DevOps Engineer
Automates infrastructure, CI/CD, and platform reliability.
$138,000 medianDemand 88/100growingRemote-friendlyTechnology
Core skills
What matters in this role
KubernetesAWSPythonSystem Design
Move from here
Where DevOps Engineers go next
easy80% overlap
DevOps Engineer → Site Reliability Engineer
Natural progression from devops-engineer to sre-engineer — same track, higher scope and compensation.
8 mo+10% salary
moderate59% overlap
DevOps Engineer → Platform Engineer
Fast-track jump from devops-engineer to platform-engineer — ambitious but very achievable with focused skill-building.
13 mo+14% salary
moderate65% overlap
DevOps Engineer → Security Engineer
Security ownership grows naturally from infrastructure work.
9 mo+12% salary
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Paths that lead to DevOps Engineer
Employers
Top employers hiring DevOps Engineers
HashiCorpGitLabAWSDatadog
Countries
USAUKGermanyPoland
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