What senior DevOps engineer roles require at tech companies · 22 roles · 90 days to Oct 7, 2026

Updated Oct 7, 2026

22 senior DevOps engineer roles counted in the window. Browse 415 open software postings.

In short

CI/CD is required most often, in 16 of 22 senior DevOps engineer roles at tech companies whose requirements we read in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, then Python (13) and Terraform (13). Among roles that state years, 14 of 14 ask for at least 5 years. We counted 22 roles, each at a different employer.

CI/CD: 16 of 22; Required most often, of the roles we could read
5+ years: 14 of 14; Of roles stating years
Remote roles: 18 of 22; Of the roles we could read for it

What the postings ask for

Out of the 22 roles whose requirements we could read, of 22 in all. Too few to show shares, so we show counts.

Required
Skill	Roles asking
CI/CD	16 of 22
Python	13 of 22
Terraform	13 of 22
Kubernetes	12 of 22
AWS	11 of 22
Shell Scripting	11 of 22
Docker	10 of 22
Git	9 of 22
Scripting	9 of 22
GitLab CI	8 of 22

Preferred
Skill	Roles asking
Helm	5 of 22
Monitoring	4 of 22
Terraform	4 of 22
AWS	3 of 22
Azure	3 of 22
Docker	3 of 22
Go	3 of 22
Infrastructure as Code	3 of 22
Kubernetes	3 of 22
Observability	3 of 22

Experience

Of the 14 roles that state years

Each line counts roles asking for at least that many years, so the lines overlap.

1+ year: 14 of 14
2+ years: 14 of 14
3+ years: 14 of 14
5+ years: 14 of 14
8+ years: 3 of 14
10+ years: 0 of 14

Degree

Of the 15 roles we could read for it

Required: 0 of 15
Required, or experience instead: 9 of 15
Preferred: 0 of 15
Not mentioned: 6 of 15

Pay and remote work

Of the 22 roles we could read for it

Roles stating pay: 8 of 22
Remote roles: 18 of 22

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What does "preferred" mean in a posting?

A preferred skill is one the posting lists as a plus rather than a must. We count required and preferred skills separately, so for each role a skill is in one list or the other, never both.

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How we count: 22 roles in the 90 days to Oct 7, 2026, each role counted once however many boards post it. Methodology