u/No-Aide-5801

Question for all the platform or devops engineers out there.

I got laid off earlier this year have have been job hunting for almost 5 months now. My last title was platforms admin and where I owned a SaaD data platform on Azure. The scope of my job didn't have Terraform, Ansible k8s, or modern observability tools like Dynatrace. I have experience deploying docker containers using docker swarm.

I am not sure how to stand out. I don't see any new job postings or recruiters reaching out to me anymore. I have interviewed at half a dozen companies, reaching final rounds but no offers

Can someone help me make sense of this. I was a productive and competitive employee up until now. But not sure what's cracking up now?

Should i shift gears and try a different role? If yes, what would be more in demand Data engineer or Ai engineer.

What is the best way to learn and be interview ready?

Hi all, I'm currently interviewing for a role at HNTB's Kansas City office and wanted to get a sense of day to day life there before my next round.

A few things I'm curious about:

Is the general expectation an in office 9 to 5, or do some teams support a hybrid schedule?

For roles that include on call support, what has that actually looked like in practice? How often does it get invoked, and is there a rotation that keeps it manageable?

Overall, how would you describe the pace and culture? I want to go in with realistic expectations and ask good questions during my interview.

Really appreciate any insight, thanks in advance!