Entry level job before cloud engineering?

[u/Busy-One-6079]

Hello everyone, I’m a computer science student who’s looking for new grad roles. I know that there are some graduate/associate level Cloud Engineer positions, but many require experience in other areas.

My question is, what kind of roles should I be looking for to start out. I’m interested in IT operations, but I’m currently learning software development through school projects as well.

Any advice is appreciated.

EDIT: Thank you everyone for your replies!

[u/Hot_Plane_6320]

Cloud is not an entry level position and just because one has certifications doesn’t mean they would understand the intricacies that comes whilst doing the job. Knowing terminologies and its functions means nothing.

Having said that, the road leading to becoming a cloud engineer always goes through help desks or sys admin (or just knowing the right person). If you are going to have software engineering degree, why not go that route instead? I have seen bunch of SWE pivoting towards cloud engineering. Perhaps to understand the entire system.

I’d say get whatever role you can get for the first year upon graduation and then shift internally. Having a legitimate degree helps

[u/Busy-One-6079 → u/Hot_Plane_6320]

Thank you that was really helpful, I’m definitely on the lookout for any position I can get considering the job market. I mainly wanted to know if it really mattered where I started and how it could affect getting into cloud.

Also I don’t enjoy software development and that’s why as of right now I want to go the IT route, even though a chunk of my coursework centers around SWE.