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I remember my conversation with the Head of Technology: it turned out that our views on the importance of DevOps were compatible. We both could see that the best companies in the industry were already implementing it, which meant that our clients would also start doing that soon \u2013 and that they would start asking us about DevOps too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
And that\u2019s what happened.\u00a0Large and stable companies that are our clients at Future Processing know what DevOps is about<\/strong>, they understand this approach and they want to use it. They can see that DevOps translates into better results. <\/p>\n\n\n\nThe DORA reports show a statistically proven correlation between the success of an organisation and the use of DevOps best practices. And our clients believe in numbers.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aleks<\/strong>: The DevOps career path is definitely development-oriented. Every day, we are faced with a number of challenges and we need to acquire new skills to solve them.\u00a0There are special professional development programmes at Future Processing. You can learn technologies that are becoming more popular and sought after by clients. <\/p>\n\n\n\nI was part of a programme like that when I worked in my previous team. I received a specified amount of time to develop towards DevOps: I got a learning package and the support of other, more experienced DevOps specialists.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adam<\/strong>: Self-learning packages are designed so that after completing a course, you can onboard a project as soon as possible and do something useful with the know-how you\u2019ve just obtained. Another opportunity is mentoring, like I\u2019ve mentioned earlier. Every new person that enters the area of DevOps is assigned a mentor \u2013 together, they define their future development path<\/strong>.\u00a0At Future Processing, there is a separate department that deals with learning and development: FPAcademy<\/strong>. Of course, we cooperate with this department as trainers. <\/p>\n\n\n\nRecently, we\u2019ve talked about a course on Kubernetes, because we see that there\u2019s a growing need for learning about it, not only among DevOps but also among developers. This is a grassroot initiative supported by the FPAcademy department.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Is being a DevOps expert just about technical skills? What traits should a good DevOps engineer have, in your opinion?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\nAleks<\/strong>: Technical skills are a must. You don\u2019t become a DevOps at the junior level. This role is addressed to persons with technical expertise: mostly, they\u2019re developers and QAs who have experience with code.\u00a0As far as soft skills are concerned, what matters most here is the ability to convey your vision and convince the team to it. <\/p>\n\n\n\nYou need your communication skills. As a DevOps, I need to be able to communicate with the client: to get my ideas through and present a given solution as the best option.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adam<\/strong>: Soft skills are very concrete skills, in fact. The ability to sell your ideas (the power of persuasion) is really important in this respect. Moreover, you need to be able to communicate your ideas and values and their purpose. Also, you should understand the processes that take place in your organisation: the processes of software development, deployment, and maintenance. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAll of that comes with practice.\u00a0That\u2019s why we seek people with experience \u2013 people who have seen a number of bugs and breakdowns and can tell interesting stories about them.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To wrap this up, tell us what you like most about your work at Future Processing.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\nJarek<\/strong>: It\u2019s definitely the atmosphere. Adam and I worked in many companies previously and we do appreciate the atmosphere at Future Processing. The happiness of the employees being part of the corporate mission is not an empty slogan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Adam<\/strong>: I\u2019m immensely impressed with the evolution that has taken place at Future Processing since the moment I joined the team. From a large, disorganised business, Future Processing has turned into and even larger but perfectly organised company, which has preserved its culture and the values lying at its core. <\/p>\n\n\n\nJarek<\/strong>: The management board have been determined to make sure that the changes do not interfere with the fundamental values of the company. We run regular research (e.g. the yearly \u201cHappy Team\u201d<\/strong> study) which helps in measuring the employees\u2019 attitudes and analysing carefully how the changes introduced recently influence them. If necessary, we change the direction; if the study confirms that the changes are right, we move on. <\/p>\n\n\n\nAnd that\u2019s what I find amazing: that the \u201csoft\u201d aspects, such as happiness and unique culture, are measured using special models and nurtured even deeper based on them. This is a combination of heart and mind. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n
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