I'm currently in my last semester of my 2 year diploma program in computer programming, I aspire to be a Backend Software Engineer or Devops Engineer. 

I understand that the job market right now is disgustingly bad, so I've been applying to adjacent roles like IT support and system administration, so that I can later transfer into the SWE. I currently have an interview in March for a systems administrator role within the Canadian federal government. 

For those who have worked within systems administration how was it transferring over to software development/devops? Any tips? Any tips for the job interview what I should know and except?