What C-level DevOps Jobs Ask For
Across 154 open C-level DevOps postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, automation, observability.
Updated October 28, 2026
154 open C-level DevOps postings. The percentages below are measured over the 154 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 66% |
| automation | 53% |
| observability | 46% |
| ai | 44% |
| devops | 44% |
| ci-cd | 44% |
| kubernetes | 42% |
| python | 39% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 35% |
| aws | 32% |
| networking | 32% |
| disaster-recovery | 29% |
| api | 28% |
| azure | 27% |
| terraform | 25% |
| linux | 23% |
| sre | 21% |
| agentic-ai | 19% |
| docker | 19% |
| root-cause-analysis | 19% |
| iam | 18% |
| java | 18% |
| analytics | 17% |
| bash | 17% |
| stakeholder-management | 17% |
| ansible | 16% |
| cloud-native | 16% |
| machine-learning | 16% |
| sql | 16% |
| cybersecurity | 15% |
| llm | 15% |
| developer-experience | 14% |
| gcp | 13% |
| vulnerability-management | 13% |
| agile | 12% |
| distributed-systems | 12% |
| github | 12% |
| devsecops | 11% |
| grafana | 11% |
| kafka | 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 154 open C-level DevOps jobs →
Across all DevOps levels
Most DevOps postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 13,746
- ci-cd 8,986
- automation 8,904
- devops 8,271
- linux 8,120
- python 8,063
- aws 7,754
- kubernetes 7,726
- infrastructure-as-code 7,436
- azure 7,141
- terraform 7,130
- ai 6,963