Nigeria to UK: From Civil Engineer to Lead DevSecOps in Under a Year
Isreal, a civil engineering grad from Nigeria, chased a UK master’s degree only to face an expiring visa and zero IT experience. Working night shifts in retail to pay rent, he dove into an intensive 9-month DevOps bootcamp, ditched scattered online courses, and nailed the exact interview questions that got him hired.
Key Takeaways for Aspiring Career-Changers
- Bet on yourself: structured learning beats random tutorials
- Prep hardcore for interviews (get those exact questions)
- Negotiate like a pro—he scored 25% more on two offers
- Keep leveling up: now he’s a Lead DevSecOps Engineer in cybersecurity!
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