What Middle SRE Jobs Ask For
Across 36 open Middle SRE postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, ci-cd, observability.
Updated September 20, 2026
37 open Middle SRE postings. The percentages below are measured over the 36 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 86% |
| ci-cd | 72% |
| observability | 69% |
| python | 69% |
| devops | 67% |
| automation | 64% |
| kubernetes | 64% |
| linux | 64% |
| bash | 50% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 47% |
| terraform | 44% |
| aws | 42% |
| networking | 42% |
| docker | 39% |
| elk | 36% |
| ai | 31% |
| azure | 31% |
| grafana | 31% |
| agile | 28% |
| analytics | 28% |
| ansible | 28% |
| datadog | 28% |
| postgresql | 28% |
| elasticsearch | 25% |
| gcp | 25% |
| typescript | 25% |
| ubuntu | 25% |
| data-ingestion | 22% |
| itar | 22% |
| kibana | 22% |
| logstash | 22% |
| prometheus | 22% |
| rhel | 22% |
| distributed-systems | 19% |
| jenkins | 19% |
| kafka | 19% |
| github | 17% |
| java | 17% |
| opentelemetry | 17% |
| iam | 14% |
"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 37 open Middle SRE jobs →
Across all SRE levels
Most SRE postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 3,748
- automation 3,357
- python 3,030
- kubernetes 2,943
- observability 2,924
- ci-cd 2,558
- aws 2,528
- terraform 2,428
- infrastructure-as-code 2,256
- ai 2,233
- devops 2,086
- linux 2,053