In this video, I walk you through my journey into DevOps Engineering from a non-technical academic background! I discuss where I started in my career and progress through each job role that I've had up to my most recent experience. I also talk about my academic experience that I picked up while working full-time, including my Master's in Computer Science degree from Georgia Tech. Finally, I talk about what I think helped me the most in getting a role as a DevOps Engineer.

TOC:
Introduction: 00:00
IT Support - My First Job: 1:01
Change Management Analyst: 2:04
Getting Educated: 3:03
Sys Admin, GitHub and Git Trainer, Process Improvement: 05:09
DevOps Team Product Manager, Writing Python Scripts: 7:10
What Helped Me Get My Next Role: 8:00
DevOps Engineer - Managing Containerized Infra, Contributing to Python Codebase: 9:35
Final Thoughts - How Long Does it Take To Become A DevOps Engineer?: 10:55
Conclusion: 13:01