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Cloud Platform Engineer

互联网、AI·运维、技术支持

Responsible for cloud platform architecture design, deployment, maintenance, resource optimization, and troubleshooting to ensure high availability and security.

Daily work

  • 01Design and optimize cloud platform architecture to improve performance and reliability.
  • 02Manage compute, storage, and network resources, monitor usage and optimize costs.
  • 03Configure security policies like firewalls and identity authentication to protect data and network.
  • 04Respond to monitoring alerts, quickly locate and resolve issues.
  • 05Assist development teams in deploying applications and provide technical support.
  • 06Stay updated with the latest cloud technologies, evaluate and adopt new tools.

Ability requirements

Hard skills

  • Proficient in cloud platforms like AWS/Azure/OpenStack
  • Virtualization (KVM, Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Automation tools (Ansible, Terraform)
  • Scripting (Python, Shell)
  • Networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, VPN)
  • Monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana)

Soft skills

  • Problem analysis and solving
  • Team collaboration and communication
  • Stress resilience
  • Continuous learning

Best suited for

Ideal for those passionate about technology, enjoy system architecture and operations automation, and are good at analyzing and solving problems.

Less suited for

Not suitable for those who are poor at communication, easily overwhelmed by pressure, or dislike repetitive maintenance tasks.

Salary (monthly)

25KMedian
Bottom 15KTop 45K

Pre-tax estimate, tier-1 cities with social insurance · reference only

Profile

Higher is better
Growth4
Stability4
Transferability4
AI Resistance3
Autonomy / Remote-friendly3
Lower is better
Work Intensity4
Entry Difficulty3
Education Threshold3
Competition3
Major Relevance2

MBTI Fit

INTJISTJESTJINTPENTPESFPENFP
Mid-high payHigh growthHigh intensityStableEasy to transfer

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Disclaimer: Salary figures on this page are estimated pre-tax monthly pay for positions with social-insurance contributions in China's tier-1 cities; other cities are converted using regional coefficients. Dimension scores and MBTI fit are editorial estimates, provided for reference only, and do not constitute any promise or advice.