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
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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.
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Weekly job postings requiring OPA — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require OPA
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 6 | 60.0% |
| Cloud Engineer | 1 | 10.0% |
| DevOps Engineer | 1 | 10.0% |
| Product Manager | 1 | 10.0% |
| Software Engineering Lead | 1 | 10.0% |
Top metros hiring for OPA
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | 1 | 10.0% |
| Bellaire | 1 | 10.0% |
| Bellevue | 1 | 10.0% |
| Fort Belvoir | 1 | 10.0% |
| Mexico City | 1 | 10.0% |
| New York City | 1 | 10.0% |
| Warsaw | 1 | 10.0% |
| Washington | 1 | 10.0% |
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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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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