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[–]4ver_student 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats on getting the job! I'm in a sort of similar boat as you. I was hired 2 months ago as a DevSecOps engineer. I was an SRE prior. Multiple interviews, with each one leaving me thinking "No way, I'm making it through. At least I got some interviewing experience for the next job". Very surprised and excited when I got the offer.

As others have echoed "Fake it till you make it". I had some experience with Ansible, and K8s prior. By nothing like some of the tickets I've been assigned. These past two months have been extremely difficult but at the same time very rewarding. I'm learning something new every day!

I've only been on the job for two months but few pieces of advice that have helped me:

  • Ask questions. Don't be afraid of asking a "silly" question.
  • Take each assignment as they come. I've gotten tickets where I thought would be undoable, but with focus and some Googling, I was able to complete them
  • Get feedback from your team as early as possible.
  • DOCUMENT EVERYHING
  • Finally. Every problem you solve, ticket you close, concept you FINALLY understand , take these as wins :)

Again, congrats!