Anatomy of Cloud Engineer

As engineers, we were going to be in a position to change the world — not just study it. — Henry Petroski

hemalbuha
Oct 25, 2020

A cloud engineer is an IT professional responsible for any technological duties associated with cloud computing, including design, planning, management, maintenance and support.

Education

  • Degree in system Engineering/Computer science
  • Cloud system certification is very useful

Skills

  • Programming languages (Ruby, Java, Php, Python, etc)
  • Databases: SQL, Mysql, MongoDB
  • Information Security & Linux
  • Cloud platforms: Amazon(AWS), Google(GCP), Microsoft(Azure)

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement cloud infrastructures
  • Advice on available cloud architectures
  • Monitoring and maintenance
  • Development of workflows and processes

Career possibilities

  • There are various levels of certifications that Cloud Engineer aims to have
  • Other options include Software Engineer, Cloud Architect, .Net, Java developer and many more

Benefits

  • One of the most demanding skilled job of the 21st Century
  • High paying Profession
  • 94% of business claim growth due to the cloud

Salary

  • The average salary of a cloud engineer is $91k/year (payscale)
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| Company | Salary |
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| Microsoft | ₹14,00,000 |
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| Adobe | ₹7,60,000 |
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| Microland | ₹13,45,871 |
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Surely, cloud engineers have a bright future ahead. With years passing by, the demand for cloud engineers is only going to increase. So, brush up your knowledge of the cloud and take up a course in cloud computing to add certification to your profile!

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