My Journey Into Technology Through InSpec
summary
Claims a four-month path from no-dev background to cloud automation role by learning InSpec tests, publishing step-by-step tutorials on a Jekyll GitHub Pages site, and practicing with Test Kitchen and Chef remediations. Describes concrete tooling used: Visual Studio Code, terminal, Git/GitHub, CIS benchmark-based InSpec profiles, and an ARM→Terraform translation project that taught Azure. Emphasizes weekly paired mentorship, a diversity scholarship that led to hiring at 10th Magnitude, and focused specialization to move skills from “learning” into “mastered.”
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chapters (10)
- 0:00From film to technology
- 4:41The career pivot journey
- 9:18Getting started with InSpec
- 13:22The power of lending privilege
- 15:44Learning through doing
- 21:07Technical workflow mastery
- 26:08Sustainable skill building
- 28:31Joining 10th Magnitude
- 32:35Mentorship and future growth
- 36:13Q&A and concluding thoughts
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