Is a COMPTIA certification worth it? IT Salaries in South Africa I DevOps Engineer Salary S02 EP05
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- Is getting a Comptia certification worth it in South Africa? How much do DevOps engineers earn? How much can I earn as a systems administrator with an A+ and N+ Certifications? Is it difficult to get a job in tech without a degree? That's what we are discussing in this video with Julian Kriel, who is a DevOps Engineer with over 10 years of experience in the IT industry. He's been a DevOps for 6 years and started off as a systems administrator.
He also shares how much he is earning per month as DevOps, we also touch on white privilege and how you can develop yourself within the IT space!
Platform mentioned on this video:
www.offerzen.com
*Disclaimer *
Julian is sharing his personal experience and does not represent the entire IT industry.
You can contact me for business or share your payslip here, xaba.bonisile@gmail.com. I would also like to hear from you if you would like to share your own career journey with us.
#devops #liferesetwithboni #bonixaba #itjobs #techindustry
Time Stamp:
00:00 What is a DevOps Engineer?
02:52 Is coding required in DevOps?
04:41 Why not a Comp Science degree?
06:44 CompTIA cortication costs and duration
08:13 Working in cloud engineering and security engineering.
10:35 Are CompTIA certifications worth it in south Africa?
11:16 Finding his first job as a system administrator.
13:41 Getting certified advantages and thoughts on degrees.
16:54 Systems Administrator Salary
17:14 How long did it take him to get certified and costs
22:19 Getting into tech with Maths Lit
25:16 Dev Ops Engineer Salary
26:39 IT Industry Career tips
32:08 A platform to look for IT jobs you look for jobs
Hi guys! Thanks for stopping by, I encourage you to watch most of the video to get the tea but here is your time stamp:
Please like and share the video if you found value!
00:00 What is a DevOps Engineer?
02:52 Is coding required in DevOps?
04:41 Why not a Comp Science degree?
06:44 CompTIA cortication costs and duration
08:13 Working in cloud engineering and security engineering.
10:35 Are CompTIA certifications worth it in south Africa?
11:16 Finding his first job as a system administrator.
13:41 Getting certified advantages and thoughts on degrees.
16:54 Systems Administrator Salary
17:14 How long did it take him to get certified and costs
22:19 Getting into tech with Maths Lit
25:16 Dev Ops Engineer Salary
26:39 IT Industry Career tips
32:08 A platform to look for IT jobs you look for jobs
*Disclaimer * Julian is sharing his personal journey and does not represent the entire IT industry.
great content Boni. 7 years ago I was a cleaner...now I am finishing my software development diploma in June and today I started my cyber security certification classes on the side.
Where did you get the diploma?
This is great news. Please keep us updated!.
@@seetsamolapo5600 Boston City Campus
@@seetsamolapo5600 am with Boston City Campus
Wonderful. All the best!
Hi Boni, lovely episode.
Julian is 100% correct, a large majority of IT professionals don’t end up working as what they studied for, our realm is forever evolving and we adapt and find ourselves in other amazing spheres within the IT realm.
I started out with my CompTia A+ N+ Security+ Server+ and I’ve worked as Helpdesk to IT Procurement to Server admin to network engineer and now currently working as a IT Manager
Hi Blessing, Thank you for your insights !!! At least the youngsters have an opportunity to learn from you by utilizing this platform.
How long did it take for you to acquire your certificates ? And how many years did it take you to be an IT manager?
I enjoy more of this type of content because it gives us an actual insight into one's career, giving us guidance in the process, thanks!
You are welcome
Great content, wishing you a million subscribers soon!
Ah I receive, thank you.
Really great of Julian to give of his time, god bless his career man
IT seems like its the ONE ...🙌
He will be back for part two!!!
IT’S FINALLY HERE!! 🔥🔥🔥DevOps is the Future!!!
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Julian is a great and calm guys! Thank you a million Julian. 😊
😊
No thank you
Very informative video Boni.
Thumbs up Julian for sharing.
Glad you liked it!
