How To Become A DevOps Engineer in 2023? | Skills To Learn

How do you become a DevOps Engineer in 2023?
What skills do current developers need to learn to switch to DevOps?
Can DevOps be learned with no experience?
Can you skip the traditional web developer route and go straight into DevOps?
These are the questions we are looking to answer in this video.
Hope you enjoy it!
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00:00 Intro
01:34 What is DevOps?
03:10 The Software Development Lifecycle
06:32 Skills Needed For Current Developers
15:07 DevOps Course Recommendation
17:21 DevOps With No Experience?
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[@victorcoding9186]

Hi @TravisMedia, Thanks for all your Tech contents. They have really helped me. I have a concern. Intro: I am a computer science final year student. I started the journey of DevOps Engineering early this year. I have mastered a couple of devOps Tools. I have no working experience neither a proper CV. What advice do you have for me ?

[@TheInternetFan]

18:53 for DevOps with no Dev experience.

[@harshhooda5362]

I am learning AWS currently...And within next 4-5 months i will be a DevOps 100%...i will keep updating here what i will be learning for DevOps

[@kranthikharidu]

Read both of your comments… Good job keep going …

[@remyawasom4986]

@@harshhooda5362good job keep up the good work

[@barisdnmz]

What did you do today?

[@harshhooda5362]

@@barisdnmz I took a AWS solution architect- associate mock test and i am learning Linux.

[@polymloth]

Are you learning everything online?

[@pinankpanchal3108]

Awesome summary of what needs to be done... no beating around the bush... no self advertising... just clear road path... thanks a ton Travis...appreciate your efforts.

[@dunzhijialuo736]

love how down to earth, realistic and transparent this channel is ! keep up with the good work Travis !

[@user-rv4cq1mm1o]

Thank you so much for this break down. I took notes thorough your video, and as I was going, I realized that I'm almost a DevOps engineer now at my current company and had no idea. I just need some certs and more time on some certain things and I could make this work. Your video really simplified what seemed like a mountain of things to overcome and figure out. Im going to go out and buy a whiteboard now lol.

[@ToySeeker]

Absolutely invaluable! Thank you so much travis! You are a godsend!😊

[@rushikeshkhandare8611]

10 Important Skills Should Have as a DevOps Engineer * Git * Linux * Python * AWS * Docker & KUbernetes * Terraform and Also CLoudFormation * Ansible * Jenkins * Monitoring Tool * Operations And Agile Development

[@riteshkokane4493]

Are you DevOps Engineer?

[@jacobp8130]

@@riteshkokane4493 from what I’ve read online that sounds pretty stnadard

[@cloudchamp]

That is correct!!

[@herreiklar]

Maybe replace python with go or learn it additionally

[@electricz3045]

I for one did not knew Kubernetes, Jenkin, Ansible and only a but about git version control, I still got accepted and learned these things while I worked in the company so it's good to have the majority of skills but you don't need to know all of them before applying to a job in DevOps engineer position

[@freedomofthebourgeois]

Hey Travis, thumbs up for the video, a lot of great information and you are a great presenter too. I got say it’s crazy that 170+ thousand have watched but only 5,3 thousand have given a thumbs up for the video. This is the second of your content I have watched and your stuff is good. All the best 🎉

[@emil7937]

I don’t like to comment on videos , but as a developer I have never seen this kind of clean and understandable explanation. Thanks for your efforts. A lot of things have just clicked after this video)) subscribing

[@mschwerzler]

Thanks! Your insights and descriptions work great for me and my level of understanding. Great videos, keep up the timely content.

[@mannie4683]

Great video! Tbh it seems being a developer/cloud engineer seems a lot more simple than becoming a full on DevOps engineer.

[@green_thumb2023]

There's so much to learn in this field it's unreal

[@Ilana_Fonseca]

That´s exactly what I was looking for to start this new path! Amazing content.

