What C-level SRE Jobs Ask For
Across 74 open C-level SRE postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are automation, cloud, observability.
Updated September 19, 2026
79 open C-level SRE postings. The percentages below are measured over the 74 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| automation | 81% |
| cloud | 80% |
| observability | 70% |
| python | 62% |
| aws | 55% |
| grafana | 54% |
| ci-cd | 53% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 51% |
| kubernetes | 50% |
| terraform | 47% |
| splunk | 46% |
| java | 45% |
| linux | 42% |
| distributed-systems | 41% |
| prometheus | 41% |
| azure | 39% |
| devops | 39% |
| ansible | 36% |
| bash | 36% |
| networking | 36% |
| gcp | 32% |
| dynatrace | 28% |
| cloud-native | 24% |
| docker | 24% |
| agile | 20% |
| datadog | 20% |
| ai | 19% |
| jenkins | 18% |
| cloudformation | 16% |
| cloudwatch | 16% |
| microservices | 16% |
| elk | 15% |
| unix | 15% |
| containerization | 14% |
| api | 12% |
| opentelemetry | 12% |
| analytics | 11% |
| gitlab | 11% |
| saas | 11% |
| machine-learning | 9% |
"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 79 open C-level SRE jobs →
Across all SRE levels
Most SRE postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 3,864
- automation 3,436
- python 3,082
- kubernetes 3,007
- observability 3,006
- ci-cd 2,624
- aws 2,595
- terraform 2,482
- infrastructure-as-code 2,306
- ai 2,289
- devops 2,146
- linux 2,096