This interview has had a huge impact in my career decision because im currently looking for a career to take on as i just matriculated this year...hopefully I'll be sending my payslip soon😅
🙏🙏🙏
Looking forward to seeing it
Wow what an interview thank you Boni and Julian 🙏🏾🙏🏾
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Wow, this was so informative, you asked excellent questions and Julian’s insights in the IT space and his journey was insightful. You both rock ❤
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very great video. watching all the way from namibia. this video gave me that push i needed to stay focused and finish my certifications
You got this!
boni and julian, the growth i received from this. thank you
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Very very helpful guys Thanks Boni
👌
Brilliant interview 👏
Thank you!
Guys all sectors are outsouced to IT companies only few internal IT are left, IT companies doesn't care about your degree they need u to fix problem and know certain application or skills set that will help them to deliver a solution to those contracted clients remember IT companies have tender and to keep this tenders rolling they have to persue people who will hit ground running ask me will tell u more
Everyone outsources in IT. Some outsource more than others. I believe even those tech companies such as Accenture, Dimensional data, etc at some point they outsource. The question is now why these outsourcing life cycles? In my opinion the learning process for new technologies may be too lengthy or costly to achieve or deliver some services. Thus, they have to outsource somewhere else and concurrently learn or be trained on how to use these tools.
You'll find even some jobs minimum education requirement is Grade 12. As long as you know the tool it's fine. Salary 40 K - 50 K.
Please tell me more, I am just a beginner, started studying Kubernetes Developer. Online with KodeKloud
I love Julian maan, his so honest and real.
Listen to this guy. His advice is the real deal. Thank you Boni and Julian
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Hello Boni great interview and content. I am from CompTIA South Africa and i am going to share your YT channel with our training partners and students studying with us. This is excellent career information!
Hi, thank you! Hope to work with you in the future.😊
Hi Boni, thank you for the informative interview. IT is a future.
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I really liked the interview and I can share Julian's sentiments. I am also a software engineer but I don't have a degree however, my journey was slightly different.
I am actually a self taught web developer. I used to study computer enginerring at Tuks but got dismissed but by then I had started a web development business, leaving Tuks meant I didnt have acccess to clientelle anymore but what it meant was that when an opportunity came to interview for an internship at an IT company, I already had a proven body of work.
That is how I got my first job. Its been six years now and thinks can only get better
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Thank you, Bonnie, for creating such an informative video. You are doing a great job for South Africans. Information Technology (IT) is the future, especially with the rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) impacting the world significantly.
Thank you 😊🙏
Thanks for the great content 👍
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Thanx boni the last question was the cherry on top
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A very Interesting Video Boni thanks again
I'm currently doing Cyber security certificates(threat management) with cisco and thia video is really helpful thanks a lot
You are welcome! CIsCo is excellent too, all the best!
We really need more conversations and forums like this, it would be a great help.
Is it the one online?
just came across your channel and i love it. wish i knew you sooner
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Looking forward to it!
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@@liferesetwithboni was great !
thank you for the interview and for not gate keeping.
Really enjoyed this. ❤
Thank you👏
Wow very refreshing and informative interview 🙏
Glad you liked it!
Thank you so much for this episode, he dropped so much solid advice, feeling very inspired.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for always asking relevant questions
For an example? 😂😂😂
@@liferesetwithboni Getting certificate with experience and getting Degree without experience.
Great interview! I’m currently working as a Systems Administrator, cloud Sys Admin next!
Fantastic!
Sis Boni, your content is really informative. You are changing lives, we love you and we will keep supporting you❤. Wishing that one day you reach a million subscribers and this channel becomes the career hub of Africa💯
Ah thank you, I receive 🙏
Cannot wait for Boni to be famous! Can see it now " Boni Institute of Learning "
Good interview 🔥
This one is my favorite Bonii
Cos white people can spill the tea with no consequences 🤣🤣🤣kidding
mine too
Informational indeed
❤what a helpful content
Thank you
Great content Boni and Julian, very insightful thank you. Can you please get someone in the Data Science/Analytics/Engineering, Machine Learning space also just ask them similar type of questions and for them to just break down that Data Space career which is currently growing… 😂😂and of cause not forgetting those payslips
The data analyst was due this week, but I struggled to record the episode. My app is just not working , I dont know what's happening, I'm still trying to find a solution.
