Word of the Day: cloud engineer

Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms |April 19, 2017

cloud engineer A cloud engineer is an IT professional responsible for any technological duties associated with cloud computing, including design, planning, management, maintenance and support. The cloud engineer position can be broken into multiple roles, including cloud architect, cloud software engineer, cloud security engineer, cloud systems engineer and cloud network engineer. Each position focuses on a specific type of cloud computing, rather than the technology as a whole. Companies that hire cloud engineers are often looking to deploy cloud services or further their understand of cloud-related technology. Cloud engineers need to be familiar with programming languages including Java, Python and Ruby. Many companies looking to hire cloud engineers seek experience with OpenStack, Linux, Amazon Web Services, Rackspace, Google compute engine, Microsoft Azure and Docker. Experience with APIs, orchestration, automation, DevOps and databases like NoSQL are also important. Additionally, cloud engineers must have a background building or designing Web services in the cloud. A cloud engineer should have a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science, engineering or another related field, but some companies prefer a Master of Science degree. Additional certifications may be required.  As of this writing, job listings on Dice.com seek cloud engineers with at least three to five years' experience with cloud services -- including open source technology, software development, system engineering, scripting languages and multiple cloud provider environments. Quote of the Day "A cloud engineer must create an IT environment that can support the scale, flexibility and availability of cloud technologies, while meeting business goals and ensuring governance." - Stephen J. Bigelow   Trending Terms cloud architect cloud computing security Amazon Web Services DevOps OpenStack   Learning Center Cloud engineering jobs demand mix of technical, business skills Cloud engineering jobs demand a mix of soft and technical skills. Find out what experience and education is required to get hired today. Test your cloud knowledge in this cloud computing quiz In this cloud computing quiz, find out if your cloud computing skills stack up. How much do you know about the IT functions and programming languages being used in the cloud? Amazon Cloud Directory adds and removes flexibility Amazon Cloud Directory adds flexibility and scalability to data management on AWS, but it also increases the potential lock-in on the platform. Cloud computing careers reshaping IT jobs market Cloud computing technology has caused a shift in the IT job market. Cloud computing careers include new titles, such as cloud architect. Five things to know to land a cloud architect job To land a cloud architect job, IT pros need to take a big-picture approach to the data center, and be up-to-speed on emerging technologies like containers and IoT. Writing for Business "Thanks to all who ensured that the cloud migration went smoothly. There will _______ be a little something extra in your pay envelopes this week," the manager announced. a. definitely b. defiantly c. definately Answer       Stay In Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact me at: mrouse@techtarget.com   Visit the Word of the Day Archives and catch up on what you've missed!   FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Whatis.com, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget, Whatis, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2016 TechTarget. All rights reserved.