What is a site reliability engineer?

A Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) in DevOps is a professional who combines software engineering and IT operations expertise to ensure that systems are reliable, scalable, and efficient. SREs use automation, monitoring, and robust processes to maintain high service uptime and performance. They collaborate closely with development and operations teams to bridge the gap between software development and system administration. Their responsibilities may include incident response, capacity planning, infrastructure management, and continuous improvement of deployment pipelines.