Notification Bell On!
Yeah!!!
Great works by Boni and this is one of the best interviews I've enjoyed and loved the most with Julian Kriel
Amen, siyabonga!
Glad you enjoyed it
Hi, @@juliankriel599
Can you please share a list of Certifications you have done to come to the DevOps point? Thank you
I am a DevOps Engineer and this was very interesting
Very happy individual. I am touch positively by this guy, currently pursuing CompTIA ITF + google IT support then I will do CompTIA A+ later this year. I will then go for N+ and Security.
This was very informative to me...thank you
You are more than welcome, Kabelo, I hope you are subscribed to the channel.
@@liferesetwithboni of course
Love your content
🥰
Thanks for this. It was my comment on Tik Tok that questioned the qualifications he had(Jaws Bhengu).
Glad he agreed to come for the interview.
Ah great!!! 👌🤭I delivered ne, I said I will.
This is was educational as always. Thank you Boni and Julian.
The comptia certifications exams start from +R1200
Thank you!
Thanks!
Where can I register for the comptia A+ exams
Great interview @Julian and @Boni, I found it very informative and helpful since I’m breaking into the IT space as a 3x Salesforce certified Developer.
Hey can you kindly share a link… I really need to do this as soon as possible
Please keep it going
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Hi Boni I love your show please keep it up. Please try to get someone who did
Bachelor of Arts in Development Studies. I am currently a first year student at unisa and a bit sceptical about it
That would be hard to find, what are you hoping to do after the degree?
I am a graduate with that degree from Unisa as well. It’s hard to find yourself as a community development practitioner. You need to work in government/NGOs first with an internship! Believe me there are lot of us there by LinkedIn having a hard time. But our journeys are not the same you might complete that degree, find an internship right away then get that job after completion!
He said if you have a problem, probably 10 people have have the problem and there's articles on how to fix it. That's not the first time I hear that. I heard that when I was researching Data analytics and the guy assured that any problem you have someone have had them and there are solutions which is amazing.
While I was doing my degree, I'd practice InDesign and Photoshop and check CZcams for more tricks and solutions.
In a nutshell, I agree with that statement
Absolutely 💯
my first job in my early 20's in the year 2002 was with Barclays Bank as an unpaids clerk
and my salary was £12000 pa
my first graduate job also in my early 20's was with a company from the USA by the name Level 3 Communications
my start salary as an associate manager was about £24000 PA plus bonus
Morning! Thanks for sharing! Please give us your educational background.
offerzen is dope and you get what you want
Nice!
No stress no nonsense just money
Thanks for the great content Boni.A question for Julian Kriel, What cert do you have, and how long did it take you to get a position in DevOps.Thanks again.
Hello, Julian will be coming back for part 2, where we will discuss a roadmap for Dev Ops. Stay tuned to this channel, and it will be dropping in the next 3 weeks or so.
I like the Julian presents the whole Devops and I am inspired .. can I have a conversation with him, perhaps, like mentoring me
DevOps all the way 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
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Hi Boni…
I’ve recently completed my diploma in Cybersecurity through Alison institute. I don’t have any experience to build my profile. I don’t really know which step to take from here. Can Julian please advise on what I can do to build my profile?
He will come back to it!
Notification check ✔️
Nazo!
Is your company hiring Julian? I currently work as a Software Tester, but I really want to venture into DevOps.
Hey Boni great content, if you can may you please have someone thay has written comptia on thier own without the help of institutions 🙏🏿
Maybe they will answer your question.
Hi, I have and I can say it's not so easy also comptia has requirements in points and it's not like 50% I think when you convert the points you need to get above 80% for your exam. It's not impossible but it needs hard work. The app that you can pay a little extra and get access to is helpful in understanding but the tests on the website don't reflect the exam so don't memorise, learn to understand.
