DevOps Engineer Resume:
Guide Expert & IA 2026

Aim for 1 page if you have under ~5 years of experience, and 2 pages if you lead platform initiatives or multiple migrations. Prioritize quantified outcomes (MTTR, deployment success rate, cost) over tool lists. A concise CV is easier to scan and usually performs better in ATS and recruiter reviews.

Use keywords that match the role: CI/CD, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Infrastructure as Code, AWS/Azure/GCP, GitOps, SRE, Linux, Prometheus, incident management, and secrets management. Place them naturally in Experience bullets with outcomes, not only in a Skills list, to increase ATS relevance and credibility.

For US-focused applications, skip the photo. For UK and many international contexts it’s optional, but not required for technical roles. When in doubt, prioritize clean formatting, clear section headings, and links to GitHub/LinkedIn. Hiring decisions should rely on impact and skills evidence, not appearance.

Use ranges and relative metrics: “reduced MTTR by 60%,” “cut build time from 22 to 11 minutes,” “improved availability from 99.5% to 99.9%,” or “saved ~€20–30k/month.” Avoid naming internal systems or sensitive architecture. You can also describe scale (services, clusters) without exposing customer data.

Choose one end-to-end project that demonstrates the workflow: a small app containerized with Docker, deployed to Kubernetes, provisioned via Terraform, and shipped through a CI/CD pipeline. Add observability (Prometheus/Grafana) and basic security (image scanning, secrets). Quantify results like build time reduction or deployment automation steps removed.

State rotation frequency and scope: “1 week every 6 weeks for a 24/7 platform,” then add outcomes: alerts reduced, faster detection, or MTTR improvements. Mention practices like postmortems, runbooks, and escalation policies. Keep it factual and measurable; on-call is a strong signal of production readiness and ownership.