Cloud Engineering is currently one of the top 10 best in-demand jobs in the tech industry. Project development in technology is unpredictable, particularly if you’re building an application that will run on AWS or you already have a growing number of systems running on AWS. A new project intricacy can snowball quickly into a job that demands extra hands, and as we adopt technology faster every year, the desire for cloud computing talent grows, but unfortunately, the desire can outweigh the manpower.

Figure out exactly what you need

Companies hire cloud engineers for different levels of work.

We have found, for instance, that a smaller company or startup may hire an engineer to take full control of the cloud end.

On the other hand, a bigger organisation may hire more than one cloud specialist for different tasks and only onboard the engineer to oversee the whole thing.

What you need to do is figure out what you’re looking for in your cloud engineer, and this will completely depend on the scope of projects, size of business and skills needed. Don’t over-deliver.

It *can* be a quick process if you need it to. When you have this figured out, only then you’d be able to work with us, use our network to handpick the right candidates and offer them what they need to jump on board.

“Craft” your job description

As a thriving tech organization, talent is your greatest commodity, and in this instance, cloud talent. Essentially his hire could make or break the success of a project. So, it’s important to stand out among your competitors. We can help you with this; after all, we have the market intelligence that can tell you exactly what the candidate you have highlighted above, wants, needs and skills required. That way, you can craft a job description that ensures maximum exposure and applicant rate.

Offer a career path

In a post-pandemic world, you know by now top talent is looking for more than just a compelling salary package. Talented cloud engineers know the industry, they know the cloud is the future, and they prefer working with a company that streamlines their path. There is an obvious skill shortage; therefore offering a career path that ensures and incentivizes your cloud engineers to stay put is a no-brainer.

So, what you need to do is offer them a career path in which you showcase how they’ll move through different levels of positions to progress in your organization, get them excited about the business’ growth. Simply put, you want to give them a guarantee that they won’t be stuck in a single position in your company.

Ask the right questions

You don’t want to end up with a sub-par candidate disguised as a qualified one. And considering cloud computing is a niche subject that employers usually aren’t very well-versed in, it will be hard to distinguish between great and mediocre candidates.

So, what you must do is ask the right questions during the interview. Use your recruiter wisely here, get them to prescreen accordingly, ask the right questions to ensure they’re versed and get the right answers

For instance, don’t just ask technical questions taught in their courses, but also ask generic questions about the overall field of cloud computing to know their views on it. If their answer is creative, it shows they’ve dived deep into the field.

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