We all keep hearing about and participating in automation discussions/designs and implementations and Im trying to get a grasp at where we might be in 5 years in the enterprise. Automation is becoming easier and more modular every single day and the biggest front runners continue to show up more on job postings. My thought is that in five years we will have architects and automation engineers and that is it. The hardware installation is already extremely generic and a high schooler can configure a router and switch by powering it on and connecting the mgmt interface for automated remote config via a cellular connected opengear.
How do we position ourselves to be relevant in 5 to 10 years? Id consider myself a route/switch/datacenter specialist and Im just now starting to focus on automation tools like ansible and python. Is it a lost cause, should I be looking for a new job 100% focused ok automation even if I have to take a pay-cut to do it? Im worried those who are not automation experts won’t make it unless you are an architect in your enterprise with the ability to focus on driving automation system development without automation low level skills.
Other than python/ansible/git, what cloud systems should I be focusing in on?
https://gomindsight.com/insights/blog/what-automation-means-for-the-future-of-network-engineering/
https://thinqtanklearning.com/blog/the-future-of-network-engineers/
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