What C-level DevOps Jobs Ask For
Across 436 open C-level DevOps postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, devops, automation.
Updated September 18, 2026
487 open C-level DevOps postings. The percentages below are measured over the 436 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 72% |
| devops | 59% |
| automation | 58% |
| ci-cd | 54% |
| ai | 50% |
| kubernetes | 38% |
| observability | 38% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 36% |
| aws | 36% |
| azure | 35% |
| python | 33% |
| terraform | 30% |
| api | 22% |
| github | 21% |
| networking | 21% |
| docker | 20% |
| linux | 20% |
| cloud-native | 19% |
| gcp | 19% |
| bash | 18% |
| agile | 17% |
| grafana | 17% |
| ansible | 16% |
| microservices | 16% |
| prometheus | 15% |
| distributed-systems | 15% |
| gitlab | 15% |
| agentic-ai | 14% |
| machine-learning | 14% |
| java | 14% |
| analytics | 14% |
| jenkins | 13% |
| stakeholder-management | 13% |
| kafka | 13% |
| sql | 13% |
| jira | 12% |
| git | 11% |
| saas | 11% |
| llm | 11% |
| accessibility | 10% |
"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 487 open C-level DevOps jobs →
Across all DevOps levels
Most DevOps postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 49,070
- devops 48,232
- ci-cd 42,011
- kubernetes 32,866
- automation 31,739
- aws 30,244
- terraform 29,959
- infrastructure-as-code 28,330
- azure 27,735
- python 27,279
- linux 23,193
- docker 22,642