This is a beautiful presentation by Ayodele Seriki. To further answer Tolulope Oni, having knowledge of software development or system administration makes your life easier as a DevOps engineer. This does not mean you cannot become a DevOps engineer at entry level. It would only mean your learning curve would be steeper. Overall, I will recommend that you seize opportunities that comes your way to achieve your goal as there is no one-size-fit-all approach.
This is a beautiful presentation by Ayodele Seriki. To further answer Tolulope Oni, having knowledge of software development or system administration makes your life easier as a DevOps engineer. This does not mean you cannot become a DevOps engineer at entry level. It would only mean your learning curve would be steeper. Overall, I will recommend that you seize opportunities that comes your way to achieve your goal as there is no one-size-fit-all approach.