DevOps Engineer Review

It could be remediating azure policies to supporting other teams on Azure/Jira permissions. Depending on the team, we also work on CI/CD tools from Jenkins, ADO, and GitHub Actions. We also manage IaC and release changes to the clients. It varies greatly from team to team and what you want to focus on. There is a GCP team as well. There's an opportunity to get exposure to GCP tools such as Kubernetes Engine.

It is challenging and overwhelming if you never had any previous experience in this field, but if you take each day at a time, it will slowly but surely make sense. I improved my cloud skills (Azure, AWS) and some scripting as well (Python, Bash Shell). You will also get tasks outside of your comfort zone.

Sometimes it feels like the programme doesn't cater to the needs of the business. However, if you take a broad look, it helps you expose yourself to different tools and be a versatile DevOps engineer. It's about your mindset and how you apply yourself at work. At the end of the day, you make your experience.

It is structured. Though, the reading material is hard to read. I really think they could add more examples and explain why it works the way it works. We have a monthly workshop followed a 1-hour review the next week. It can be challenging to absorb all the info from each reading. Time management is a key skill, it's hard to master.

In terms of apprenticeship, you will get a monthly checkup from your mentor and can have a weekly call with a tutor in case you need help for your project. At work, you initially have a buddy to get onboarded, then it is about how you can make those key connections. The culture in our team is quite helpful, but it is advisable to have a couple of close colleagues who will be there for you. That's down to your social skills. You will also have a performance manager who will review your annual performance. However, the culture from team to team varies, so you will have more helpful colleagues or less helpful because they are also very busy with work. Overall, the support is very good.

There is a plethora of training available at your disposal. They really take into account your professional development. They also organise technical workshops. However, some of these workshops can be badly run due to technical issues e.g. setup, internet connection. The idea is there, but the execution needs to be more smooth. The GCP workshops run by Google are fantastic. The in-house workshops are average at best. They provide you with training platforms, so you can learn whenever you have some free time.

It's a 50/50 at the moment because what they teach us doesn't necessarily translate to the work we're doing. However, all the materials are still very useful because we are improving our technical capabilities and problem-solving skills. I think we can only judge the programme once we completed it and can see the bigger picture once we walked the path.

There are social activities every month. The biggest ones are the summer party, onboarding party, and Christmas party. It is nice to meet some colleagues in real life and you will be good friends with some of them, but not all of them. It is just the nature of work and down to your social skills. If you attend the socials, you will meet more people and make friends.

Yes

Great company to work for. They really care about your work-life balance (at least in CloudOps). We are serious about work and quite relaxed at the same time. There are plenty of volunteering opportunities as well if you're into it. I would say that it is down to your attitude and how you approach each day. You shape your own experience.

Genuinely adhere to the core values. If you can show that you can demonstrate KPMG's core values, then you are already halfway there. They want to see if you're a good fit for the long term and not wanting a brand on your resume. Passion and commitment to KPMG.