Recruitment, especially in tech, is seriously hard work. Even just for one new team member. Listing a job, sifting through applicants, interviewing them, re-interviewing the best, negotiating an offer… It’s a lot. Imagine going through all of that, finally hiring a candidate, and waiting for their start date to arrive – only to discover that they’re totally wrong for the job, and completely at odds with your company values.

Many businesses start working with Jira because it can offer fantastic benefits for quality of work as well as productivity. This is a very powerful tool that can be extremely useful in its ability to be deployed by a wide range of organisations while being adaptable to their individual needs; it is highly flexible. However, for all of its benefits, working in Jira can be intimidating and overwhelming.

It’s a big industry, software. There’s a lot of money to be made, and a lot of fun and satisfaction to be had. With skills in DevOps, you’ll always be in demand – as a freelancer, or as an employee. But DevOps isn’t for everyone, and it’s certainly not an easy ride. Let’s look at what it takes to practise DevOps, and how to become a DevOps engineer.