[@KhalidWar]

Just came across this video and man you're knowledgeabl, wise, and present everything in such a humble manner. Love that! Subbed.

[@AndyGrouch]

You forgot one very important aspect. Communication with lots of different people. As DevOps guy, you need to be able to communicate with almost every part of the organization. Especially if you are working in a larger project with lots of teams and people.

[@malcolmlobo5291]

Wow this is one of the best explanations I’ve heard..very well articulated! 👍🏻

[@REDDPET]

Bout time someone explained this concept for basic understanding ❤

[@JuanSanchez-wh2qu]

I learn and have a lot of fun with Travis, thank you for sharing.

[@agbosteve1]

Travis thank you for the video it demystifies the approach to DevOps and provides the master of the right tool.

[@ministerboan]

Outstanding... I'm a noob to the industry but after this video I'm confident in my level up... Gracias Senior!!!

[@theodoroskondakos8209]

Very well explained! Thank you for decluttering all this knowledge

[@danielchen3012]

Notes for skill part: 1.Version control 2.Linux 3.Coding 4.agile development 5.operations 6.docker/kubernetes 7.Infrastructure as code 8.ansible 9.jenkins 10.Monitoring

[@sheenismhaellim2215]

Trying to learn DevOps via Tech world with Nana's bootcamp, coming from OPS side, this video is awesome. As I learn, devops usually automate their selves out of a job to do the next thing, because theres always gonna be a next thing. Coding for DevOps are more of a infrastructure side of things rather than application logic. this vide is awesome i hope more similar will be released in the future.

[@DorisClay]

I just started learning Cloud and found you, unrelated, your voice is SMOOOOTH. I was surprised when I started the video.

[@deepmehta6323]

It cleared all my confusion and gave me a clear path from where to start. Thank you so much.

[@owenrooneycloudtech]

Hi Travis, I have been following your content and guides for a few months now. Your Terraform tutorial was my first steps into IaC. It inspired me to follow through on a few projects on terraform. Today I got a phone call from a very good company offering me a place on their DevOps programme. I have no developer background and have worked in IT support for 18 months after starting my IT career in my 30s. Your content is inspirational and relevant. Thank you so much.

[@TravisMedia]

Congrats! And thank you for sharing this!

[@syedsaida865]

​@@TravisMedia I completed my graduation (Bsc.comp) in school of distance education.are I eligible for IT sector ??

[@sajeedshaikh1246]

@@syedsaida865 Yes

[@estelaaletse5919]

Hi, can you tell the skills you have for them to offer you a place on their DevOps programme?

[@owenrooneycloudtech]

@@estelaaletse5919 Linux was a big one they were looking for. Since starting the job terraform is very important and git also. 75% of my time so far has been on terraform. Familiarity with the command line, Linux/AWS/Azure all important. Really just having a general interest and passion for cloud work seems to have gotten me the offer as technically speaking I am behind the curve.

[@kailasv5077]

That was smooth. Just what I was looking for

[@blackjewAZ]

This was excellent big trav! Thank you..subbing

[@roninbruh]

I love this channel. The man is so honest. He doesn’t try to jerk off his audience with feel good nonsense, e.g. “…become an info security expert and make six figures in a month.”

[@icecoldnoob6719]

great video! I know networking, Ansible, network automation with python and Linux, based on your information and clear explanation I think I should go for the rest of the skills and try to become a devops engineer.

[@shafqatjanjua4879]

dear travis, this is very handy.and informative video. Additionally, you scrpted it very well and enough descriptive.

[@leftoverture1976]

This is great thank you so much, I am a php/drupal dev and I want to switch to DevOps as soon as possible. Already know Git, linux and coding.

[@ThePraQNome]

Great video, thank you Travis.

[@atk97]

Helped me find what I would like to do after years of doing application developement without much satisfaction!! thanks much

[@Xeridae]

I have been both the dev side and ops side so this career path just makes sense for me. Thanks for explaining the path and the tools.

