The Many Faces of SRE: An In-Depth Look at the Various Archetypes

2024-02-21

If you have been in the IT industry for some time, you would have come across the term SRE (Site Reliability Engineering). It was made popular by Google, and many companies have adopted the model.

Alex Ewerlof outlines on his blog the 4 archetypes SREs are grouped into, with an explanation of each role.

• Admin

• Firefighter

• Toolsmith

• Architect

This outline is a great resource to share with your team or to get an understanding on how others see the SRE role.