{"id":85332,"date":"2026-06-08T12:03:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/?p=85332"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:44:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T12:44:01","slug":"devops-engineer-salary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/cybersecurity-exchange\/devsecops\/devops-engineer-salary\/","title":{"rendered":"DevOps Engineer Salary Guide 2026: Experience, Location, Skills, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"85332\" class=\"elementor elementor-85332\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ddee59e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ddee59e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e759359\" data-id=\"e759359\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395c982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"395c982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>DevOps engineer salaries in the United States average $80,988 for entry-level roles, $114,014 for mid-level roles, and $131,642 for senior roles in 2026.<\/li><li>The biggest salary drivers are experience, job title, location, industry, and high-value skills or certifications.<\/li><li>Engineers can improve earning potential by targeting better-paying roles and sectors, strengthening cloud and DevSecOps expertise, and using credentials to support salary negotiations.<\/li><li>This article examines each of these factors in depth, explaining how they impact a DevOps engineer salary. It also provides a quick reference of salary data in 2026, covered in the following section, and a guide on how to position yourself for better opportunities and growth.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afd86ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afd86ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">DevOps Engineer Salary in 2026 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4db7539 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4db7539\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The single most predictable driver of a DevOps engineer salary is experience, however not in the usual linear way. The growth is steep in the early years and gradually levels off as you move into senior and expert territory. Below is the average annual salary across experience levels (ERI SalaryExpert, 2026):<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc300e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"dc300e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n    <tbody>\n        <tr>\n            <th>Experience<\/th>\n            <th>Average Annual Salary<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>Entry-Level<\/td>\n            <td>$80,988<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>Mid-Level<\/td>\n            <td>$114,014<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>Senior-Level<\/td>\n            <td>$131,642<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38852f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"38852f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Four Variables That Move the Needle for DevOps Engineer Pay in 2026 <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-482e245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"482e245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While the above salary table shows salary progression across experience in years, other factors also impact this growth. Here are four variables that often impact DevOps salary:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a23ddbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a23ddbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Job Title <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9eed6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b9eed6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Two engineers can belong to the same team, have a similar skill set, but receive significantly different salaries based on their job titles. This is perhaps the most overlooked DevOps salary lever.<\/p><p>Here is what the data shows when you line up DevOps-adjacent roles by pay (ERI SalaryExpert, 2026):<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fda747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6fda747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n    <tbody>\n        <tr>\n            <th>Job Title<\/th>\n            <th>Average Salary (2026)<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>Build and Release Engineer<\/td>\n            <td>$90,868<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>Cloud Support Engineer<\/td>\n            <td>$99,803<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>Automation Engineer<\/td>\n            <td>$104,598<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>Infrastructure Engineer<\/td>\n            <td>$117,316<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)<\/td>\n            <td>$119,940<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cf0b7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cf0b7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The gap between the lowest- and highest-paying roles above exceeds $29,000, despite all five relying on a shared foundation of <a href=\"https:\/\/staging-deveccouncil.kinsta.cloud\/cybersecurity-exchange\/devsecops\/integrating-security-into-ci_cd-pipeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DevOps skills, which includes scripting, cloud platforms, CI\/CD pipelines, and infrastructure management.<\/a> The general lesson from the above statistics is simple: your job title also determines your salary and future career path. If you are already performing the tasks of a more specialized role, making that visible in your title is worth considering.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6519558 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6519558\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Location <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33cbcf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33cbcf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>City-based data shows meaningful differences in average salary (Salary.com, 2026):<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91e1072 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"91e1072\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n    <tbody>\n        <tr>\n            <th>Location<\/th>\n            <th>Average Annual Salary (2026)<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>San Francisco, CA<\/td>\n            <td>$167,910<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>Denver, CO<\/td>\n            <td>$137,223<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>New York City, NY<\/td>\n            <td>$154,975<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>Los Angeles, CA<\/td>\n            <td>$148,717<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>San Diego, CA<\/td>\n            <td>$145,245<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33fd77c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33fd77c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Denver figure is where this data becomes particularly striking. The $30,000 gap between San Francisco and Denver is not just a cost-of-living story. It shows how employers in different markets compete for DevOps talent and the DevOps engineer salary ranges they set in response to that competition. This difference matters because it changes your views on location as a salary lever. Again, two engineers from the same city working remotely might end up with a pay disparity due to the location of their respective firms. So, while assessing a job offer, including remote ones, the most critical question you must ask is which city the pay scale is benchmarked against.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af4e8c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af4e8c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Industry <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2e7f28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2e7f28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The top-paying industries for DevOps engineers are (Glassdoor, 2025):<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e7cee5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2e7cee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"8\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n    <tbody>\n        <tr>\n            <th>Industry<\/th>\n            <th>Median Total Pay<\/th>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>Insurance<\/td>\n            <td>$146,369<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>Media &amp; Communication<\/td>\n            <td>$143,386<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>Financial Services<\/td>\n            <td>$140,358<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>Government &amp; Public Administration<\/td>\n            <td>$139,535<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n\n        <tr>\n            <td>Pharmaceutical &amp; Biotechnology<\/td>\n            <td>$138,690<\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ce396 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41ce396\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Insurance topping this list is surprising, which is exactly why it is worth paying attention to. The reason lies in the structure of the industry itself. Insurers have to maintain some of the most complex, sensitive information-heavy, and highly regulated infrastructure. Even the slightest downtime or data breach can lead to significant regulatory and financial implications. In such a case, DevOps engineers are not just building pipelines but also safeguarding the bottom line.