I would say, in pre-CC (pre-claude-code), this might seem like a daunting task for average DevOps engineers. But in post-CC, there is just no excuse to fret from such challenges.

EDIT: lol - I am getting downvoted for suggesting some DevOps engineers will actually be ready to take on tasks that were previously more intimidating. I really hope those folks are from the never-coding-agent camp. When I refer to. reliance on CC or Codex, I meant being engaged at a wholesome level with AI -- not blindly one-shotting solutions. This means having the patience to understand the complexity of the system, the criticality of its downtime in the overall architecture (in this case it's the k8s controller), ability to learn the codebase, using the right MCPs to delve into all the details needed for testing changes locally etc). These are system-level skills and barely overlaps with just coding skills.