u/Big_Builder_735

Hi everyone,

I’m currently a Cloud & DevOps intern at a healthtech startup, and as I’m getting deeper into my daily tasks, I’m trying to figure out if my workload is representative of the industry at large or if I’m essentially acting as a one-person infrastructure team.

For context, here is what I’m currently owning/managing:

• FinOps: Monitoring cloud consoles, managing API limits, and cost optimization.
• CI/CD: Maintaining pipelines across all codebases.
• IaC: Designing and updating the Terraform stack.
• Security: Managing secrets and I’ve recently automated our secrets rotation.
• Networking: Handling domain routing, DNS verification, and NGINX configurations for new feature releases.
• Infrastructure: General VM state management.
• DevSecOps (Current Project): Building an internal tool to automate SOC for packages to prevent faulty or malicious packages from hitting the codebase (moving from reactive to proactive).

My questions to the pros here:

1. Is this typical "DevOps" for a single person, or is this scope usually split across different roles (SRE, Security, FinOps) in your experience?
2. I’m enjoying the variety, but I worry about being a "jack of all trades, master of none." Should I be looking to specialize in one of these areas (like the security automation side) as I move toward a full-time role?
3. Also, apart from the above tasks, I have also worked on the main product's code base and have implemented a feature end-to-end that is currently being used in production, so how should I market myself when trying to switch roles?

I’d love some honest feedback on whether I’m on the right track or if I’m being spread too thin. Thanks!

p.s. I had to use AI to articulate my view, but this accurately describes my doubts.