What Principal DevOps Jobs Ask For
Across 109 open Principal DevOps postings that list skills, the ones mentioned most often are cloud, kubernetes, python.
Updated October 27, 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 | 84% |
| kubernetes | 74% |
| python | 71% |
| aws | 69% |
| observability | 69% |
| infrastructure-as-code | 66% |
| ai | 61% |
| automation | 61% |
| terraform | 59% |
| ci-cd | 47% |
| networking | 47% |
| linux | 42% |
| azure | 40% |
| devops | 40% |
| grafana | 36% |
| prometheus | 36% |
| gcp | 34% |
| eks | 31% |
| docker | 29% |
| bash | 28% |
| java | 26% |
| argocd | 25% |
| helm | 25% |
| github | 23% |
| github-actions | 22% |
| iam | 21% |
| sre | 20% |
| analytics | 19% |
| cloud-security | 18% |
| cloudwatch | 18% |
| cpp | 18% |
| kafka | 18% |
| cloudformation | 17% |
| postgresql | 17% |
| rust | 17% |
| vpc | 17% |
| delta-lake | 17% |
| git | 17% |
| gitlab | 17% |
| spark | 17% |
"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 2,017
- python 1,623
- ci-cd 1,592
- kubernetes 1,482
- aws 1,446
- terraform 1,402
- devops 1,400
- automation 1,384
- infrastructure-as-code 1,354
- ai 1,198
- linux 1,090
- azure 1,078