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A recent report<\/a> by LinkedIn has revealed that the \u201cDevOps engineer\u201d is the most in-demand, heavily recruited job on the site and that the sky-high demand for employees in this role is set to continue this year.<\/p>\n

In fact, according to the report, the top three most hired-for jobs are in technology: DevOps engineer, enterprise account executive, and front-end engineer. This shows just how extensively digital disruption is affecting the international employment landscape.<\/p>\n

However, whilst DevOps is firmly in the business zeitgeist, the job title can be somewhat vague and the responsibilities of the role can differ from company to company. Indeed, some engineers argue that \u201cDevOps\u201d is more of a company-wide culture or mindset rather than a single job and that DevOps engineers\u2019 responsibilities can overlap with other types of engineers, such as site reliability experts.<\/p>\n

Tackling the pace of change<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u201cChange is the only constant\u201d; this well-worn phrase has special significance for developers. The role of the DevOps engineer is constantly morphing, and as enterprises are increasingly pressured to move quickly, developers are finding themselves taking on more responsibility than ever before.<\/p>\n

Indeed, this need for speed is a driving force behind many of the changes we\u2019ve seen in software development, and most importantly in the creation of the DevOps function. Where testers, developers and quality assurance (QA) teams once had distinctly different jobs to do, the functions are quickly merging and streamlined DevOps teams are now tasked both with making apps and services and ensuring they are of the highest quality.<\/p>\n

The job has also become increasingly complex. For example, continuous testing<\/a> for digital now calls for the capability to deal with and leverage mobile and progressive web, augmented and virtual reality and artificial intelligence. And as the pace of change marches on, this ability to flex with new developments is crucial.<\/p>\n

But what is the secret to dealing with new tech innovations, while breaking down silos and bridging the gap between development and operations teams? And what are the key skills<\/a> that developers need to make this happen?<\/p>\n

Leadership<\/strong><\/h3>\n

At Perfecto<\/a>, we believe the most successful DevOps teams (particularly those who are striving to reach test automation maturity) are able to ask themselves – and answer – the following simple questions:<\/p>\n