What C-level DevOps Jobs Ask For
Across 417 open C-level DevOps postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, automation, devops.
Updated November 3, 2026
448 open C-level DevOps postings. The percentages below are measured over the 417 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 69% |
| automation | 54% |
| devops | 53% |
| ci-cd | 50% |
| ai | 42% |
| aws | 40% |
| observability | 40% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 38% |
| kubernetes | 37% |
| python | 36% |
| terraform | 33% |
| azure | 31% |
| networking | 30% |
| linux | 25% |
| api | 24% |
| gcp | 23% |
| bash | 21% |
| sre | 21% |
| ansible | 20% |
| stakeholder-management | 17% |
| docker | 17% |
| cybersecurity | 17% |
| iam | 16% |
| root-cause-analysis | 16% |
| agentic-ai | 16% |
| vulnerability-management | 14% |
| cloud-native | 14% |
| github | 13% |
| git | 13% |
| gitlab | 13% |
| agile | 13% |
| analytics | 13% |
| machine-learning | 13% |
| saas | 12% |
| java | 11% |
| grafana | 11% |
| jenkins | 11% |
| llm | 10% |
| developer-experience | 10% |
| sql | 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 448 open C-level DevOps jobs →
Across all DevOps levels
Most DevOps postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 49,601
- devops 44,170
- ci-cd 40,902
- automation 32,250
- kubernetes 31,161
- aws 30,326
- terraform 28,322
- azure 28,086
- python 27,736
- infrastructure-as-code 27,726
- linux 26,712
- docker 21,675