This is a practical question that not enough students think about before applying. Cloud Support: You help customers or internal teams troubleshoot issues with cloud services — connectivity problems, misconfigured permissions, billing queries, service outages. It's reactive work, requires good communication skills alongside technical knowledge, and is often the entry point at companies like AWS, Google, and Microsoft themselves through their support arms. Cloud Engineer: You design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure — provisioning resources, writing automation scripts, managing deployments, optimizing costs. More technical, more proactive, typically pays more at senior levels. For a BCA Cloud Computing fresher with limited experience, cloud support is often the more realistic first step — the bar is lower, the volume of openings is higher, and you build real operational knowledge fast. Many cloud engineers started in support roles. After 12–18 months in support, you have the troubleshooting knowledge and platform familiarity that makes moving into engineering roles much smoother. Programs like MH Cognition that expose students to both operational and engineering perspectives during training help graduates make this distinction and apply more strategically from day one.