What Lead DevOps Jobs Ask For
Across 170 open Lead DevOps postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, devops, ci-cd.
Updated November 1, 2026
172 open Lead DevOps postings. The percentages below are measured over the 170 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 82% |
| devops | 69% |
| ci-cd | 68% |
| automation | 59% |
| kubernetes | 59% |
| aws | 58% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 55% |
| terraform | 52% |
| azure | 49% |
| ai | 44% |
| python | 43% |
| gcp | 39% |
| observability | 38% |
| networking | 38% |
| docker | 31% |
| linux | 31% |
| api | 28% |
| bash | 28% |
| github | 25% |
| gitlab | 21% |
| gitops | 20% |
| iam | 20% |
| ansible | 19% |
| cloud-native | 19% |
| jenkins | 19% |
| agile | 19% |
| github-actions | 18% |
| grafana | 18% |
| powershell | 17% |
| prometheus | 17% |
| sql | 16% |
| containerization | 15% |
| eks | 15% |
| postgresql | 15% |
| dns | 14% |
| azure-devops | 14% |
| agentic-ai | 13% |
| cloudformation | 13% |
| devsecops | 13% |
| helm | 13% |
"Mentioned in" counts postings that name the skill anywhere — including as a nice-to-have — so treat it as the ceiling, not the bar.
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Across all DevOps levels
Most DevOps postings never state a level. This wider list covers them too.
- cloud 3,871
- ci-cd 2,926
- devops 2,879
- kubernetes 2,524
- terraform 2,377
- aws 2,334
- python 2,281
- infrastructure-as-code 2,242
- azure 2,117
- automation 2,082
- linux 2,034
- ai 1,813