What C-level DevOps Jobs Ask For
Across 436 open C-level DevOps postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, devops, automation.
Updated October 17, 2026
462 open C-level DevOps postings. The percentages below are measured over the 436 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 73% |
| devops | 59% |
| automation | 58% |
| ci-cd | 55% |
| ai | 44% |
| observability | 43% |
| aws | 42% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 41% |
| kubernetes | 38% |
| azure | 37% |
| terraform | 33% |
| python | 32% |
| networking | 25% |
| api | 23% |
| gcp | 19% |
| linux | 19% |
| cloud-native | 19% |
| github | 17% |
| ansible | 17% |
| bash | 17% |
| developer-experience | 16% |
| agentic-ai | 16% |
| docker | 16% |
| root-cause-analysis | 16% |
| distributed-systems | 16% |
| agile | 15% |
| stakeholder-management | 15% |
| analytics | 14% |
| grafana | 14% |
| java | 14% |
| machine-learning | 14% |
| gitlab | 13% |
| microservices | 13% |
| git | 13% |
| jenkins | 12% |
| github-actions | 12% |
| helm | 11% |
| saas | 11% |
| argocd | 11% |
| eks | 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 462 open C-level DevOps jobs →
Across all DevOps levels
Most DevOps postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 46,605
- devops 43,869
- ci-cd 39,237
- automation 31,608
- kubernetes 29,797
- aws 28,060
- terraform 27,183
- infrastructure-as-code 26,733
- azure 25,874
- python 25,603
- linux 22,766
- docker 20,225