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The typical path is deepening Terraform and policy-as-code skills on top of existing CI/CD and cloud experience, since most infrastructure-automation roles are filled by DevOps engineers who take ownership of shared IaC modules rather than by fresh hires new to cloud.
Yes, it's one of the more commonly requested credentials in job postings for this role and signals depth beyond basic scripting, though employers still weigh a portfolio of real modules and CI/CD integration work just as heavily.