Jobs after completing my Linux fundamentals
Posted by _Plastic_Fan_193@reddit | linuxadmin | View on Reddit | 5 comments
Hey everyone! I’m just about to finish up my Linux fundamentals course and my main goal is to transition into cloud platforms for better opportunities and higher pay. Up to now, I’ve developed some solid skills in Linux, and I’m steadily practicing more every day. I feel like I’ve wasted a lot of time in the past by not focusing on valuable skills like this. After completing my Linux course, I’m looking for entry-level Linux jobs, but I also want to take other courses to get closer to my goal of moving into cloud platforms. Can anyone share their experiences or tips on how to make this transition successfully? I’m new to this group and this is my first post, so thanks in advance for your help!
nejnej25@reddit
Go with bash scripting and networking, know how servers talk to each other. How DNS works any other stuffs will follow through.
amarao_san@reddit
Networks and Ansible, and you will be the guy we are hiring right now.
https://cy.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-devops-r-d-engineer-at-servers-com-4049214793
PudgyPatch@reddit
i get why you want to head towards cloud, but i think getting a few things towards on prem is a safe bet , yes learn as much sysadmin side as you can, but maybe pick up more then the basics in something else (network, access, sec, some other skill set besides linux admin and cloud admin). why? well i'm not really saying cloud is going away and everybody is buying servers again, but it is getting less popular ( i'd say a good part of that is pulling back from over use or poor design or c suite too trusting of some magazine article from 3 years ago) and i would think that eventually starting cloud admin salaries will reflect that when/if the job market picks back up a touch.
KD_done@reddit
There are many ways to approach this question, and depending on your circumstances they might work. Every country, region, city is different.. so, lets start with "being flexible".
Personally I would go down the following the steps if I had to make a choice right now, today;
Type of industry
(I love aviation, you don't need to be a spotter or pilot to love aviation ;)
and I refuse to work for a financial organization.. I don't like the type of people)
Department/responsibilities
(service, development, etc.etc)
Salary
(just because you are getting started, don't sell your soul for some "experience" or "exposure".. field experts, including the new and fresh up and coming experts, should be paid a normal wage.. unless you live the in US.. ya shit out of luck.)
Pick courses that interest you, and try to find an employer that is aligned with your interests.
Make sure you have a create hobby besides this shit we call work :)
Yes, I'm paid for my work as process designer, but I do sysadmin work at the same time. Yes it's called being a Linux admin, but in at the same time I'm supposed to know (in depth) things like ldap, ansible, puppet, zabbix, nginx, apache, mysql, rsyslog, postfix, SIEM stuff, and so many other things.. aaaand fluency in bash is nice (zsh if you must, ksh if you are thing selfharm is cool :P), workable knowledge of python is very much appreciated.. but, mostly.. good communication skills.
You are worth the most if you are a walking contradiction willing to accept random definitions of what a linux admin/devops engineer might be that day. It's like asking for a full-stack developer that is an expert on front and backend and is able to verbally communicate on an alphabet-team level... it's ridiculous imnho.
Some choose to go by job to gain experience in new stuff (and perhaps specialize in it), like an ESB platform (btw.. IBM claims ESB is on the way out (not that explicitly, but they are pushing their own agenda)).. or AIX, or even specific things like SABRE or LH software like Lido.. and by now we are not even talking about Linux anymore, but specific aviation software used worldwide.
Getting experience running applications on a Linux/*NIX os gets you experience with the OS itself.
How about you are more interested in building the platform where us subjectmatter-specialists work on.. how about you expand your knowledge on what microservices can offer you, what Kubernetes actually means and how it's different from docker, and why that is factually different to a virtual machine.
Go and get yourself out there, and learn and laugh :)
devilkin@reddit
Learn ansible