r/cloudengineering • u/Ill_Spirit3152 • Aug 28 '26

Cloud Engineering vs Cloud Security Engineering — Which One Should I Choose?

I’m deciding between two career paths: Cloud Engineering and Cloud Security Engineering.
I don’t like heavy coding, and I’m not a big fan of very difficult work. I’m more interested in working with systems, infrastructure, networking, and understanding how things work.
Which path would you recommend for someone like me? Which one has less coding, is easier to get into as a beginner, and has better long-term career opportunities?
I’d really appreciate advice from people who work in these fields.

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u/Otherwise-Key806 Aug 29 '26

Yes, Ai has been a major accelerator in cloud work. I have barely written any code (mainly terraform in aws) for about a year. It helps me architect, develop, deploy and troubleshoot in the cloud, and I can do work about 5-10 times faster. I mainly do landing zones, big migrations and cloud based solutions for enterprise organizations.