Live job postings
12,603
as of 29 Jun 2026
Demand index
0.23%
% of all job postings
Median salary
$140k
$140,000
Salary range
$120k – $140k
$120,000 – $140,000
Salary distribution
Core skills employers ask for
AWS/Azure/GCP Cloud PlatformsLinux AdministrationCI/CD Pipeline Management (Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI)Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Pulumi)Scripting & Automation (Python, Bash, Go)Monitoring & Observability (Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog)Configuration Management (Ansible, Chef, Puppet)Security Best Practices & DevSecOpsVersion Control (Git, GitHub/GitLab)Networking Fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, Load Balancers)AI/ML Workflow Orchestration (Kubeflow, Airflow)
AI impact on this career
AI is significantly reshaping DevOps by automating routine monitoring, incident response, and even code deployment rollbacks, reducing the need for manual oversight. AI-powered tools like Datadog’s Watchdog or AWS DevOps Guru can predict failures and suggest fixes, shifting the role from reactive troubleshooting to proactive, data-driven infrastructure management. However, this does not eliminate DevOps jobs; instead, it demands that engineers master AI-assisted systems, specialize in toolchains that integrate ML models, and focus on complex cross-team orchestration, security, and reliability. For example, deploying and maintaining ML pipelines (MLOps) is a growing sub-specialty that overlaps heavily with DevOps skills.
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