[morepyplease]

Similarly I'd like to ask how to jump industries. I have 12 years in enterprise IT as a network and systems admin and the last 5 years I've been living and breathing powershell at work, developed several python/flask side projects (one full site with cc processing, coupon code checking with JS, email notifications, user registration, etc.). Learned to use git, developed my first published windows store app, and now continuing to learn c# for fun.

I find myself enjoying coding more and more each day and IT support less and less. But I "know" IT territory very well. From IT managers, to day in day out, to projects one cam expect. I live and breathe it. I feel out of my depths even applying or building a resume for a development job and have a family to support. What's the safest and best way to get my bearings and jump into a dev job?

Work is supportive of my advancement in coding, but its leveraged as a cheap way to automate processes.

[andymurd]

- Work is supportive of my advancement in coding, but its leveraged as a cheap way to automate processes

You are the magical "DevOps". Put that on your resume and wait for the offers to flood in. Just tell prospective employers that you want more "dev" than "ops".

[amalag]

As the other comments say, just call yourself a Devops person. It is for companies who want to automate sysadmin stuff in coordination with newer technologies like docker.