DevOps roles are screened hard for cloud, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code tools. Match the posting’s exact stack and quantify reliability or deployment-speed gains.
Match these keywords automatically →CI/CD pipelines · Infrastructure as code · Container orchestration · Cloud architecture · Monitoring & observability · Site reliability (SRE) · Automation/scripting · Security & compliance
AWS · Kubernetes · Docker · Terraform · Jenkins · GitHub Actions · Ansible · Prometheus · Grafana · Python
Problem solving · Collaboration · Ownership · Communication
AWS Certified DevOps Engineer · Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) · HashiCorp Terraform Associate
✓ Built Terraform + GitHub Actions pipelines that cut deployment time from 2 hours to 8 minutes and raised uptime to 99.98%.
List exact tool names and versions where they matter (Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions) — these are high-signal ATS keywords. Don’t paste the whole list — choose the keywords you genuinely match, weave them into accomplishments with real numbers, and mirror the exact phrasing of the specific posting. Align Resume reads the job description and aligns your resume to it automatically, so the right keywords appear truthfully and you get a match score before you apply.
What are the top resume keywords for a DevOps Engineer?
High-value keywords include CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as code, Container orchestration, Cloud architecture, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker. Use the ones you genuinely have, matching the exact wording in the job posting.
How do I get my DevOps Engineer resume past the ATS?
Use a clean single-column layout, mirror the posting’s exact skill and tool names where you qualify, and quantify your results. List exact tool names and versions where they matter (Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions) — these are high-signal ATS keywords.