What C-level SRE Jobs Ask For
Across 43 open C-level SRE postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are python, automation, cloud.
Updated October 28, 2026
43 open C-level SRE postings. The percentages below are measured over the 43 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| python | 93% |
| automation | 88% |
| cloud | 84% |
| grafana | 81% |
| observability | 79% |
| kubernetes | 74% |
| ci-cd | 70% |
| distributed-systems | 67% |
| java | 67% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 63% |
| splunk | 60% |
| sre | 60% |
| aws | 58% |
| cloud-native | 53% |
| devops | 51% |
| prometheus | 51% |
| terraform | 49% |
| root-cause-analysis | 47% |
| dynatrace | 44% |
| networking | 44% |
| bash | 42% |
| linux | 42% |
| ai | 37% |
| docker | 37% |
| ansible | 35% |
| api | 35% |
| azure | 33% |
| datadog | 30% |
| appdynamics | 28% |
| containerization | 28% |
| gcp | 26% |
| machine-learning | 26% |
| microservices | 26% |
| analytics | 23% |
| nodejs | 21% |
| opentelemetry | 21% |
| unix | 19% |
| anomaly-detection | 16% |
| cloudformation | 16% |
| elk | 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 43 open C-level SRE jobs →
Across all SRE levels
Most SRE postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 2,175
- automation 1,914
- sre 1,840
- python 1,830
- observability 1,781
- kubernetes 1,702
- ci-cd 1,498
- terraform 1,495
- aws 1,426
- ai 1,404
- infrastructure-as-code 1,324
- networking 1,221