[@sumirandahal76]

Thank you, I shall start looking up for resources.

[@sreekalapm2588]

Thank you Travis.. Great content!

[@Breie]

unrelated topic.... you have a great speaking voice. It makes receiving information so much easier.

[@genosida89]

You are the best dude !!! thanks for your content

[@calebmatteis9155]

Thanks for this awesome video. Great breakdown!

[@michajaroch5894]

It's impressive to present things concisely, in a so comprehensive manner, that after watching that video I was already able to put puzzles together and imagine how those tools are chained with each other. Even though some of the terms I encountered for the first time. I started a course on devops one month ago, my prior experience is that I had been working with python over the past couple of months, but quickly realised one programming language is no longer enough. Then I started doing some research what fields of IT interest me the most, I directed my attention towards data analysis/devops, traditional way of starting as a junior developer, creating websites feels just boring to me, I did some projects in my free time to get an idea of how it works together, but didn't feel fulfilled at the end at all. I'd rather see websites as a mean to an end, not the goal of my work itself. Plus, I think supply exceeds demand and wages for junior developers don't differ much from the one I got in my current job (automotive industry). There's indeed quite a lot to assimilate, feels overwhelming at times, but a prospect of having a job allowing me to make a decent living, doing stuff I consider fun on a daily basis, and having, to some extent, my future secured drives me.

[@noexcuse.s]

Hello. You still studying? Did you started any course? I am thinking to get into this but I don't know where to start. Me as a person I like learning 1 to 1 with someone and not by myself. I was wondering maybe you can teach me something that you already know. Thanks! Have a good day!

[@Rompelsteelskin]

Amazing explanation! thumbs up and subbed!!

[@YungJayVEVO]

two minutes in and your explanations are far superior than most. thank you

[@RiadMahmud]

This is what I was looking for the last few days. A full package of DevOps guide. Thanks for sharing this great info.

[@figh761]

Did you finish learning

[@poppadoesitpropa]

As an Ops guy spent more time adopting Linux and work as an independent contractor. I've looked at some of the negative comments here... unfounded as they are it shows just how ignorant of the road map / tech skills stack that is required! Yes difficult to get into the space. But for me your post is 100% accurate. With 23 years of experience I've worked with Win and Open Source lately which mirrors your comment re cloud. Linux is the net and given this matches what you need to add to repertoire . Brilliant video sure to subscribe to someone who speaks my language 👍🏽

[@piyushramnani1014]

Pure knowledge, no bullshit. I like this guy.

[@user-xm2nq3ek7y]

I usually never say this but you are litterally one of the few, incredibly skilled and talented youtuber with actual industry experience. I've been an application developer for nearly 5 years now, and I get the feeling that everything is shifting away from traditional application development into devops engineering, and I had no idea what it was. I can see in several job posts that the role has changed in 2023 compared to in 2018. Thank you again man. Appreciate it. Watched from Denmark :)

[@Broski_Rodragweez]

If you work for a small company or start up then yes you may have to wear both hats but that's not usually the case in larger corporations. With cloud services like AWS it is getting easier for devs to spin up their own environments and deployments but again this is usually the case in smaller organizations. App development roles will never go away, and in larger more complex systems its ridiculous for the org to expect a single human to be able to do both roles competently.

[@user-xm2nq3ek7y]

@@Broski_Rodragweez large companies dont run on cloud based services, we have huge on-prem solutions due to the protection of our data but I get what you mean, and I share the same view - no one man can do everything, but the job postings these days make it sound like you can and that's ridiculous

[@zulfiqar7967]

Im also application developer in vb and sql for 6 years. Did u started learning devops methodology?

[@JD-vj4go]

It used to be the app could break or the server could break. But now, thanks to dev ops, the pipeline and automation can also break.

[@f.c.4875]

Thanks, Travis. Great video.

[@SAS_786]

Thanks Travis, excellent video.

