Technology

DevOps Engineer

Based on 36 assessments

39% Moderate risk

Average realistic automation risk across all DevOps Engineer profiles in the dataset.

Raw potential
84%
Realistic risk
39%
Research benchmark ?
68%

Raw potential = I/O automation ceiling. Realistic risk = adjusted for informal knowledge and social context. Research benchmark: Eloundou et al. (2023)

Distribution across 36 profiles. Middle half of DevOps Engineers score between 37% and 41%.

0% 50% 100%
p10 · 35%
45% · p90
On-screen work 85%

Done entirely on a computer. High AI exposure — these tasks are already in the automation zone.

In-person + screen 15%

Physical sensing, digital output — e.g. interviewing someone then writing a report. Partially protected.

Computer + action 0%

Computer input, real-world output — needs someone to act on it, not just software.

Fully in-person 0%

No computer required. Furthest from automation — the strongest human advantage.

3 synthetic profiles for a DevOps Engineer, ordered by automation exposure. Tab between them to see how task mix drives the score difference.

Task Time Type Exposure
Collaborating with development teams to debug application issues, optimize performance, and ensure smooth deployments
deep expertise
33% AD 11%
Monitoring system performance, logs, and metrics (e.g., using Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack) to identify and troubleshoot issues in real-time
deep expertise social element
23% DD 28%
Designing, implementing, and managing CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) to automate build, test, and deployment processes
16% DD 52%
Writing and maintaining infrastructure-as-code (IaC) scripts (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation) to automate cloud resource provisioning and management
16% DD 53%
Managing and configuring cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) including networking, security, and scaling resources based on demand
7% DD 54%
Creating and maintaining documentation for infrastructure, deployment processes, and incident response procedures
2% DD 50%
Responding to on-call incidents, diagnosing root causes, and implementing fixes or workarounds to restore service
deep expertise
1% DD 17%

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