DevOps vs Cloud Engineer

What is the difference between DevOps and Cloud Engineer?

A Cloud Engineer focuses on cloud infrastructure. A DevOps Engineer focuses on automation, CI/CD, deployment, and reliability.

What does a Cloud Engineer do?

Cloud Engineers work on:

• Cloud architecture
• Resource provisioning
• Security & IAM
• Cost optimization

Mostly infrastructure-focused.

What does a DevOps Engineer do?

DevOps Engineers work on:

• CI/CD pipelines
• Automation
• Monitoring & logging
• Deployment strategies
• Infrastructure as Code

More involved in the application lifecycle.

Learn more about DevOps tools and CI/CD.

Which role has better salary in India?

Both roles pay well, but:

DevOps roles often pay more due to broader responsibilities.

See detailed DevOps salary breakdown.

Which is better for freshers?

Freshers can start with:

• Cloud Engineer → then move to DevOps (easier entry)
• DevOps directly with strong fundamentals (faster career growth)

DevOps has a steeper learning curve.

Follow our step-by-step DevOps roadmap to get started.