What Lead SRE Jobs Ask For
Across 398 open Lead SRE postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, observability, automation.
Updated September 19, 2026
452 open Lead SRE postings. The percentages below are measured over the 398 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 75% |
| observability | 75% |
| automation | 73% |
| ci-cd | 57% |
| kubernetes | 54% |
| python | 54% |
| ai | 53% |
| aws | 47% |
| terraform | 46% |
| devops | 43% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 43% |
| grafana | 38% |
| azure | 37% |
| networking | 37% |
| prometheus | 32% |
| distributed-systems | 29% |
| java | 29% |
| gcp | 29% |
| splunk | 26% |
| linux | 26% |
| datadog | 25% |
| docker | 25% |
| bash | 21% |
| dynatrace | 20% |
| sdlc | 20% |
| jenkins | 20% |
| ansible | 18% |
| analytics | 18% |
| agile | 17% |
| cloud-native | 17% |
| github | 16% |
| spring | 14% |
| api | 14% |
| gitlab | 14% |
| microservices | 13% |
| opentelemetry | 13% |
| ecs | 12% |
| elk | 12% |
| postgresql | 11% |
| dotnet | 11% |
"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 452 open Lead SRE jobs →
Across all SRE levels
Most SRE postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 3,868
- automation 3,439
- python 3,082
- observability 3,009
- kubernetes 3,008
- ci-cd 2,623
- aws 2,596
- terraform 2,483
- infrastructure-as-code 2,305
- ai 2,291
- devops 2,144
- linux 2,097