<\/p><p>The more important pattern this data reveals is how industries value DevOps differently. All of the industries listed above have one thing in common: they will incur huge costs from system malfunctions, whether through regulatory fines, financial losses, or public scrutiny. To figure out why one industry pays higher than the other, the answer lies in the stakes involved in case of system failures. This is the variable that determines the DevOps engineer salary across industries, and it is the lens through which professionals must evaluate their next career move.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f4a83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1f4a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Certifications and Skill Building <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-214b5b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"214b5b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>While many engineers consider certifications to be merely a tick-box exercise on their resumes, the market presents a different story. DevOps and Agile methodologies are among the areas where organizations report pronounced skills shortages globally (Pearson, 2026). Under these circumstances, a certification not only validates your knowledge but also positions you as part of a talent pool that is simultaneously in high demand and short supply, and employers will pay accordingly.<\/p><p>The salary impact of individual skills is equally concrete. Linux appears in 3.31% of all DevOps job postings, networking in 2.41%, and Computer Science fundamentals in 1.99% (Salary.com, 2026). These are among the baseline skills employers screen for before compensation is even discussed. Beyond these, AWS proficiency, cross-team collaboration, and product and services knowledge each boost salary by up to 3%. Stack two or three of these together for a defensible, data-backed salary negotiation that is not based on a gut feeling.<\/p><p>Review your existing skills and consider your gaps as a priority to-do list. After building the foundation, multiplier skills should be your next target areas since they have direct salary implications. Software engineers who strive for specialization without mastering the fundamentals first find themselves overqualified on paper yet lacking actual delivery, which companies see and factor into their salary bands.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56c5ba5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56c5ba5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Path to the Top DevOps Salary Range  <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab9ad2f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab9ad2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf your current salary does not match where the data says you should be, the most common reason is not a lack of skill; it is a lack of visibility into which specific variable is holding your salary back. Most DevOps engineers who are underpaid are either in the wrong industry, carrying a title that underrepresents their actual scope of work, or missing a credential that would formally validate what they already do on the job.\n\nHowever, if you pursue certification as a solution when the real problem has more to do with the industry, then it will not make any difference to your salary. Similarly, switching industries when the real challenge is a lack of specific skills simply leads to a higher starting salary that will quickly plateau. So, you need to understand the actual limiting variable and address that first.\n\nFor engineers already working across development, operations, and security but with no formal credential to anchor that experience in a salary conversation, the market gap is particularly actionable right now. The average annual compensation for DevSecOps engineers in the United States is $137,478, with top earners making $153,467 (Salary.com, 2026).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0d64ed elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e0d64ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/train-certify\/certified-devsecops-engineer-ecde\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Become a Certified DevSecOps Engineer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6100222 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6100222\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eccouncil.org\/train-certify\/certified-devsecops-engineer-ecde\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EC-Council&#8217;s Certified DevSecOps Engineer (ECDE) levels up the role<\/a> of an engineer who is already doing the work but needs a specialized credential to formalize their expertise during salary negotiations. A certification like ECDE validates specialized and job-ready skills that employers are looking for: DevSecOps concepts, tools, and AI-driven security, which in this competitive market is worth pursuing sooner rather than later.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2782c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2782c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Future Outlook: Is DevOps Still a Good Career?   <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11dcc77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11dcc77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The DevOps market is not slowing down. The global DevOps market was valued at $19.80 billion in 2025 and is projected to grow from $24.30 billion in 2026 to $125.07 billion by 2034 (Fortune Business Insights, 2026). That is not incremental growth; it is a market expanding at a pace that will continue to create demand, drive competition for talent, and push compensation upward for engineers who have positioned themselves well.<\/p><p>The more important question is how the DevOps role is changing. As organizations move security checks earlier in the software development life cycle, many DevOps engineers are being asked to think more carefully about the risks built into code, infrastructure, and deployment pipelines. That is where DevSecOps becomes relevant: not as a replacement for DevOps, but as the integration of security practices into the workflows DevOps teams already manage.<\/p><p>What this means practically is that the decisions you make about your skills, certifications, and specialization today are not just about your next salary negotiation. They are about where you sit in a market that will look significantly different five years from now. The engineers who will be at the top of that future range are the ones building toward it now, not the ones who optimized for where the market was. The salary range exists. The variables that determine where you land within it are largely in your hands.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8c9fa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8c9fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Note: All salary information was retrieved from the mentioned sources and is up to date as of May 18, 2026. The salaries mentioned are an estimate for professionals employed in the United States. Actual salaries may vary based on location, education and other qualifications, skills showcased during the interview, and other factors.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2deb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b2deb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81073dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81073dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What do DevOps engineers do? <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a29b05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a29b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The main responsibility of DevOps engineers is to help bridge development and operations through software delivery automation and enhanced collaboration. Their common duties include:<\/p><ul><li>Building and managing CI\/CD pipelines<\/li><li>Managing infrastructures using code<\/li><li>Working with containers and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes<\/li><li>Integrating monitoring and alerting for production systems<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b185a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b185a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What skills are needed for a DevOps engineer? <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb1d20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cb1d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>DevOps engineers must possess a mix of technical and collaborative skills. Beyond core skills, specific technical capabilities shown to boost DevOps engineer salaries are cyber security (19%), network support (13%), systems troubleshooting (12%), Google Cloud Platform (11%), Go (Golang) (11%), machine learning (10%), Kubernetes\/Apache Hadoop (9%), Terraform (8%), and systems engineering (6%) (Payscale, 2026).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b56bab5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b56bab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is DevOps a good career? <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82243a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"82243a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes, DevOps is a strong career choice due to its growing demand across industries and the direct correlation between specialized skills and higher compensation. 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