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Many large and increasingly medium-sized companies no longer rely solely on local computers and servers for their IT infrastructure. Instead, cloud services are used to access data, software and servers via the Internet. In addition, more and more companies are foregoing the purchase of proprietary software, such as ERP systems, and instead rely on professional service providers. These provide an all-round service package, of course stored in the cloud and accessible at any time via the network.Â
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A Cloud Engineer is an IT specialist responsible for all technical tasks related to cloud computing, such as designing, planning, managing, maintaining and supporting cloud environments.  Â
The tasks of the Cloud Engineer can be divided into different roles, for example Cloud Architect, Cloud Software Developer, Cloud Security Engineer, Cloud Systems Engineer as well as Cloud Network Engineer. Each career field focuses on a specific area of cloud computing, rather than looking at the technology as a whole. Companies hiring Cloud Engineers are usually looking to implement specific cloud services or expand their existing cloud strategy. Â
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So far, there are no clear training opportunities for Cloud Engineers, although more and more companies are already using cloud services. One reason for this is that there are many different tasks in the field of cloud computing in particular, each of which is performed by experts. Those who are interested in becoming a Cloud Engineer can take different paths depending on their preference. A very important point for the job of a Cloud Engineer, regardless of his specialization, is that the expert must have a good knowledge of different scripting languages. Java, Python or Ruby are common here. Cloud engineers must also be able to handle open source operating systems such as Linux, since many server architectures are created with open source systems.Â
A strong understanding of mathematical relationships and mastery of several programming languages are the minimum requirements for Cloud Engineers. The basis for this expertise is a degree in computer science. Unfortunately, there is no other way here. Another good option is to study in another field instead of computer science. However, it is essential here that one can prove experience in the field of scripting languages. This can be done either through relevant work experience or further education. While a bachelor’s degree is often sufficient in many professions, some employers also expect a master’s degree in a subject well suited to cloud engineering.Â
What is certain is that the future is bright for the Cloud Engineer profession. More and more global companies are using Infrastructure as a Service, networking via Amazon Web Services or working with Continuous Delivery, Ansible, Bash or Docker. If you are looking for a versatile, challenging and very well-paid job, the Cloud Engineer profession offers you this opportunity. However, you should like to keep up to date with the latest technology, be proficient in several scripting languages and also have a certain talent when it comes to communicating and illustrating technical details. Cloud Engineers are in high demand internationally, which means that working abroad or completely location-independent can be part of the job description. Cloud Engineers are currently still mainly sought by large companies – but it is to be expected that, as a result of the Corona pandemic, smaller German companys , which are considered sleepy, will also jump on the cloud computing bandwagon. This will increase employment opportunities.Â
The Cloud Engineer designation encompasses a few different cloud-focused technical roles. Since cloud engineering tasks require many areas of expertise, each role is specialized:Â Â
Although the profession of Cloud Engineer is still new, the experts are already in extremely high demand. The market for specialists is correspondingly empty and the job opportunities in this field are accordingly high. Starting out in cloud engineering is already extremely lucrative for career starters, as the position pays around 40,000 euros per year. With professional experience, specializations and further training, the starting salary can easily be doubled. On average, cloud engineers earn 65,000 euros gross per year.Â
Many large and increasingly medium-sized companies no longer rely solely on local computers and servers for their IT infrastructure. In addition, more and more companies are foregoing the purchase of proprietary software, such as ERP systems, and instead rely on professional service providers. These deliver an all-round service package, of course stored in the cloud and accessible at any time via the network. Â
A Cloud Engineer is an IT specialist who is responsible for all technical tasks related to cloud computing, such as designing, planning, managing, maintaining and supporting cloud environments. Â
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