DevOps Engineer
Bridges development and operations by designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and monitoring systems. Ensures reliable, scalable, and secure software delivery through automation and best practices.
34 tracked skills · 7 core
Full DevOps Engineer skill breakdownSite Reliability Engineer
Keeps large-scale systems fast, available, and observable. Applies software engineering to operations: automation, monitoring, incident management, and capacity planning.
22 tracked skills · 8 core
Full Site Reliability Engineer skill breakdownSalary snapshot
DevOps Engineer
$135,980/yr median
$82,460 – $214,670 (10th–90th percentile)
Source: O*NET OnLine (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) (SOC 15-1252.00, 2025)
Site Reliability Engineer
$135,980/yr median
$82,460 – $214,670 (10th–90th percentile)
Source: O*NET OnLine (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) (SOC 15-1252.00, 2025)
US market data (BLS/O*NET) — India-specific salary data coming soon.
13 skills both roles expect
These transfer directly if you switch between the two paths — but notice where the importance differs. Tap any skill to see why it matters.
| Skill | For DevOps Engineers | For Site Reliability Engineers |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Core | Core |
| Docker | Core | Important |
| Kubernetes | Core | Core |
| Terraform | Core | Important |
| AWS | Core | Important |
| Python | Important | Core |
| Problem-Solvingsoft | Important | Core |
| Incident Managementsoft | Important | Core |
| Bash | Important | Nice-to-have |
| Prometheus | Important | Important |
| Grafana | Important | Important |
| Load Balancing | Important | Nice-to-have |
| Go | Nice-to-have | Nice-to-have |
Where the paths diverge
The skills each role expects that the other doesn't — this is the real cost of choosing one path over the other.
Only DevOps Engineers need
21 skills, 2 of them core
Only Site Reliability Engineers need
9 skills, 3 of them core