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Why your next QA job might be in Ops - Ed Rousseau



How does QA fit into a DevOps CI/CD world? Is it even still relevant? This talk will show how a QA mindset can not only aid in the transition to DevOps but also contribute to continuous improvement in an established DevOps and Continuous Delivery practice. How does the QA role fit into a world of DevOps and Continuous Delivery? Is it still even relevant? This session will examine these question and propose ways in which a QA mindset contributes to a successful DevOps and Continuous Delivery practice.



Topics will include:



• A short history of software quality assurance: Waterfall - Agile - DevOps



• Definitions: What is QA anyway and what it isn’t. Who are we?



• Why QA and Ops traditionally have a complimentary mindset.



• Why a QA mindset is still relevant in a “Full-stack” “NoOps” world.



• What the quality implications are of "Infrastructure as Code"



• What changes about QA in a DevOps world? What skills are needed and what opportunities exist for QA minded individuals?



• Q&A about QA in a DevOps environment