Senior DevOps Engineer Requirements, Skills & Qualifications

The following common skills and qualifications are required of a Senior DevOps Engineer:

  • Bachelor’s Degree or MSc in Engineering or equivalent
  • x years of experience in managing Linux based infrastructure
  • x years of hands-on experience at least in one scripting language
  • Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
  • Team player
  • Good time-management skills
  • Interpersonal and communication skills
  • x years of hands-on experience with databases including MySQL, Mongo & Elasticsearch
  • Knowledge of Java/JVM based languages
  • Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on company’s success

Note that this is not an exhaustive list of Senior DevOps Engineer skill, qualifications and experience. Job requirements for specific Senior DevOps Engineer roles may vary, depending on the industry and type of employer.