What C-level SRE Jobs Ask For
Across 91 open C-level SRE postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are automation, observability, cloud.
Updated November 3, 2026
91 open C-level SRE postings. The percentages below are measured over the 91 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| automation | 84% |
| observability | 80% |
| cloud | 77% |
| sre | 74% |
| python | 68% |
| kubernetes | 63% |
| grafana | 58% |
| ci-cd | 56% |
| aws | 51% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 51% |
| splunk | 46% |
| distributed-systems | 44% |
| prometheus | 38% |
| terraform | 38% |
| devops | 37% |
| java | 37% |
| linux | 36% |
| ai | 34% |
| networking | 34% |
| root-cause-analysis | 33% |
| bash | 32% |
| cloud-native | 30% |
| dynatrace | 27% |
| ansible | 24% |
| azure | 23% |
| api | 21% |
| datadog | 20% |
| machine-learning | 20% |
| microservices | 20% |
| analytics | 19% |
| appdynamics | 19% |
| gcp | 18% |
| elk | 16% |
| stakeholder-management | 16% |
| docker | 15% |
| itil | 15% |
| opentelemetry | 15% |
| anomaly-detection | 14% |
| data-pipelines | 14% |
| sql | 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 91 open C-level SRE jobs →
Across all SRE levels
Most SRE postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 4,441
- sre 4,036
- automation 3,948
- python 3,822
- observability 3,720
- kubernetes 3,612
- ci-cd 3,319
- terraform 3,008
- aws 2,999
- infrastructure-as-code 2,733
- ai 2,628
- devops 2,461