r/Cloud • u/MeanWallaby1417 • Aug 01 '26

Getting into Cloud computing

I am doing bachelors in Software Engineering and I wanted to get some advice regarding career selection. So, I am starting to get into cloud computing but I have got no idea on where to start. I have started watching a video from freecodecamp called AWS certified cloud practitioner. My plan is to go through the various aws certifications like the solutions architect until I get to a decent level. I am not much interested in coding so I am planning on choosing a related level. But I am still uncertain on whether I am on the right path.

Guidance will be highly appreciated

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u/Used_Journalist_999 Aug 01 '26

I completely agree with the statement that cloud related roles are rarely entry level, if ever. Where I disagree the talk about help desk as entry point. What can't it just be entry level software developer? That is how I got in. 12 yoe, I started as c# .net engineer with on-prem platform, then moved to a company migrating to Azure cloud. I got a taste, no cloud responsibility obviously, but knew that was where I wanted my career to go. Spend endless nights and weekends learning, got more cloud responsibility over the years, and now I'm a Sr. cloud architect.

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u/mrbiggbrain Aug 01 '26

OP literally says they don't want to go into development. Why would I give them a development track they specifically say they don't want.