Devops

ypical responsibilities for devOps engineers include:

• building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure
• understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers
• working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes
• testing and examining code written by others and analysing results
• ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
• identifying technical problems and developing software updates and 'fixes'
• working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
• planning out projects and being involved in project management decisions.

• Key skills for devOps engineers

  Useful skills for devOps engineers include:

• excellent teamworking and communication skills
• knowledge of programming languages
• strong problem-solving skills
• good attention to detail
• excellent organisational and time management skills, and the ability to work on multiple projects at the same time
• awareness of devOps and Agile principles.