OPA jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills

As of 2026-08-26, OPA appears in 10 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles.

Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-26

Postings · last 90 days
10
Top job title · 60% require it
Top hiring metro
Austin

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Frequently asked questions about OPA

+Is OPA in demand in 2026?

Yes. OPA appears in 10 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (60% of Software Engineer postings list it).

+What jobs require OPA?

According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26, the job titles most likely to require OPA are Software Engineer (60% of postings list OPA), Cloud Engineer (10% of postings list OPA), DevOps Engineer (10% of postings list OPA).

+What skills are commonly paired with OPA?

Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-26), OPA most often appears alongside RBAC, SCIM, SAML, Cedar, OIDC.

+Where is OPA most in demand?

As of 2026-08-26, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring OPA are Austin, Bellaire, Bellevue, Fort Belvoir, Mexico City, according to the Skillenai jobs index.

+How can I keep up with new OPA content and jobs?

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Weekly job postings requiring OPA — last 90 days

Job titles most likely to require OPA

RolePostings mentioning% requiring
Software Engineer660.0%
Cloud Engineer110.0%
DevOps Engineer110.0%
Product Manager110.0%
Software Engineering Lead110.0%

Top metros hiring for OPA

NamePostingsShare
Austin110.0%
Bellaire110.0%
Bellevue110.0%
Fort Belvoir110.0%
Mexico City110.0%
New York City110.0%
Warsaw110.0%
Washington110.0%

Skills commonly paired with OPA

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How this was computed

Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-26. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).

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Skillenai jobs index, deduplicated daily
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90
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Compiled by Jared Rand · Data sourced from the Skillenai labor market index