[@keekeh_007_it9]

Then you also have the infrastructure and systems engineers who have been working cloud infrastructure deployment and hybrid migrations from on-premises and private datacenters and now want to learn to automate a great deal of it. This is great content!

[@demidevil666]

The pause after "there is also a scrum master..." Had me rolling. 😂 The scrum master truly is one of the people of all time. 😅 I've been working as a DevOps engineer for a little over 2 years and the things mentioned in this video relate very closely to my experience thus far. Great video. :)

[@pedroperisse]

Awesome as usual!!! 👊

[@kenzyslink7436]

Hello Travis, I want to express my sincere gratitude for creating this video. It has truly inspired me to continue my learning journey and maintain consistency in my efforts. Your explanation of various tools, even though I may not be proficient in them yet, has provided me with valuable knowledge on how to manage them effectively. Your teaching style is simple and concise, making it accessible to anyone, regardless of their level of experience. Thanks to your video, I feel excited to embark on this journey and learn more. I've subscribed for more of your content, and I eagerly anticipate what else you have in store. Thank you once again for your invaluable contribution.

[@robert-candy]

Thank you Travis, really is helpfull video and simpliest way of explanation about DevOps which really hard to understand as a concept

[@user-bd2qu9bm6c]

Good stuff here! your videos help me understand DevOps very clearly, they are very usefull! thanks! I want watch more!

[@maxfrischdev]

GREAT video Travis! ❤👊🏻🤘🏻

[@mlungisisidu7653]

Good video, worth a watch for everyone confused and looking to test their ambition

[@manojkumar-jt3fw]

Travis, i just started learning DevOps, after watching many of ur videos. I started Linux from UDEMY Imran Afzel for both Linux Admin & Bash

[@13TripleG]

The ELK part made me giggle 🤭 great videos :D I am QA automation engineer looking the level up my skills and I find this insightful. Thanks for sharing

[@AtaAlvi]

well explained. great job

[@mosesthompson5810]

Thanks a lot Travis

[@m3dia_offline]

As always, the best content out there for such advice. Start the video with a meme or whatever, doesn't matter lol

[@avinashsuresh5221]

Developer with an interest in devops here. Have to say... Tech tubers are making technical education far more accessible than conventional education ever would. Thanks to all of you.

[@mkhadka123]

Subscribing you because of that AWS Python Blueprint, Thanks :)

[@judevector]

Thank you I really appreciate this

[@xsautoconnect64]

You earned a new sub. 👍🏼

[@cauemendes9703]

I love the content, tanks so much!

[@Alex-dt3nx]

Very intriguing video. Travis you deserve a hug 🤗

[@enpassant7358]

Thanks for the insight. I do most of these things for my own projects until you got to Kubernetes. It is good to know what skills I need to work on. I also appreciated the overview of working within a team. I imagine working with a group of people toward the same goal would really elevate the learning process.

[@TravisMedia]

It does!

[@Daniel_Ward-wj1nq]

Great

[@ajfilson]

Good stuff here! Thanks! What about Sec? Some of the scaling agile frameworks (SAFe) throw in the DevSecOps role onto the team. More of a responsibility then a tool? What are your thoughts though,.. is part of the learning path Security as well? That's a big, lotta knowledge (DevSecOps) to cram into my tiny head? :)

[@selim3248]

i love you bro. great video . thank you so much

[@sherifsani]

Yes it was really helpful Thank you soo much

[@user-sv3tg8lr5d]

Best way to learn and to advance is through practice. I don't think there are shortcuts in transitioning to DevOps and you still need a decent computing background if you want to start from scratch with both Dev and Ops practices.

[@faisalkhan1026]

That ELK Story Got me 😂, Awesome video !

[@amirsayad9352]

was awesome it's time to commence

[@rablair1966]

Ok, besides your excellent insite, you have abviously been to several cookouts on the other side of town!🤜🤛You got swag myman! LOL

[@geterdunn2733]

Great video on so many levels.

