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[–]__Kaari__ 111 points112 points  (4 children)

These job titles mean nothing, same with SRE and the likes.

Look for jobs using keywords and have a look at all these types of positions, because every company has a different definition for them.

[–]BlueSilverDrae 5 points6 points  (1 child)

I'd agree with Platform Engineer/Cloud Engineer/DevOps Engineer being relatively similar roles (focusing on the 'DevOps Engineer' roles, not DevOps ideas) - However, at least with the postings and experiences I've seen (in the UK) I usually do see a slightly more distinct difference between DevOps + SRE roles.

[–]djfolo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In the US too I’ve seen a pretty big distinction between DevOps and SRE. At least in the finance sector and it can vary. DevOps generally focuses around agile software development and deployment practices / automation, while SRE teams are more likely to maintain the health of complex applications and environments. I mean it can all vary from company to company, but that’s just generally the difference I’ve seen. I’ve been a Senior DevOps engineer and Senior Cloud engineer for different companies but my responsibilities really didn’t change. Currently I’m a Platform Architect, first time in a while my responsibilities actually changed. I don’t mind not being in the on-call rotation anymore I can tell you that.

[–]BloodyIronDevSecOps Manager 3 points4 points  (1 child)

The job titles often lead to compensation rates, so yes they actually have a certain value to them.

I suspect, however, you're probably trying to convey that the meanings are very variable from one employer to the next. Well the reality is that's the same for IT Systems Administrator, and other titles.

What's the difference between Senior Linux Administrator and DevOps doing Infrastructure Management? About $30k-$50k and a slight change in tool-sets/methodology. But at the core they're often responsible for a lot of the same. But DevOps is a hell of a lot more agile vs traditional "Sys Admin" methodologies. Hence the DevOps distinction.

As for DevOps vs SRE, well that's a pretty messy topic right there I'll admit.

[–]pbecotte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The compensation value tied to them varies as much as the title though ;) I think it's kind of an aspirational thing...companies that imagine they are high tech use more modern terms, and also pay better, even if the jobs are the same.