Nowadays, software and the Internet have changed how entire business works. Entertainment, retail, finance, education, you name it. Software has become an integral part on any aspect of many businesses. Companies, organization, communities, all interact with their customers or counterparts through the use of software. It’s important that companies in today’s world must update and improve the process on how they build & deliver their software.
Short History of DevOps
Developers and IT Operation often had separate objectives, leadership and even KPIs. Many of them even worked on separate locations. Those who write code is organizationally and functionally apart from those who deploy & support that code. Around 2008, the software development and IT operations communities found this matter concerning, and decided that the 2 separate, or “siloed”, teams must be able to work as a unit.
What Does a DevOps Engineer Do?
According to AWS, DevOps is a combination of cultural philosophies, practices, and tools that increases the organization’s ability deliver apps and services at high velocity. They evolve and improve products at a fast pace, faster than traditional software development and infrastructure management processes. It enables the business or organizations to better serve their customers.
DevOps model itself allows the development and operations team to merged, enabling the DevOps engineers to work through the entire application lifecycle; from development & test, to development, and then to operations. It also helps them to develop various skills not limited to a single function. In some other organizations, the quality assurance and security teams also become more integrated with the team. Their work enables the business to operate and evolve the software applications quickly and reliably.
A good DevOps Engineer not only has a strong understanding of common system architecture, provisioning, and administration; but also has experience with traditional developer toolset and practices, and familiar as well with agile principles.
Now, according to Jigsaw Academy to become a DevOps Engineer, one is usually required to have a bachelor degree in IT or Computer Science, or any other related fields. You also need to understand about:
- Linux Environment, web development, Java, Python, Ruby, or Pearl
- Continuous integration mechanism
- Continuous testing methodology
- Continuous monitoring systems
- Infrastructure as code models (IAC)
Roles in a DevOps Team
- DevOps Evangelist
- Release Manager
- Automation Expert
- Software Developer
- Security Engineer
- Quality Assurance
DevOps Engineer Salary in Singapore
According to Glassdoor, the national average salary for DevOps Engineer is SGD 6,500 per month, while for a more senior role the average salary is around SGD 7,500.
Jobs Available for DevOps Engineer in Singapore
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