[@dmitriyobidin6049]

What i would also add: - some sort of service mesh: istio, linkerd, consul - some sort of messaging queues: kafka, rabbitmq

[@andreeliasoliveira6131]

I'm trying the zero to DevOps route since I could get a role at a company interested in developing their own DevOps. I'm three months into it now and I can't say whether it's been wise or not lol atm, I am taking a toll from ALWAYS having to learn something new. But then again, such is the industry on a whole. The worst part was having to switch tools midway because of costs and having to deal with the fact that I have to relearn some stuff and kind of unutilise some of what I had learned. I have fun and most of all a lot of help from the Devs, which allows me to focus more on the ops side of things. I wish I had a better senior presence, though

[@klam539]

Building a DevOps mindset in a traditional team is extra tough without experience in an established DevOps environment, because you need the clout and people skills to drive change in a team as well; good luck...

[@krismiller9911]

I was in Dev Ops for a fortune 500 company for a year. I will tell you that I burned out after about 9 months on the job. There was always something that was broken and my team was the dump bucket for anything and everything that didn't fit specifically under someone else. The worst part is the customer service component that never seems to end and no one wants to ever fix the problem. Many times I would have to get 5 or 6 groups together to get a solution to a system I didn't know anything about because my team didn't have access. I enjoyed getting my hands on new tech, but ultimately I didn't find the job worth the amount of stress. I also never got to code anything, it was mostly GUI work and I was promised coding and Azure work. my 2 cents hope it helps

[@spikedubs]

One of the best and concise video on Devops, bigups ❤

[@alfredoLaliga]

Can you explain the impact of AI adoption on software development/ engineering? Coding?

[@monikanegi4976]

Nicely explained!

[@amiasyaska8447]

You are my guide man.

[@anupatel1116]

Hey Travis , I really like your video content it's really helpful. I wanted to request you make video or look into the toughness of current job market (2023) for entry level developers and give some advice. The entry level job almost does not exist !! All of them wants experienced developer. How to get into industry for newcomers? I would look forward to your opinions. Thank you for awesome videos!!

[@debuggmysushi9461]

20 years is crazy not to know linux or BSD. Oh love the channel!

[@Ciommi]

Thanks for sharing this. Amazing

[@nevarius9010]

Great video, I'm a university student and am starting my year in industry as a site reliability engineer intern, this video gives me a good base of what I need to learn, thanks!

[@Bran1812]

That's also what I want to be! I have worked as network delivery engineer for years.

[@busyrand]

I find this so darn interesting I can barely contain myself...

[@jackscalibur]

I would say to really dig deep on Python, Linux, and Networking concepts (assuming you are a newcomer).

[@Adilson130511]

Very informative. Thanks

[@michaeli5113]

lol.. the way you say just learn this... just learn that. and its about 10 things to learn.. it sounded funny. loved how simple the explanation is

[@cumalunika1304]

The only DevOps explanation that has made sense.

[@jackyou3145]

Im trying to move from IT Operations and into DevOp(since it ops is dead). Thanks for this video!

[@ewertonx]

First time here in your channel and I really liked your content. Need to watch the previous videos to check the intros that you talked about it 😂

[@TravisMedia]

😆

[@wilcansino992]

Thank you!

[@beingcheercool]

You are just amazing 🤩

[@keithrincon]

Thank you I'm new in this industry coming outta the restaurant industry

[@adriangribincea5918]

I see DevOps is kinda easier then being a Developer, but at the same time there so much to this field, very exciting. Thanks for the video!

[@safiatuseidu9322]

Thank You I want to start Devops class in september

[@manash2]

​@@safiatuseidu9322 have you started?

[@electricz3045]

It's not easier, the focus is just on more fields with less dedication to each which will be more helpful in the long run if you don't want to be stuck as developer or operator in the same type of companies every time. DevOps have more varied skills.

[@LiahB]

This was super helpful!