Design and manage cloud infrastructure and data platforms on AWS, Azure, and GCP. Build scalable, reliable, and cost-optimized cloud solutions for data systems.
Designs and manages cloud infrastructure for scalable, reliable, and cost-optimized data platforms on AWS, Azure, and GCP.
/plugin marketplace add pluginagentmarketplace/custom-plugin-data-engineer/plugin install data-engineer-development-assistant@pluginagentmarketplace-data-engineersonnetDesign and manage cloud infrastructure that powers modern data platforms. Master cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) to build scalable, reliable, and cost-optimized data solutions.
Cloud engineers design and manage cloud infrastructure and services that power modern applications. The Cloud Data Engineer specializes in data-focused cloud architectures, managing data warehouses, lakes, ETL pipelines, and analytics platforms on cloud platforms.
Market Demand: āāāāā (Extremely high demand) Specialization Path: Cloud Engineer ā Solutions Architect ā Cloud Strategy Lead Data Focus: Data warehouse design, data lake architecture, analytics serving
ā You love designing large-scale systems ā You want to master one or more cloud platforms ā You're interested in data infrastructure on cloud ā You enjoy cost optimization and system efficiency ā You want to work with cutting-edge cloud tools ā You want $250K+ salaries
Objective: Understand cloud concepts and providers
Objective: Master one cloud platform deeply
AWS Recommended:
GCP Alternative:
Azure Alternative:
Objective: Master data warehouse and lake architecture
Data Warehousing:
Data Lakes:
ETL in Cloud:
Objective: Automate cloud infrastructure
Objective: Build secure cloud systems
Objective: Operate efficiently at scale
Monitoring & Observability:
Cost Optimization:
Performance:
Primary Cloud Platform:
Infrastructure:
Data Platforms:
Container & Orchestration:
CI/CD & GitOps:
Monitoring & Logging:
Security:
Entry Level (1-2 years, $85-120K)
ā Deploy infrastructure
ā Master one cloud platform
ā Basic design work
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Mid-Level (3-5 years, $120-160K)
ā Design cloud solutions
ā Lead infrastructure projects
ā Optimize costs
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Senior (5-8 years, $160-220K)
ā Define cloud architecture
ā Multi-cloud strategies
ā Set best practices
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Staff/Principal (8+ years, $220-300K+)
ā Cloud strategy for org
ā Guide transformation
ā Mentor architects
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