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Where a cloud DevOps engineer can go next

4 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a cloud DevOps engineer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Cloud DevOps engineers implement and manage continuous software delivery systems and methodologies. This includes managing and configuring code repositories, build services, automated testing, and deployment mechanisms. For cloud-based workloads, a Cloud DevOps Engineer define and deploy infrastructure as code, automating test and development environments. They can define and configure automated disaster recovery solutions that meet business objectives.

Also known as devops analyst, devops consultant, cloud devops solution specialist, devops administrator, devops engineer, cloud infrastructure devops engineer, devops architect, site reliability devops engineer, cloud automation engineer, devops specialist, devops, cloud devops.

Professionals 30 skills on file 4 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: cloud software developer, 80%

Fig. 2 · Career map 4 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

The 4 nearest destinations from cloud DevOps engineer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a cloud DevOps engineer already covers. All 4 are listed in the tables below.

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Only 4 moves are listed. Few other occupations share enough of this job's skills for a fair comparison, and jobs that share almost all of them are left out as the same work under another name.

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

cloud engineer 40% covered · difficulty 68.5

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A cloud DevOps engineer needs 24 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area

deploy cloud resource working with computers
software frameworks information and communication technologies (icts)
implement ICT recovery system working with computers
manage disaster recovery plans management skills
system backup best practice information and communication technologies (icts)
design cloud networks communication, collaboration and creativity
plan migration to cloud working with computers
do cloud refactoring working with computers
implement cloud security and compliance information skills
cloud monitoring and reporting information and communication technologies (icts)

Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a cloud DevOps engineer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Cloud DevOps engineer is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a cloud DevOps engineer’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.