This is not a text about religion, but rather about the lessons we can draw from any experience, whether good or bad.
First published at: https://techbrasa.com/what-the-devil-teaches-me-about-devops/
Why the Devil?
Regardless of your religious beliefs or the existence of the devil, what matters here is being open to learning from everything around us. According to the dictionary, the word “devil” comes from Greek and means “one who denies” — one who does everything to deny the truth. I am not here to preach, but as a mentor, I want to guide you beyond the confusion that the IT market currently faces.
Nowadays, we see many flashy titles: DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer, SRE, among others. These are labels created to identify professionals with knowledge in software development process automation or monitoring. However, the truth is that we don’t need fancy titles; we need to understand who we really are and what we do.
My experience
For a long time, I identified as a DevOps Engineer, but honestly, this profession shouldn’t exist. It contradicts what DevOps culture really means: integration, unity, communication, collaboration. Centralizing all knowledge of automation or infrastructure in one person goes against these principles.