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I want to start a career in IT

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12 families

Explore IT career fields

Twelve main families of IT jobs. Pick a field to browse its careers.

Software Development

Design and build applications, APIs and services.

20 careersExplore

Cloud, DevOps & SRE

Automation, CI/CD, reliability engineering and cloud platforms.

33 careersExplore

Cybersecurity

Detection, response, hardening and risk reduction.

17 careersExplore

IT Support

First contact with users, incident triage and daily troubleshooting.

19 careersExplore

Systems & Infrastructure

Build and administer servers, storage and virtualisation.

15 careersExplore

IT Operations & Production

Keep production platforms running, monitored and stable 24/7.

27 careersExplore

Data & AI

Pipelines, modelling and turning raw data into products.

26 careersExplore

Database

Performance, backups, high availability and data integrity.

14 careersExplore

Networks

Routing, switching, firewalls and connectivity design.

14 careersExplore

IT Project Management

Planning, budget, stakeholders and delivery.

7 careersExplore

IT Service Management

ITIL processes: incident, problem, change, configuration and availability.

11 careersExplore

IT Leadership

Team, domain and department leadership across IT.

31 careersExplore

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Tell us where you are and where you want to go. We compare the skills of both roles and build your transition plan.

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Popular IT careers

The roles most people research first.

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IT Operations & Production

Monitoring Specialist

Expert in monitoring tooling, dashboards and alert quality.

Education: Bac+3 · Bac+5
Coding: Medium
Experience: Senior
Technical level

Next:Observability EngineerSite Reliability EngineerPlatform Engineer

IT Support Technician

Handles user support end to end, on site and remotely, including devices and access.

Education: Bac · Bac+2 · Bac+3
Coding: Low
Experience: Junior
Technical level

Next:Level 2 Support EngineerWindows System AdministratorLinux System Administrator

Cloud, DevOps & SRE

Junior Cloud Engineer

Builds and operates basic cloud workloads under guidance.

Education: Bac+3 · Bac+5
Coding: Medium
Experience: Junior
Technical level

Next:Cloud EngineerDevOps EngineerCloud Operations Engineer

Cloud, DevOps & SRE

Site Reliability Engineer

Engineers reliability with SLO, automation and data instead of manual firefighting.

Education: Bac+3 · Bac+5
Coding: High
Experience: Senior
Technical level

Next:Platform EngineerCloud ArchitectSenior DevOps Engineer

Cloud, DevOps & SRE

DevOps Engineer

Automates build, deployment and operations so teams ship faster and safer.

Education: Bac+2 · Bac+3 · Bac+5
Coding: High
Experience: Intermediate
Technical level

Next:Senior DevOps EngineerSite Reliability EngineerPlatform Engineer

IT Operations & Production

Production Engineer

Guarantees that applications run reliably in production: monitoring, changes, incidents, automation.

Education: Bac+2 · Bac+3 · Bac+5
Coding: Medium
Experience: Intermediate
Technical level

Next:Senior Production EngineerDevOps EngineerSite Reliability Engineer

Learning paths

Popular roadmaps

Step-by-step learning paths toward a target role.

Helpdesk Technician → Windows System Administrator

A realistic transition from Helpdesk Technician to Windows System Administrator: transferable skills, the gaps to close, a step-by-step learning plan and alternative routes. Estimated skill overlap 18%. Difficulty: Medium.

7 steps9 to 13 months

Linux System Administrator → DevOps Engineer

A realistic transition from Linux System Administrator to DevOps Engineer: transferable skills, the gaps to close, a step-by-step learning plan and alternative routes. Estimated skill overlap 27%. Difficulty: Medium.

6 steps9 to 13 months

Production Engineer → Site Reliability Engineer

A realistic transition from Production Engineer to Site Reliability Engineer: transferable skills, the gaps to close, a step-by-step learning plan and alternative routes. Estimated skill overlap 42%. Difficulty: Hard.

6 steps16 to 20 months

Backend Developer → DevOps Engineer

A realistic transition from Backend Developer to DevOps Engineer: transferable skills, the gaps to close, a step-by-step learning plan and alternative routes. Estimated skill overlap 26%. Difficulty: Medium.

7 steps9 to 13 months

Network Administrator → Cloud Network Engineer

A realistic transition from Network Administrator to Cloud Network Engineer: transferable skills, the gaps to close, a step-by-step learning plan and alternative routes. Estimated skill overlap 9%. Difficulty: Hard.

7 steps16 to 20 months

Linux System Administrator → Cloud Engineer

A realistic transition from Linux System Administrator to Cloud Engineer: transferable skills, the gaps to close, a step-by-step learning plan and alternative routes. Estimated skill overlap 42%. Difficulty: Medium.

7 steps9 to 13 months

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How it works

Example career journey

One common trajectory, from the first ticket to platform engineering.

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Resources

Latest career guides

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Career Guides

Long-form guides explaining what each IT job really looks like day to day.

—What a production engineer actually does all day
—Support, operations, DevOps: how the roles differ

Certifications

Which certifications help, when they help, and when they do not.

—Linux: LPIC vs RHCSA
—Cloud: choosing between AWS, Azure and GCP

Technical Skills

Focused practice plans for the skills that unlock the next role.

—30 Linux commands you should know by heart
—Learning SQL for production analysis

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