[christopherslee]

On the bright side, I think that a good CI/CD process is really important, and not a lot of devs have a good understanding of that part of the product. They just write code and "throw it over the wall." I find that having working devops knowledge is an important aspect of understanding a complete product architecture.

On the other hand, is it possible you're doing something wrong on the front end that they are trying to get you out of that area? Maybe they find you are a valuable contributor, just not where you want to be?

I think you should just have a candid discussion with your manager. If they can't accommodate you, it's a pretty good job market out there. Maybe you've just had some bad luck.