What Middle SRE Jobs Ask For
Across 74 open Middle SRE postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, python, ci-cd.
Updated October 28, 2026
74 open Middle SRE postings. The percentages below are measured over the 74 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 86% |
| python | 77% |
| ci-cd | 74% |
| observability | 68% |
| automation | 65% |
| kubernetes | 62% |
| terraform | 62% |
| networking | 54% |
| sre | 51% |
| prometheus | 50% |
| ai | 47% |
| bash | 47% |
| linux | 47% |
| grafana | 45% |
| devops | 43% |
| aws | 42% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 35% |
| jenkins | 35% |
| docker | 32% |
| datadog | 31% |
| java | 30% |
| splunk | 27% |
| azure | 26% |
| gitlab | 24% |
| distributed-systems | 23% |
| dns | 23% |
| dynatrace | 22% |
| gcp | 22% |
| ansible | 20% |
| cloud-native | 20% |
| github | 18% |
| powershell | 18% |
| root-cause-analysis | 18% |
| argocd | 16% |
| microservices | 16% |
| unix | 15% |
| containerization | 14% |
| git | 14% |
| javascript | 14% |
| kafka | 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 74 open Middle SRE jobs →
Across all SRE levels
Most SRE postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 2,172
- automation 1,911
- sre 1,839
- python 1,828
- observability 1,778
- kubernetes 1,699
- ci-cd 1,496
- terraform 1,493
- aws 1,425
- ai 1,402
- infrastructure-as-code 1,323
- networking 1,220