What Senior DevOps Jobs Ask For
Across 51 open Senior DevOps postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, ci-cd, infrastructure-as-code.
Updated October 18, 2026
52 open Senior DevOps postings. The percentages below are measured over the 51 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 84% |
| ci-cd | 75% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 75% |
| terraform | 69% |
| kubernetes | 67% |
| ai | 63% |
| python | 63% |
| observability | 57% |
| automation | 53% |
| devops | 53% |
| aws | 51% |
| gcp | 35% |
| azure | 33% |
| docker | 29% |
| github | 29% |
| iam | 29% |
| bash | 27% |
| linux | 25% |
| ansible | 24% |
| github-actions | 24% |
| api | 22% |
| networking | 22% |
| prometheus | 22% |
| developer-experience | 20% |
| grafana | 20% |
| machine-learning | 20% |
| eks | 18% |
| helm | 18% |
| gitlab | 16% |
| gitops | 16% |
| java | 16% |
| saas | 16% |
| agentic-ai | 14% |
| cloud-native | 14% |
| llm | 14% |
| agile | 12% |
| datadog | 12% |
| iso-27001 | 12% |
| postgresql | 12% |
| powershell | 12% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
Browse 52 open Senior DevOps jobs →
Across all DevOps levels
Most DevOps postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 147
- ci-cd 104
- kubernetes 102
- terraform 98
- infrastructure-as-code 97
- python 89
- devops 86
- aws 80
- ai 76
- linux 70
- azure 70
- automation 66