Resume keywords for DevOps Engineer jobs
The skills DevOps engineer job postings actually ask for, as the share of the 477 newest postings we track that mention each one (out of 1,533 live DevOps engineer jobs). More than half mention CI/CD, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Infrastructure as Code and Python.
Live data · computed 10 October 2026 · refreshed daily
Top skills and tools
- 1CI/CDCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps83%
- 2KubernetesCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps68%
- 3TerraformCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps61%
- 4AWSCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps60%
- 5Infrastructure as CodeCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps59%
- 6PythonLanguagesLanguages59%
- 7AzureCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps44%
- 8DockerCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps43%
- 9ObservabilityCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps41%
- 10BashLanguagesLanguages41%
- 11LinuxCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps41%
- 12JenkinsCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps33%
- 13AnsibleCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps30%
- 14GrafanaCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps29%
- 15GitCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps28%
- 16Incident managementReliabilityReliability27%
- 17Google CloudCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps26%
- 18GitHub ActionsCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps25%
- 19PrometheusCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps25%
- 20AgileEngineering PracticesEngineering Practices25%
- 21Site Reliability EngineeringCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps19%
- 22GitLab CICloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps19%
- 23IAMSecuritySecurity19%
- 24HelmCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps19%
- 25GitOpsCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps19%
- 26Networking (DNS, VPCs)ReliabilityReliability17%
- 27GoLanguagesLanguages16%
- 28Argo CDCloud & DevOpsCloud & DevOps16%
- 29JavaLanguagesLanguages13%
- 30SQLLanguagesLanguages12%
How to use this list
DevOps postings name the exact tools, so list them the way the ad does (Terraform, not just "IaC"; GitHub Actions or GitLab CI, not just "pipelines"). Put one bullet per system you ran: what it was, its scale, and what you changed.
Only add skills you've really used, in the group your CV already has for them, and show the important ones in a bullet too. The percentages tell you what's common across the market; the job you're applying to is what matters, so check your CV against it.
How we count: the newest live postings whose title matches the role, re-posts removed, description only. Each skill counts once per posting, with common synonyms (k8s = Kubernetes); benefits and legal text are ignored; soft skills only count in the requirements. The role's own name is left out.
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Frequently asked questions
What skills should a DevOps engineer put on a resume?
The ones most postings ask for and that you really have. Across 477 recent DevOps engineer postings we track, the most-mentioned are CI/CD (83%), Kubernetes (68%), Terraform (61%), AWS (60%) and Infrastructure as Code (59%). Put each one you've used in your Skills section and in a bullet that shows how you used it.
Which DevOps engineer skills are must-haves?
CI/CD, Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, Infrastructure as Code and Python appear in more than half of the postings, which makes them close to a baseline for the role. Everything else varies by company, so check each ad.
How is this list calculated?
We take the newest live DevOps engineer postings from employers' applicant tracking systems, remove re-posts, and count the share whose description mentions each skill (synonyms count, each posting counts once). Benefits and legal boilerplate are ignored. It refreshes daily, and no AI is involved.
Should I add every keyword on this page to my CV?
No. Add only the skills you can discuss in an interview, using the same name the job ad uses. Stuffing in skills you don't have is easy to spot and backfires in technical interviews.
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