DevOps engineers in legacy environments locked out of modern cloud-native roles
DevOps professionals with years of experience in older toolchains struggle to break into cloud-native roles because recruiters filter for recent hands-on production experience. Self-study does not substitute for production credibility in hiring pipelines. The gap between self-taught skills and employer expectations creates a structural career trap.
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