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

• Key Responsibilities: Automating build and deployment pipelines, managing cloud infrastructure, monitoring system performance, and ensuring security.
• Skills Required: Strong understanding of Linux, scripting languages (Python, Bash), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and configuration management tools (Ansible, Chef).
• Why it's similar: Both roles involve monitoring systems and ensuring their reliability, but DevOps focuses more on automation and infrastructure management.