Day in the Life of a Cloud Engineer - CLOUD MAJORS NEED TO WATCH THIS

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In this YouTube video, Josh delves into the world of cloud computing, shedding light on what it truly means to work in the cloud industry. Whether you're a newbie or looking to expand your cloud knowledge, this video provides insights into the various roles and responsibilities, focusing on entry-level cloud support engineering positions for platforms like Azure and AWS. Discover the challenges, skill sets, and opportunities in this field as Josh shares his firsthand experience.

Additionally, Josh gives you a glimpse into his own role, a unique blend of software engineering, DevOps, cybersecurity, and cloud expertise. He discusses how his team maintains Azure Security Benchmark, a comprehensive checklist for securing Azure services, and how they use automation, specifically the docassemble platform, to streamline data collection from service owners across Azure. With a mix of technical prowess and practical insights, Josh provides a well-rounded understanding of working in the cloud.

Explore the world of cloud support engineering, cloud transformation consulting, and other cloud-related roles in this informative video. Josh's hands-on experience and expertise make this a valuable resource for anyone interested in pursuing a career in the cloud industry. So, sit back, absorb the knowledge, and get ready to dive into the cloud.

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[ACM]

As a person who is trying to gain a better understanding of Cloud Engineering to see if it’s a good fit for me, I wholeheartedly and deeply appreciate this video. Most of the time when YouTubers create a “day in the life” work video, they do it catastrophically wrong. It’s supposed to be centered around their job, but what they actually end up creating is some trendy, lo-fi music, day in the life vlog that showcases their lifestyle and covers more of their mundane personal life/day-to-day tasks. Waking up, brushing their teeth, walking their dog, eating breakfast, getting dressed, taking public transport…Pretty much any - and everything - that has NOTHING to do with their actual job. Your video was concise, on point, and extremely informative. What a breath of fresh air! Thank you my good Sir!

[lampario]

Nice try Josh, we all know that clouds are for rain, not computers. Maybe next time

[nivi]

I work as a Cloud Engineer at a major Cloud provider and I can say 100% that it is by far the most technically deep job I have had. I have been doing it over 5 years now and have never been bored, but at the same time have never known everything. There are times in the year where you need to take a long spell of leave and literally reset your brain as it is extremely easy to burn out.

[JustCallMeDavid]

I'm currently working as an Azure CloudOps engineer and I can totally agree that I have no idea what I'm doing. 90% I spend time on researching how everything works but I manage to fix things. And coming from IT Support role, I thought it was going to be a piece of cake and oh boy I was wrong. But I enjoy learning new things.

[djchino]

Hit the nail on the head Josh. Cloud Support engineering is tough, especially being in a deployment/containers profile of it. Great video.

[zooms]

Your advice applies to a lot of tech roles out here, def helped me to see my job function more clearly. Thanks!

[RhimiMeD-]

As a junior DevOps/Cloud Engineer, I can confirm that this video is one of the most beneficial and informative videos I have seen this week so far. Especially for someone newly graduated like me, the concept of how cloud supports respond to tickets is kinda new and it's awesome to know about from real world angle of view.

[boxer]

Man you explaijed stuff so well and your images for laying stuff out helped a lot, thank you.

[bzarre]

Outstanding! Thanks for putting this out, I am in the final leg of my uni journey and this helps me understand cloud positions soooo much better :-)

[luizabm_]

Thank you so much! I'm new at cloud computing, getting ready to the cloud practitioner exam.

[foxracermach]

out of all the IT youtubers out there I have come across your video by far is the best to me. So much less trying to sell you on some training company or boot camp. Just "hey this is me this is what my day to day looks like". I really enjoyed this style of video. I will be getting your course in a few months I have to finish my Team Blue cert level 1 first.

[truthseeker]

As a female interested in Cloud, I just want to say thank you for actually explaining what tasks you might deal with when working in Cloud. You have some "a day in a life of..." vids wher a bunch of guys showcase their fancy coffee machine, offices, workout routines etc instead of explaining what to expect in a job as a cloud engineer.

[patricklaffey]

Great video! I like this clear explanation of what to expect

[benvella]

Great vid Josh, well explained. My experience in cloud followed after a brief six month junior stint into Android work, I shifted to Cloud. Started on Integration / Transformation and shifted to a mixed role in Engineering and gradually advanced into a Leading role, without the title to match - which was a big pain point. Integration has definitely been the most complicated and challenging path so far, given that you're not necessarily specializing in any one thing but having to combine a variety of technologies together, to work seemlessly, having to switch between them as various work / bugs and junior colleague's questions come in.

On raw technical terms you're having to maintain best practices across the board considering the scaling and performance potential at every step of the way and every level. Juniors definitely need a lot of assistance in this field, and mentoring is crucial. I had neither when I joined the original role, and have grown steadily into a position to offer the guidance I always sought to others.

The conclusion? I find the job itself quite monotonous. Technically deep, but repetitive and the biggest challenge is usually dealing with client's misconceptions and the dev's misinterpretations. Make sure the client knows what they want, make sure the dev understands how to deliver it, and boom - that's a sprint. If it wasn't for the mentoring I can give to new entrants, I'd have jumped ship a long time ago.

Now I'm shifting into game development in a senior programmer role. A big passion of mine I've kept running on the side and entertained for a long time. No idea if it will be any more fulfilling on an industrial scale, but at least I'll have a MUCH easier time explaining it to non IT people what I actually do for a day job!

[YouAreAsleep]

Starting school to get my BS in Cloud Computing in Oct. Thank you so much for this information!

[tody]

Thanks for this man! I'm a systems admin who aspires to be a cloud engineer, this was the clearest explanation of the possible career options for people like me

[GundamDroid]

Thanks I’m highly considering going into this major! Trying to turn my life around lol and make use of my old CS degree.

[ldp]

thanks for sharing! Im in broad IT role and was curious about cloud engineering. im definitely getting more opinions but my first impression is to steer clear of the cloud engineering role

im not interested in going from one broad, hectic, burned out role to another that is more technical and challenging. the search for a new path continues

[Rashadi]

Josh you're awesome man thanks for the great content!