Cybersecurity Analyst vs DevOps Engineer (SRE)

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Pay

Cybersecurity Analyst

$138,700 typical, a year

Most Cybersecurity Analysts earn $112,500 to $162,000 a year.

From 1,527 postings that list pay

3,573 open jobs now

Cybersecurity Analyst salaries Cybersecurity Analyst jobs

DevOps Engineer

$172,500 typical, a year

Most SREs earn $145,500 to $200,300 a year.

From 337 postings that list pay

857 open jobs now

DevOps Engineer salaries DevOps Engineer jobs

SREs typically earn about $33,800 more a year than Cybersecurity Analysts.

What each one does

Cybersecurity Analyst

  • Monitor security systems and alerts to identify suspicious behavior and potential threats.
  • Investigate and respond to cybersecurity incidents and security events.
  • Conduct vulnerability assessments and scans to identify security weaknesses.
  • Remediate security vulnerabilities and apply necessary patches.
  • Collaborate with IT teams and stakeholders to implement security controls.
  • Document security incidents, investigations, and response actions.

Summed up from 30 job postings

DevOps Engineer

  • Build and maintain infrastructure as code using tools like Terraform and Ansible.
  • Design and operate Kubernetes clusters to run containerized applications.
  • Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate software deployment processes.
  • Monitor system performance and troubleshoot infrastructure issues to ensure reliability.
  • Support cloud infrastructure platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Implement security controls and manage access for cloud and container environments.

Summed up from 30 job postings

Skills employers ask for

Cybersecurity Analyst

More common in Cybersecurity Analyst postings

  • Cybersecurity 5 in 10 postings
  • CISSP 4 in 10 postings
  • NIST 3 in 10 postings
  • Vulnerability Management 3 in 10 postings
  • SIEM 3 in 10 postings
  • Risk Management 3 in 10 postings
  • Incident Management 2 in 10 postings
  • Bachelor's Degree 2 in 10 postings
  • Information Security 2 in 10 postings
  • Security & Compliance 2 in 10 postings

DevOps Engineer

More common in SRE postings

  • Kubernetes 7 in 10 postings
  • CI/CD 6 in 10 postings
  • Terraform 6 in 10 postings
  • AWS 5 in 10 postings
  • Python 4 in 10 postings
  • Infrastructure as Code 4 in 10 postings
  • DevOps 4 in 10 postings
  • Ansible 3 in 10 postings
  • Observability 3 in 10 postings
  • Linux 3 in 10 postings

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