# How Platform Engineering Is Changing DevOps Roles

DevFeed: [How Platform Engineering Is Changing DevOps Roles](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/is-devops-dying-39673.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.gauravsarma.com/random/2025-11-09_is-devops-dying>)

Published: 2025-11-09T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Gaurav Sarma's Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/gaurav-sarma-s-blog.md>)

Topics: [DevOps](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/devops.md>), [Tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tooling.md>), [Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/automation.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>), [Monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/monitoring.md>), [SIEM, Security, Observability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/siem-security-observability.md>), [SD-WAN](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sd-wan.md>)

Tags: [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [ci-cd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci-cd.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [monitoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monitoring.md>), [platform](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/platform.md>), [sd-wan](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sd-wan.md>), [tooling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tooling.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that DevOps work has an unsettled scope and is shifting from manual operational tasks toward specialised platform and infrastructure engineering. It recommends developing expertise in a specific part of the process, such as database platforms, tooling, or automation.

## Source excerpt

Original Tweet - https://x. com/sarmag77/status/1987482331683140014 Back in 2019, I was in charge of hiring 5-6 engineers for a new team...