What Junior SRE Jobs Ask For
Across 49 open Junior SRE postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are python, cloud, automation.
Updated September 27, 2026
49 open Junior SRE postings. The percentages below are measured over the 49 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| python | 80% |
| cloud | 76% |
| automation | 73% |
| linux | 59% |
| observability | 59% |
| devops | 53% |
| networking | 53% |
| grafana | 51% |
| kubernetes | 51% |
| prometheus | 51% |
| terraform | 47% |
| aws | 41% |
| git | 37% |
| ai | 35% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 35% |
| bash | 33% |
| azure | 31% |
| ci-cd | 31% |
| docker | 31% |
| gcp | 24% |
| java | 22% |
| dns | 20% |
| root-cause-analysis | 20% |
| github | 18% |
| itil | 18% |
| ansible | 16% |
| containerization | 16% |
| github-actions | 16% |
| gitops | 16% |
| jenkins | 16% |
| opentelemetry | 16% |
| cloud-native | 14% |
| serverless | 14% |
| sql | 14% |
| distributed-systems | 12% |
| gitlab | 12% |
| mysql | 12% |
| unix | 12% |
| agile | 10% |
| argocd | 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 49 open Junior SRE jobs →
Across all SRE levels
Most SRE postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 3,809
- automation 3,411
- python 3,138
- observability 3,000
- kubernetes 3,000
- ci-cd 2,648
- aws 2,573
- terraform 2,538
- infrastructure-as-code 2,351
- ai 2,290
- devops 2,169
- linux 2,129