Take a look at the job profile of cloud automation engineer for better career growth

Average Salary (per annum): US$110,000

Roles and Responsibilities: Cloud Automation Engineer needs to participate in the design of service automation in Cloud towards infrastructure-as-code as a leader of orchestration in Cloud. The employee is an active driver for continuous integration as well as continuous delivery applications while providing support and documentation to assist in sustaining projects. The engineer also provides feedback related to the development and engineering methodologies and standard practices. It is essential to drive evolution towards DevSecOps and Agile transformation.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, and other relevant disciplines
• Sufficient knowledge of the Cloud and its architecture, software as well as hardware
• A clear understanding of multiple tools and technologies used in Cloud
• Hands-on experience with infrastructure automation on tools, OSes databases, security, authentication, web servers, and so on
• Proficient with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible as well as programming languages

Top Online Courses:

How to Use CloudFormation for AWS Automation from Cloud Academy: This certified course will brush up on the skills on automation from zero to proficient with CloudFormation through Amazon EC2, RDS, ELB, and Auto-scaling. The curriculum covers theory as well as a detailed practical experience with a nice outline of the service and an in-depth overview of the template's syntax.

VMWare VCAP 3VO-732 Cloud Management Automation Design Test from Udemy: There are two sets of examinations with 53 questions that help to enhance the ability to design a vRealise Automation 7.2 solution with sufficient technical knowledge. It also tends to improve skills in installing, configuring, and optimizing vRealise as a solution in an integrated Cloud environment. The topics cover automation conceptual design, automation logical design, automation management infrastructure, automation tenants, automation resource design, and automation blueprint design.

Google IT Automation with Python Professional Certificate from Coursera: This course tends to teach candidates how to automate tasks with Python scripts by using Git and GitHub for version control, analyzing real-life IT problems, and providing automated solutions. The curriculum is for beginners with six courses— crash course on Python, using Python to interact with the operating system, introduction to Git and GitHub, troubleshooting and debugging techniques, configuration management, and the Cloud as well as automating real-world tasks with Python.

Top Institutes Offering the Programme:

• B. Tech CSE with Specialisation in Cloud, DevOps, and Automation from Manav Rachna University
• B. Tech CSE with Specialisation in Cloud Computing and Automation from VIT Bhopal
• B. Tech CSE with Specialisation in Cloud-based DevOps Automation from Lovely Professional University

Top Recruiters for this Job:

EY: EY claims to be the builders of a better working world with insights and quality services to build trust and confidence across the world. It helps the clients to solve the toughest issues through four service lines— assurance, consulting, strategy and transaction as well as tax. All EY professionals draw on the shared creativity, experience, judgment, and diverse perspectives to transform the future.

Macquarie Group: Macquarie Group is a global financial services organization focusing on empowering people to innovate and invest for a better sustainable future. It is thriving in the face of digital disruption in 32 markets with asset management, wealth management, renewables development, and many more. There are four service groups that provide the framework by working together— corporate operations, financial management, legal and governance as well as risk management.

Oracle: Oracle is a Cloud technology company providing computing infrastructure and software to help organizations innovate and become more effective. It has also created the world's first autonomous database to organize and secure the confidential data of customers. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is designed for businesses to shift workloads from on-premises systems to the Cloud and between other Clouds.

Genpact: Genpact is known as a global professional services firm that makes business transformation real by driving digital-led innovations and digitally-enabled intelligent operations for clients. It has expertise in end-to-end operations and an AI-based platform known as Genpact Cora. It accelerates digital transformation to create bold and long-lasting results.

Tesla: Tesla is a world-known American electric vehicle and a clean energy company that produces electric cars, battery energy storage, solar panels, and many other innovative products. It aims at accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy to stop depending on fossil fuels. The cutting-edge battery technology and electric powertrain accelerated the growth of Tesla.