Career switch, measured
From Systems Administrator to DevOps Engineer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 55% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Linux, Python, Azure, Troubleshooting; the main skills to add are Kubernetes, Git, Docker, Google Cloud.
55%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillSystems AdministratorDevOps Engineer
- Linux39%40%
- Python35%62%
- Azure26%35%
- Troubleshooting61%34%
- AWS27%65%
- Terraform14%55%
- Network administration34%11%
- CI/CD14%65%
Skills to add
Asked for often in DevOps Engineer postings, rarely in Systems Administrator ones.
SkillSystems AdministratorDevOps Engineer
- Kubernetes10%71%
- Git11%45%
- Docker8%33%
- Google Cloud11%31%
- Budgeting–17%
- Data visualization5%17%
- Postgres–14%
- Java–13%
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