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devops engineer

Learned from 147 real résumés for this role.

Across 147 real U.S. résumés for a devops engineer, the most distinctive skills are Aws Opsworks, Javaee and Cloudtrail — each far more common in this role than across all résumés. This is the real skill fingerprint, learned from résumés, not a job description.

Aws Opsworks
2% have it · 661.9× vs average
Javaee
8% have it · 317.7× vs average
Cloudtrail
2% have it · 330.9× vs average

Based on Futureful's analysis of 102,822 U.S. résumés (2026).

Skill fingerprint

ranked by distinctiveness

The skills that most define this role, more common here than across all résumés. The bar shows how distinctive; the % is how many people in the role have it.

aws opsworks
661.9×
2% · N=3
javaee
317.7×
8% · N=12
cloudtrail
330.9×
2% · N=3
not provided
165.5×
5% · N=7
auto-scaling
220.6×
2% · N=3
salt
220.6×
2% · N=3
aws cli
147.1×
4% · N=6
prometheus
132.4×
2% · N=3
manage engine
132.4×
2% · N=3
task automation
104.5×
2% · N=3
new relic
82.7×
2% · N=3
grafana
55.2×
2% · N=3
cloudformation
53.7×
2% · N=3
teamcity
50.9×
2% · N=3
vue
17.0×
26% · N=38

Where people go next

Real onward moves from dated work history.

java developer17% · N=6project management8% · N=3aws8% · N=3aws devops engineer8% · N=3devops lead8% · N=3senior devops engineer8% · N=3system administrator8% · N=3linux8% · N=3

Where people come from

The roles that feed into this one.

build and release engineer40% · N=6devops33% · N=3linux33% · N=3

Common questions

Straight answers, every one backed by the real counts on this page.

What skills does a Devops Engineer need?

In 147 real résumés for this role, the most defining skills are Aws Opsworks (2% have it), Javaee (8% have it), Cloudtrail (2% have it), Not Provided (5% have it), Auto-Scaling (2% have it). These are the skills that separate this role from the rest of the workforce.

What do people in Devops Engineer roles move on to next?

From real dated work history, the most common next roles are Java Developer (17% of moves, N=6), Project Management (8% of moves, N=3), Aws (8% of moves, N=3).

What roles lead into Devops Engineer?

The roles that most often feed into this one are Build And Release Engineer (40% of arrivals, N=6), Devops (33% of arrivals, N=3), Linux (33% of arrivals, N=3).

Does this page show Devops Engineer salary?

No. Résumés do not carry pay, so Futureful holds no compensation data for this role and never invents a dollar figure. Every statistic here is a skill or career-move count backed by real résumés.

Where does this data come from?

The Futureful Career Atlas is built from 102,822 real US résumés, aggregated with no personal data. 147 of them are Devops Engineer résumés. Every number on this page is a count of real people, and thin pages are kept out of search. Full method: futureful.app/careers/methodology.

Every figure on this page is a real count over real résumés (N = résumés behind it). No salary is shown, we hold no compensation data, so every claim is a skill or frequency truth, never a dollar promise. How we count · Explore more roles →

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