Hey Steve!
I think the role that you’re thinking of is something similar to our DX Engineer role.
I love career advice questions btw and this one in particular as someone that was having the exact same thoughts in the past before landing my first DX / Community gig. So thrilled to see this here 
I wrote this blog post a couple of years back when I landed my first role in this space. Might be helpful for you to reference! Here are other posts I’ve written that are related to this career path that may be helpful:
- Celebrating 2 years at Gitpod 🎈 | a blog by Pawlean
- My community building mistakes | a blog by Pawlean
- Navigating layoffs | a blog by Pawlean
My portfolio is also a resource I share with folks to give them an idea of what the “path” could look like. I say “could” because it’s not the only way to get in the space, there’s so many stories out there of people pivoting in all sorts of weird and wonderful ways.
My advice whenever someone asks this is literally just practice. Keep shipping. You’ll get better!
Let me know if you’ve got any follow-up questions! And thanks again for starting the discussion. I hope others can also jump in!