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Keep production systems running. Cloud infra + CI/CD + monitoring + incident response.

What they actually do

DevOps/SRE keeps systems reliable. Builds CI/CD pipelines, manages cloud infra (AWS/GCP/Azure), monitors + alerts, handles incidents, deploys + scales applications.

A typical day

• Maintain + tune CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, ArgoCD)
• Cloud infra (AWS/GCP/Azure) via Terraform
• Kubernetes cluster management
• On-call rotation + incident response
• Cost optimisation

How to become a DevOps / Site Reliability Engineer

1 viable paths.

• BTech CS/IT → DevOps role

  Some companies hire freshers; most prefer 1-2 year SDE → DevOps pivot.

Salary bands by experience

Indicative, wide bands — real salary depends on city, employer, performance. Pick the midpoint for planning. Sources: NASSCOM Indian IT salary report, Naukri JobSpeak, 7th Pay Commission tables, PayScale and AmbitionBox aggregates, official salary structures published by ministries.

• Fresher₹4 - ₹10 LPA
• 3-6 yr₹15 - ₹35 LPA
• Senior + Lead₹35 - ₹80 LPA

Career growth + employers

DevOps Engr → Sr DevOps → Lead → SRE Manager → Director Platform Engineering

Honest pros + cons

Demand outlook

Strong. Cloud adoption + Kubernetes proliferation expanding demand.

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Relevant exams

• JEE Main

Colleges on this route

• Engineering colleges →