What Principal DevOps Jobs Ask For
Across 109 open Principal DevOps postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, python, infrastructure-as-code.
Updated November 1, 2026
109 open Principal DevOps postings. The percentages below are measured over the 109 of them that list skills at all.
| Skill | Mentioned in |
|---|---|
| cloud | 87% |
| python | 70% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 67% |
| observability | 66% |
| kubernetes | 65% |
| aws | 64% |
| ai | 61% |
| automation | 58% |
| terraform | 50% |
| networking | 45% |
| ci-cd | 44% |
| devops | 39% |
| linux | 36% |
| prometheus | 35% |
| grafana | 34% |
| eks | 32% |
| gcp | 32% |
| azure | 31% |
| github | 26% |
| bash | 25% |
| github-actions | 25% |
| helm | 25% |
| docker | 23% |
| java | 23% |
| analytics | 22% |
| argocd | 22% |
| cloudformation | 20% |
| cloudwatch | 19% |
| rust | 19% |
| cloud-security | 18% |
| cpp | 18% |
| iam | 18% |
| kafka | 18% |
| databricks | 17% |
| arcgis | 16% |
| delta-lake | 16% |
| gis | 16% |
| scala | 16% |
| spark | 16% |
| git | 15% |
"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