Career switch, measured
From DevOps Engineer to QA Engineer
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 42% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include CI/CD, Troubleshooting, Python, Git; the main skills to add are Manufacturing, Process improvement, Electrical engineering, Quality control.
42%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillDevOps EngineerQA Engineer
- CI/CD65%28%
- Troubleshooting34%41%
- Python62%28%
- Git45%19%
- Java13%13%
- Agile12%20%
- Linux40%10%
- Docker33%8%
Skills to add
Asked for often in QA Engineer postings, rarely in DevOps Engineer ones.
SkillDevOps EngineerQA Engineer
- Manufacturing5%30%
- Process improvement10%27%
- Electrical engineering–26%
- Quality control–25%
- PLC–23%
- SQL7%16%
- IT support–11%
- Mechanical engineering–10%
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