Career Transition: From DevOps to Solutions Engineering - A Personal Journey
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Summary
A DevOps engineer shares their personal journey transitioning from a 5-year DevSecOps career in financial services to becoming a Solutions Engineer at Infisical. The article explores the motivations behind the career change, the differences between the two roles, what was missing in DevOps work, and who might benefit from making a similar transition. It's a reflective piece about finding greater fulfillment through customer-facing work and broader business impact.
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· 5 pulledI was good at DevOps. This isn't a story about escaping a job I hated.
But somewhere around year four, something shifted. The work didn't change. I did.
After five years, I made a change that surprised everyone who knew me: I left for a sales-adjacent role.
Today, I'm one year into working as a Solutions Engineer at Infisical, and I want to share what I've learned.
I think there are other DevOps engineers out there who might be feeling the same way.
After 5 years in DevOps, I moved into Solutions Engineering. Here’s what I was missing, what changed, and who this path might be for.
