DevOps Engineers streamline software development and deployment by automating processes and fostering collaboration between development and operations teams. They use tools like Jenkins, Docker, and Kubernetes to manage infrastructure as code, ensuring efficient and reliable software releases.

• Key Responsibilities: Automating build and deployment pipelines, managing cloud infrastructure, monitoring system performance, and ensuring security.
• Skills Required: Cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP), CI/CD pipelines, scripting (Python, Bash), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and configuration management (Ansible, Chef).
• Why it's Similar: DevOps builds upon deployment principles, expanding to encompass the entire software lifecycle.