CareerForge track
DevOps Engineering
Master the tools that keep production running
Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, CI/CD, GitOps, observability. The complete DevOps stack for UK tech teams.
Who this is for
IT support, systems, or engineering candidates moving into delivery-focused infrastructure roles.
Why this track exists
This track is about becoming credible on CI/CD, containers, infrastructure automation, and production delivery.
What you'll actually do
A typical week in this role.
- Build and maintain the CI/CD pipelines that ship code to production safely, many times a day.
- Automate infrastructure with Terraform so environments are repeatable, not hand-built.
- Package and run applications in containers on Kubernetes, across AWS or Azure.
- Set up monitoring and alerting — and automate away the repetitive manual toil.
Skills you'll master
The toolkit that gets you hired.
You won't learn these in isolation — every lesson connects to real projects, your CV, and interview practice for this exact role.
Your career path
Where this role can take you
Typical UK progression and salary — roles you can land include DevOps Engineer, Platform Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer.
Junior / Entry
£30k – £45k
Support the pipeline, learn the tooling, ship small changes with guidance.
Mid-level
£55k – £70k
Own delivery for whole services — pipelines, infra-as-code, deployments end to end.
Senior
£75k – £95k+
Design the delivery architecture, own reliability, mentor the team. London & contract pay more.
Indicative UK ranges (advertised medians); London and contract roles typically pay more.
Your future in this role
Is this career future-proof?
One of the most in-demand infrastructure roles in the UK — every company shipping software needs people who can deliver it safely.
The AI question, answered honestly
AI copilots now write a lot of the boilerplate — and that's good news for you. It means the value has moved to the judgement AI can't fake: designing systems that don't fall over, owning the incident when they do, and knowing what “production-ready” truly means. That's exactly the layer we train you for. The bar is higher than it was five years ago — and with the right training and a coach in your corner, you can absolutely clear it.
This is exactly what CareerForge trains you for — with a personal trainer who stays with you until you land the role.
Programme structure
- 3-month minimum commitment
- Structured track modules and lesson packs
- CV updates and application support inside the same workflow
- Live mock interviews tied to package entitlement
- Review history and post-session notes
Your dedicated trainer
Alex
Calm and methodical DevOps expert with 10+ years in UK infrastructure teams.
One person who stays with you — keeping your lessons, applications and interview prep on the same path, and your morale up, until you land the role.
Ready to move into the devops engineering lane?
Apply once and let the track, trainer context, applications, and interview prep stay connected.