Cloud Engineer
A Cloud Engineer focuses on building, deploying, and managing cloud infrastructure, ensuring it operates efficiently and securely. Learn more about the skills and training you need to become a Cloud Engineer.
Role profile
What does a cloud engineer do?
Cloud Engineers work hands-on with cloud services, automation and troubleshooting. They configure and maintain cloud environments, implement IaC, optimize resources, and enhance security. Their role ensures cloud systems remain reliable, cost-effective, and scalable for daily operations, and is more involved than a Cloud Architect, who are more focused on high-level frameworks.
What key skills do cloud engineers need?
A cloud engineer needs expertise in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP, along with infrastructure-as-code tools for automation and deployment.
Skills in networking, security, cost optimisation, and DevOps are also essential.
It also beneficial that they have experience with configuration management, containers, CI/CD pipelines, and troubleshooting. This ensures efficient, scalable, and secure cloud operations while maintaining performance and reliability.
What are the main responsibilities of a cloud engineer?
Businesses need cloud engineers to maintain operational effectiveness by managing and optimizing cloud environments. They ensure system reliability, performance, and security through monitoring, automation, and troubleshooting.
By refining resource allocation, automating processes, and implementing best practices, they enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Their expertise ensures continual optimisation, scalability, and resilience, keeping cloud systems running smoothly.
What are other titles for cloud engineers?
A cloud engineer might also be known as a:
- Cloud Solutions Architect
- Cloud Infrastructure Engineer
- Cloud DevOps Engineer
- Cloud Systems Engineer
How does QA support cloud engineer training?
We offer cloud training and courses, designed to empower organizations to upskill their teams in platforms, such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP and Databricks.
Our training supports individuals who want to embark on a cloud engineering career path, as well as organizations who want to upskill existing teams to become more proficient cloud engineers. We have a wide range of programs and certifications that are suitable for cloud engineers, helping them to learn new skills and gain understand of new technologies.
Our offering includes wide range of online learning courses, instructor-led training, and cloud apprenticeship programs, all delivered by cloud experts with real-life experience.
What our cloud expert says
“Cloud engineers are the backbone of any business using the cloud. They keep systems secure, fast, and reliable, preventing downtime and security risks. They fine-tune resources, automate processes, and fix issues before they escalate, ensuring everything stays efficient, scalable, and cost-effective. Their expertise helps businesses avoid waste and maximize performance.”
“But it’s not just about maintenance, they also help businesses grow and innovate. By integrating new technologies, refining cloud setups, and ensuring seamless scalability, they enable companies to adapt quickly, stay secure, and get the most value from their cloud investment.”
How to become a cloud engineer
Cloud engineers need to have relevant skills and qualifications to enter this challenging and exciting field. Experience in top cloud platforms, such as AWS, Azure and GCP is key, as well as knowledge of IT, cloud and network infrastructure.
Earn cloud certifications
As an official training partner of AWS, Azure and GCP, we offer a wide range of certifications to support those who want to become a cloud engineer.
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Build your cloud skills with access to hours of courses, hands-on labs and exams. Develop essential knowledge of AWS, Azure and GCP and prepare for certification exams with a subscription to our online learning platform.
Explore cloud apprenticeships
Our cloud apprenticeship programs benefit from a flexible and blended learning journey, helping you apply cloud solutions to a range of real-life scenarios – gaining valuable workplace skills faster.
Top cloud engineer certifications
CompTIA Cloud+
CompTIA Cloud+ CV0-004 exam validates the skills needed to deploy and automate secure cloud environments that support the high availability of business systems and data.
GCP Associate Cloud Engineer Certification
An Associate Cloud Engineer deploys applications, monitors operations, and manages enterprise solutions. This individual is able to use Google Cloud Console and the command-line interface to perform common platform-based tasks.
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate
Azure AI Engineers use cognitive services, machine learning and knowledge mining to architect and implement Microsoft AI solutions – involving natural language processing, speech, computer vision, bots, and agents.
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
An Amazon Web Services (AWS) Solutions Architect is a technical individual who is skilled at designing distributed applications and systems on the AWS platform. A solution architect generally has knowledge across a broad array of disciplines, including distributed application architecture, networking, infrastructure, and security.
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