How to become a devOps engineer
Official title: DevOps engineer
Also called: Development operations engineer
DevOps engineer is responsible for the design and implementation of applications’ build, release, deployment and configuration activities, and is a team member for the agile development process. He/she develops Proof-of-Concepts to evaluate feasibility of the software application and tools for the development team, and develops suitable application and tools. He/she determines specifications and features for the next iteration of software application development based on user needs and feedback, continuously integrates code changes, and conducts various automated testing to ensure the software application remains functional. He/she also performs continuous deployment through automating the deployment process, and manages the releases of software application versions and features.
Main tasks
- Designing and developing computer software, web, multimedia and games systems
- Developing and directing software testing and validation procedures
- Modifying existing software to correct errors, to adapt it to new hardware or to upgrade interfaces and improve performance
- Assessing, developing, upgrading and documenting maintenance procedures for software, web, multimedia and games applications
Ways in
- University: Engineering degrees, Offered by 4 universities in Singapore
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Software developer
- Web/Mobile applications developer
- Multimedia-games developer/designer
- Interaction designer
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Questions people ask
How do I become a devOps engineer?
Ways in include: Engineering degrees.
Will AI change the work of a devOps engineer?
Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026