Can you move from QA to DevOps without cloud certs?

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I’m in QA now and keep getting stuck.

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Stella Daniels 28 Jun 2026

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QA folks move over all the time without certs. The cert chase gets oversold. What gets you hired is proof you can automate, ship, and debug stuff when it breaks 🔧 Start with Linux, Git, shell scripting, Docker, then build one CI/CD pipeline and one deployable app. Show artifacts. Certs are decoration later.
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K. P. 16 Jun 2026

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Yes, I’ve seen people do it, and the certs were never the thing that got them in the door. What helped more was showing they could work with developers without acting like QA was the only “real” part of the pipeline, plus being handy with scripting, pipelines, and incident triage when stuff broke at 5 pm and everyone got quiet.
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D. S. 17 Jun 2026

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yep, u can - certs help, but they’re not the gatekeeper. Start with Linux basics, bash scripting, Git, Docker, then CI/CD in Jenkins or GitHub Actions, and maybe one cloud on a free tier while u build small deploy projects. QA folks already have test automation and release mindset, which maps pretty well to DevOps tbh.
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Accepted Answer · 2026-07-07T06:16:46+00:00

Yes, people do it all the time. Cloud certs are optional baggage - not a border checkpoint. Learn Linux, Bash, Git, Docker, and one CI pipeline; build 2-3 deploy demos and you have proof. QA already maps to release work if you stop waiting for permission.