Cloud Computing
Cloud engineers design, deploy and manage infrastructure hosted on platforms like AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
Key skills
- Systems fundamentals
- Networking basics
- Scripting/automation
- Understanding of scalability
Entry routes
- A-level Computer Science → Computer Science degree
- Cloud/IT apprenticeship
- Vendor certifications (e.g. cloud practitioner-level)
Example portfolio projects
- Deploying a simple website to a free-tier cloud hosting service
- Documenting how a deployed app scales under load