Skills you'll need for Cloud Engineer — and how to close the gap
This page lists the skills the Cloud Engineer role relies on, in O*NET importance order, and points to a grounded way to build each one. Importance describes how central a skill is to the role, not pay or hiring odds.
Skills this role needs
Importance below is the O*NET role-skill rating recorded in our seed data (1-5). Build a skill through deliberate practice plus study; the skill page collects the grounded roles and cited resources for it.
| Skill | Importance | Build it via |
|---|---|---|
| AWS architecture | 5/5 importance (O*NET) | AWS architecture skill page · AWS Solutions Architect Associate |
| Azure administration | 5/5 importance (O*NET) | Azure administration skill page · AWS Solutions Architect Associate |
| Networking fundamentals | 4/5 importance (O*NET) | Networking fundamentals skill page · AWS Solutions Architect Associate |
The cited credential above (AWS Solutions Architect Associate) is a study path whose published objectives help build these skills. No credential or course guarantees a skill or a job.
If you're coming from another field
No career-changer feeder backgrounds are recorded for Cloud Engineer in our pathway data yet. The target skill set is the one listed above, regardless of where you start.
For the full from-your-background view, see the feeder gap matrix, which lists each target role's required skill set per feeder background.
Sources
- Amazon Web Services — AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate: https://aws.amazon.com/certification/certified-solutions-architect-associate/
- CompTIA — Network+ Certification: https://www.comptia.org/en-us/certifications/network/
- Microsoft — Study guide for Exam AZ-104: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/credentials/certifications/resources/study-guides/az-104
- National Center for ONET Development — ONET Database: https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
Citation Ledger
| ID | Supports | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIT-01 | Importance 5/5 for AWS architecture in Cloud Engineer | ONET role-skill rating (ONET role-skill data) | O*NET |
| CIT-02 | Importance 5/5 for Azure administration in Cloud Engineer | ONET role-skill rating (ONET role-skill data) | O*NET |
| CIT-03 | Importance 4/5 for Networking fundamentals in Cloud Engineer | ONET role-skill rating (ONET role-skill data) | O*NET |
| CIT-04 | AWS Solutions Architect Associate is a cited study path toward these skills | Role-certification mapping (RoleMath role mapping) | AWS Solutions Architect Associate |