@@tinafrance4001 thanks
@tinafrance4001 thank you so much
May Julian please suggest websites we can learn DevOps on currently, Maybe a few suggestions. Thanks for the plug! You’re doing the Lords work
Great! He will come back to it.
Yes please or give a roadmap towards how to learn devops
Try using a prompt similar to this on ChatGPT "How does one become a DevOps Engineer without a CS degree? Map a practical pathway including the exact hands on skills required and how to build on them"
Do cloud certificates either AWS or Azure they have DevOps certificates but start with fundamental then do linux cause DevOps has lots of linux
Yes
Hello! I just wanted to ask, so you got your comptia A+ and Network + to get your first job, did you have to build a portfolio to get your next job that demonstrated more of your network skills?
Yes you need to
Hi @Julian would you advice doing AWS certifications l finished my degree in Applications Development last year
He will come back to it.
Yeap AWS is the best even Azure cause other companies use AWS others use Azure( Microsoft) so do research on which you like but AWS is expensive but i love it and Azure prices are reasonable
Hi Julian. I have a web development certificate and a diploma in business analysis. I've been lacking employment. How can i better my chances of employment?😅
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Just finished watching the interview and I would kindly like to ask one question. What metrics should we use when we choose a salary in offerzen in order to avoid choosing a salary too low or perhaps high? Especially if you are new to the industry.
I don't know but I'm sure Julian and other professionals can assist you. All the best. 👌
Look at the market but never settle for "average" we are not here for average lives.
You know the saying if you shoot for the moon and miss you're still in space amongst the stars?
I set my number (on the higher end of market salary ) in one case I set my salary range at 35% more than I was earning, after the interview process they came back with a number that was equal to about 24-26%. Was obviously more than happy to accept.
Be bold. but be worth it too.
Do research on what the company does and try figure out what their tech stack would be so when you get to that interview that number you set is justified.
Look at the market but never settle for "average" we are not here for average lives.
You know the saying if you shoot for the moon and miss you're still in space amongst the stars?
I set my number (on the higher end of market salary ) in one case I set my salary range at 35% more than I was earning, after the interview process they came back with a number that was equal to about 24-26%. Was obviously more than happy to accept.
Be bold. but be worth it too.
Do research on what the company does and try figure out what their tech stack would be so when you get to that interview that number you set is justified.
Thank you sis Boni
Thank you
Does Julian work remotely or is it office work ..what Advice would he have for an undecided beginner in tech and which field would he recommend to take part in
He works remotely.
I love Sis B's question on "How was your maths" 😂😂😂 yoooh shem
It's compulsory🤣🤣🤣 Everyone gets that question.
Hi boni, thank you for this interview. Do you perhaps know the best institution in SA where one can learn DevOps and become Comptia+ certified?
I'm currently studying with IT Academy (online)in Capetown
I'll leave it to the professionals to answer.
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IT Academy is 👌 I also did my A+ N+ and CCNA at IT academy, and im from Namubia
You can do CompTIA certificate at boston also but mostly people who do that works as technical support or network engineer.
With DevOps its more cloud you need certificate from AWS or Azure and with AWS its 300$
Hi guys ,I really enjoyed this video. I have NQF Level 3, well I can say incomplete NQF Level 4 in (IT and Computer Sciences) and also studying CompTIA A+ and N+ online, but I am struggling to find exam centers in Pretoria, Any idea where I can register for CompTIA exams?
Lastly which line of work I can maybe consider with my NQF Level 3 while I'm still studying CompTIA certificates?
I have heard that in Boston college you can write the comptia exams but I am not sure.
Thank you , I'll check it out@@sim4909
There are a lot of exam centers in PTA Boston media house, CTU training solutions, etc Google them
I wonder who are the finance stakeholders that Julian needs to manage and what are some of the examples that they would require from him?
He will repond.
