Modeled career paths · IT infrastructure

Where does a DevOps Engineer go next?

What employers are asking a DevOps Engineer for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path
Infrastructure Manager+27% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
64% of modeled moves out of DevOps Engineer go here
leadership branch95% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of IT+71% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
21% of modeled moves out of DevOps Engineer go here
leadership branch64% of modeled exits move upward from there
Senior Business Systems Engineer+54% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Business Systems Engineer. 5% joint modeled share
leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
Chief Information Officer+274% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 14% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Career pivot
Business Systems Engineer+20% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of DevOps Engineer go here
pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Security Engineer+16% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
7% of modeled moves out of DevOps Engineer go here
pivot91% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.

Where does a DevOps Engineer go next? · Startline