Breaking into DevOps in 2026 looks different. Entry-level roles are shrinking, AI can handle a lot of the grunt work, and platform engineering is raising the bar.🎯 In this episode of This Dev Life, you will learn:

• Why junior DevOps roles are disappearing
• The skills AI cannot replace: architecture thinking, communication, incident leadership
• What to learn (concepts first, tools second)
• How to build a portfolio that proves real capability
• A simple 90-day plan to break into DevOps

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• Modern Cloud Engineer Roadmap - https://rebrand.ly/modern-cloud-engin...
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🧠 Key concepts:AI in DevOps, platform engineering, architecture thinking, portfolio building, strategic networking

Rizel Scarlett is a Staff Developer Advocate at TBD, Block's newest business unit. With a diverse background spanning GitHub, startups, and non-profit organizations, Rizel has cultivated a passion for utilizing emerging technologies to champion equity within the tech industry. She moonlights as an Advisor at G{Code} House, an organization aimed at teaching women of color and non-binary people of color to code. Rizel believes in leveraging vulnerability, honesty, and kindness as means to educate early-career developers.In today's episode, we have the pleasure of hosting Rizel Scarlett as our guest. You can find Rizel on https://twitter.com/blackgirlbytes.

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