevOps Career Handbook is filled with hundreds of tips and tricks from experts regarding every step of the interview process, helping you save time and money by steering clear of avoidable mistakes. You'll learn about the various career paths available in the field of DevOps, before acquiring the essential skills needed to begin working as a DevOps professional. If you are already a DevOps engineer, this book will help you to gain advanced skills to become a DevOps specialist. After getting to grips with the basics, you'll discover tips and tricks for preparing your resume and online profiles and find out how to build long-lasting relationships with the recruiters. Finally, you'll read through interviews which will give you an insight into a career in DevOps from the viewpoint of individuals at different career levels. By the end of this DevOps book, you'll gain a solid understanding of what DevOps is, the various DevOps career paths, and how to prepare for your interview. What You Will Learn:Understand various roles and career paths for DevOps practitioners Discover proven techniques to stand out in the application process Prepare for the many stages of your interview, from the phone screen to taking the technical challenge and then the onsite interview Network effectively to help your career move in the right direction Tailor your resume to specific DevOps roles Discover how to negotiate after you've been extended an offer Who this book is for: This book is for DevOps professionals looking to take the next step in their career, engineers looking to make a career switch, technology managers who want to understand the complete picture of the DevOps landscape, and anyone interested in incorporating DevOps into their tech journey.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Packt Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1803230940
• ISBN 13: 9781803230948
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 234
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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