I will be honest, I am not entirely sure I understand good sir
Like you mentioned that you deal with finance professionals, so would those be like finance directors? And what do they ask you to do in terms of finance software
I been researching since last year for exam centers for comptia A+,n+ no luck
Please share any locations where can i find one around Pretoria 🙏 i really really need it to kick start my career 🙏
boston offers the exams
@@QhaweSznthose are practice exams
Nope @thami5211 you can write your exam at Boston
You can do it online with onvue
Try ikworx IT academy in PTA
Hi,sis can you share which college your brother went to
ITCA
what other platforms are there to look for employment in digital marketing, besides offerzen?
I don't know.
Where can one get this certificate? (Course material and exam)
Google Comptia certifications.
Yaah Offer Zen is good but if you dont meet their requirements they decline and give you like a month or 3 to gather more experience or information then you can apply again
I think that's fair. 😊😍
@@liferesetwithboni It is cause its a good plartform
Hi Julian and Boni.
Julian I am a developer looking to branch out into a DevOps role. What certification would you be pursuing right now to learn the necessary skills and validate these skills to the market?
He will come back to it.
Check AWS or Azure certificates
@@preciousmokgoebo7606 I have. Already have 2 AWS certs
Thank you for this, I'm actually in a personal journey to go into Tech/Cybersecurity and currently doing entry level Cybersecurity course via ISC2 which is Free for now because they want to teach 1 million people around the world and I believe there is going to be a fee going forward and also I'm trying to gather funds to go write an exam for Comptia Security +.
🙏🙏🙏amazing stuff!
also doing the same ISC2
Do Google cyber security after CC. It's also free if you can you can finish within a month. That will will prep you for sec+ exam. I took the same path and passed sec+ with ease
thank you for the Great video, i am 34 years old and unemployed , I did my MCSA and MSCE and i want to Restart my IT Career Again i would like to go for cloud Computing. looking at how Competitive The IT World Is, will my age be a disadvantage going forward? thanks once again.
Not at all.
Age is just a gvt number ...go for it
I’m curious about where can I study DevOps Engineering and how much & long is that course???? Also what kind of background must I have????
We will have a follow-up video.
Landmarks Technology
Once you have the A+ & N+ certificate. For someone with no experience is it hard to get into the field ? Or where do you start cause companies always want experience ! Or do they train you first in the IT space?
IT Support, my brother got it with no prior work experience.
Let’s let Boni find a spot in a schedule so we can cover this too 😉
Is it a remote@@liferesetwithboni
Damn that's a huge salary
In IT, I think how much you train by getting certificates, collaborate in open source projects is important. I work for a research institute (government), most folks there got PhDs, Masters but us who are in IT fields( Developers, Cloud...) are the only ones with either National Diploma or Bsc Computer Science. The reason being in IT you need to prove what you know and getting people with a Master, PhD in Computer science is not always easy and they are very costly.
The degree is is important though.
Me, after my Bsc Comp science, I went the certification road.
Heavy on the projects! I always see youngsters saying, "But I have this degree in Apps Dev or IT, but I can't find a job.
@@liferesetwithboni, most of them have degree but don't understand what they studied. 2 weeks back I was interviewing a candidate who had a overall of 79% for his degree with 17 qualifications out of 30 modules he had but couldn't answer basic questions such as:" In simple term, explain what's an operating system? Or what is Semaphore? What's Deadlock?" I asked him to write a simple program(either in C, C++, C#,Java or Python.... We have goods computers with all IDE dedicated for interviews only) with comments but failed to write. I won't mention the name of the institution he was coming from but that was so disappointing. So degree does not necessarily mean that one has knowledge
Degrees are very important, just mainly want to let people know it is possible to start in tech without one though. Can always get it later once you start but best to start earning and learning.
😢😢😢 dem this is good salary range 😅😅😅 can you please 🙏🏿 get people with SAP certification please and how much do they earn public and private sector
I think I've done one on tik tok. I'll look for it.
Important question ,
Does a dev job work remotely or in office ? In your case do you work remotely?
