How to become a cloud specialist

Official title: Cloud specialist

Also called: Cloud Operations Engineer

Cloud specialist deploys and configures solutions in the cloud. He/she automates cloud operations, develops infrastructure automation scripts and participates in the continuous improvement of cloud solutions. He/she participates in the specification, setup and runs Proof of Concepts (PoC) and demonstrations of cloud solutions. He/she may administer and maintain servers across virtual platforms.

Main tasks

• Analysing, developing, interpreting and evaluating complex system design and architecture specifications, data models and diagrams in the development, configuration and integration of computer systems
• Researching, analysing, evaluating and monitoring network infrastructure to ensure networks are configured to operate at optimal performance
• Assessing and recommending improvements to network operations and integrated hardware, software, communications and operating systems
• Providing specialist skills in supporting and troubleshooting network problems and emergencies
• Installing, configuring, testing, maintaining and administering new and upgraded networks, software database applications, servers and workstations
• Monitoring network traffic, and activity, capacity and usage to ensure continued integrity and optimal network performance
• Developing of strategies, implementing, configuring and maintaining of virtualisation software within a computer system or a network of computer systems

Ways in

• University: Engineering degrees, Offered by 4 universities in Singapore

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $114,996 a year. The middle half earn $84,012 to $182,112 a year.
• Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.

Related jobs

• IT infrastructure specialist
• Automation and orchestration engineer
• Data/Database administrator
• Data/Database architect
• Data engineer
• Network/Server/Applications/Computer systems administrator

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Questions people ask

How do I become a cloud specialist?

Ways in include: Engineering degrees.

How much does a cloud specialist earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $114,996 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $84,012 to $182,112.

Will AI change the work of a cloud specialist?

Generative AI could change many tasks in this job, which usually reshapes the work more than it replaces it, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026