DevOps Engineer
Make it fast and safe for teams to ship software, with automated testing, deployment and monitoring.
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- Typical pay
- €40k–€78k
- Usual education
- Degree or apprenticeship
- Outlook
- High demand across European product companies.
A day in the life
Fix a broken build pipeline, add alerts for a new service, run a post-incident review, and script away a manual job.
Ways in
- Software role then specialisation
- Apprenticeship
- Certifications and home lab projects
What to study at 16
The subjects you choose for the final years of secondary school can shape which degrees, exams and careers are easiest to reach. This is about choosing courses, not choosing a school.
Spain
Bachillerato de Ciencias y Tecnología
Portugal
Ciências e Tecnologias
France
Bac général — spécialités
Germany
Oberstufe — Leistungskurse
Italy
Liceo scientifico
Netherlands
Profiel Natuur & Techniek
Skills that matter
Best courses to take
The study routes that lead most directly into this career.
BSc Computer Science
Programming, algorithms, systems and theory — the widest door into tech.
Core programming and systems knowledge.
Helpful school subjects: Maths, Computer science, Physics
Cloud Computing Certification (AWS/Azure/GCP)
Short, industry-recognised training in cloud infrastructure and deployment.
Hands-on with the platforms you will run.
Helpful school subjects: IT, Networking