He works remotely
100% remote
Depends with Company
Where did he study for these certificates
Hhaw, we mentioned it in the video, nje .
At 24:48, he's talking about an aptitude test.
Mmmm I'm not sure
How do I find an intern job after graduating Comptia A+
I don't know.
ICT: business analysis is it still good?
I would like to believe so! But I'm not an expert!
Very good, remember thats where all the work starts.
Where is the link Boni 😢plz
Description box..its there and let me know if you can't see it.
Which certifications did you do to land your first DevOps job? And what advice would you give someone wanting to venture into DevOps?
We will have part two but Julian will also respond to your comments.
I believe he said A+ N+ and experience
@kingshabba3983 no wr are bringing part 2
Turn on notifications, its recorded already
The day I have kids I'm putting them in this, spend about 3-10k on certification rather than Varsity spending about 150-200k in total of 4 years fees plus rent, food, etc.
It is the better way
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What companies are medium size, examples?
Derivco, to me, is a medium-sized company! But I'll let the IT professionals give you other examples.
After watching this interview again I could have specified a bit more, any of the big players that hire in mass.
Some big companies do it right. An example of one would be Digioutsoure or takealot.
AWS pays really really well but they want a pound of flesh for it aka you will be working non stop from 8-5.
But places like Capitec, FNB etc you more than likely want to avoid.
SevenC computing in Jozi is an awesome place to work too. They care about the staff.
Look into Offerzen as a first approach, I cannot promote that platform enough.
Is the A+ certification even worth getting if you have no experience in IT?
Any certification is worth it.
I will always say get a degree, specialize and get a certification and get experience.
Do simulated projects, create a portfolio.
You can get a certification first but somewhere in your career go get that degree.
Maybe you didn't understand the context of the video, we are talking to people who didn't get an opportunity to do a degree and not saying those who can get degrees to stop getting degrees. The video is showing people what they can do with their certificates. It's not a " don't waste your time with a degree" type of video.
@@liferesetwithboni l got the context very well ma'am. So many variables stated in the video. Im picking my own angle here. Hence lm saying along the way if one has a chance go for a degree..unless if one is content being at entry level, or juniour management. Bcos definitely if a degreed person with a certification shows up; that soul is going for top level management..that's a fact.
his Linkedin profile🤲please
👍he will see this comment, Mina I dint have it.
Where can one do the certification online?
Google , there is a few places .
Google , there is a few places .
Whats the roadmap for devOps , and which direction should we learn and which certs would u suggest we complerte if we want a career in devOps
Okay
@joshuajooste5571 learn programming language, then infrastructure, containers,cloud then some CI/CD tools
My personal choice roadmap
Python
Linux
Aws/azure
Azure devop services
Splunk
Kurbenets
@@Ghetto_childthat's perfect money is knocking there
The degree is important though. The big corporates need the degree even in IT. IT in the big corporates is definitely not career suicide in IT
Hello! All noted 😊
I actually reflected on that statement after I re-heard it watching the interview.
I agree with you to a point, however there are some who cannot afford to start a degree or simply do not know that they can get the IT ball rolling without a degree.
That is where I want to dig in. For the people who are lost or don't know what to do, lets show them a way to make some money while they figure things out. thanks for the response
If you work for a start up you will change your mind
Yes, comptia certifications are worth it, 100% even for me as a black person.
🙏🙏🙏
Not me telling you let’s circle back to the first point then starting the second and forgetting coming back to the first 😂😂
Ja ne 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for sharing your background. I find it quite intriguing. I hold a degree in Information Technology and am certified in AWS CCP, CompTIA A, and Security +. Despite these qualifications, breaking into the tech industry has proven challenging. I have experience in customer service , Could you kindly recommend any agencies that assist job seekers in the tech field, my end goal is to some day work in cloud security.
@@MrLebohangksearch for network recruitment
Offerzen is a great place to start @@MrLebohangk
@@MrLebohangk Can you kindly share where you attained those certs & which ones you started with. Some sort of roadmap.