# CentOS

Skill · IT Infrastructure and Networking

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/centos

CentOS (Community Enterprise Operating System) was a free, open-source Linux distribution built from the same source code as Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), popular for servers due to its stability and long-term support. System administrators used it widely to run web servers, databases, and enterprise applications without licensing costs. Red Hat shifted the project to "CentOS Stream" in 2020, a rolling-release upstream testing ground for RHEL, prompting many users to migrate to alternatives like Rocky Linux or AlmaLinux.

## CentOS in the job market

- Open roles: 4
- Employers hiring: 3
- Last checked: September 13, 2026

## Asked for alongside CentOS

Measured from the 4 open roles that name CentOS, not from a curated list.

- [Amazon Web Services (AWS)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/amazon-web-services-aws) — 3 roles (75.0%)
- [Docker](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/docker) — 3 roles (75.0%)
- [Microsoft Azure](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/microsoft-azure) — 3 roles (75.0%)

## Roles that use CentOS

- [Security Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/security-engineer) — 1
- [Software Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/software-engineer) — 1
- [Systems Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/occupations/systems-engineer) — 1

Related skills: [Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/red-hat-enterprise-linux), [Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/red-hat-enterprise-linux-rhel), [Ubuntu](https://career.thegoodapps.co/skills/ubuntu)

## Open roles requiring CentOS (4)

- [Senior HPC and LSF Operations Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/84db941b-9e12-4239-a13d-91e2d3ba0f34/senior-hpc-and-lsf-operations-engineer-at-nvidia) at [NVIDIA](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/nvidia) — Full-time, $152,000 – $287,500
- [Security Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/c933aacf-a4cf-493d-b58c-0e250efa03ae/security-engineer-at-f5) at [F5](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/f5) — $132,000 – $198,000
- [Sr. Backend Engineer - Xumo](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/7a6f4453-5e1a-457f-b862-8621a1ffc224/sr-backend-engineer-xumo-at-comcast) at [Comcast](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/comcast) — Full-time, $141,861 – $189,148
- [Sr Security Engineer](https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a2327f25-43d4-49c5-8f06-51833d2e29a1/sr-security-engineer-at-f5) at [F5](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/f5)