Tech Jobber Podcast

Can you really make $350k+ as a cloud engineer?

In this video, we break down how AWS Cloud Engineers are using high-income cloud skills, remote work, multiple contracts, and job stacking to dramatically increase their earning potential.

Our guest, tayo lusi , shares his experience going from an IT technician making $35K/year to working in AWS Cloud Engineering and eventually earning multiple six figures through multiple contracts.

In this video, we cover:

• Why AWS Cloud Engineering is a high-income tech skill

• How cloud engineers, DevOps engineers and SREs differ

• What job stacking actually means in tech

• How multiple remote contracts can increase income

• How to build the skills companies are actually hiring for

• AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD

• How beginners can break into cloud engineering

• How to get recruiters to reach out to you

• How to position yourself on LinkedIn and your resume

• How to communicate your value in technical interviews

• W2 vs 1099 vs C2C contracting

• How experienced cloud engineers can increase their earning potential

• Why business impact matters more than simply collecting certifications

• How cloud engineering can create leverage in your career

Whether you're a beginner trying to become a cloud engineer, an AWS professional looking for higher-paying opportunities, or an experienced engineer interested in contracting and job stacking, this conversation covers the career strategies you need to understand.

DISCLAIMER:

The income figures and experiences discussed in this video are based on the guest's personal experiences and examples. They are not guarantees of future earnings or employment outcomes. Job stacking, contracting, taxes and employment arrangements can have legal, contractual and ethical considerations that vary by situation and jurisdiction. Do your own research and consult qualified professionals where appropriate.

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Timestamps:

00:00 How Job Stacking Works

01:37 Why AWS Cloud Engineering

04:37 Why Cloud Jobs Stack

06:52 Cloud vs DevOps vs SRE

10:04 Ethical Job Stacking

14:44 How To Increase Income

17:13 Tech Tax Write-Offs

22:25 Cloud Engineer Success Stories

24:00 Getting Cloud Jobs

28:46 High Income Tech Skills

33:21 Getting Recruiters On LinkedIn

36:58 W2 vs C2C

40:02 Job Stacking Hours

42:08 The Wealth Mindset

43:58 Three Skills To Learn

#AWS #CloudEngineering #TechCareers

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Is RPA dead?

Not exactly—but RPA alone is no longer enough.

The tech industry is rapidly shifting from simple rule-based automation to AI-powered, end-to-end automation systems.

That means roles like:

RPA Developer

Automation Engineer

AI Engineer

…are all evolving into something bigger.

👉 In this video, we break down the real future of automation careers and what skills actually matter in 2026 and beyond.

📌 In this video:

- Why RPA is still relevant (but limited)

- The shift from RPA → AI + Automation

- What companies actually want now (hint: not just RPA skills)

- Role of Large Language Models (LLMs) in automation

- Why data pipelines + ML models are becoming essential

- Difference between AI Engineer vs Automation Engineer

- How enterprise systems are integrating AI with workflows

- Why “agentic AI” is overhyped (real industry perspective)

- Skills you need to stay relevant in automation careers

- What hiring managers actually look for in 2026

✅ rpa vs ai automation

✅ rpa developer future 2026

✅ automation engineer vs ai engineer

✅ ai automation careers

✅ rpa jobs future india

✅ llm automation workflow

✅ ai engineer skills 2026

✅ machine learning vs rpa

✅ data pipeline automation

✅ future of tech jobs ai

💡 Core Insight:

- RPA is now just one tool in a bigger AI ecosystem.

- To stay relevant, you must learn:

Data integration

Machine learning basics

LLM usage

Workflow orchestration

💡 Reality Check:

- If you only know how to build RPA scripts,

you risk getting replaced.

- But if you can combine AI + automation,

you become extremely valuable.

🚀 The future belongs to Automation + AI Engineers, not siloed specialists.

#RPA #AIAutomation #AIEngineer #AutomationEngineer #TechCareers #FutureJobs #MachineLearning #LLM #CareerGrowth #TechSkills

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Want to become a penetration tester or start a career in ethical hacking?

In this video, we break down what it actually takes to get into penetration testing and cybersecurity, from learning the technical fundamentals to getting certifications, passing technical interviews, building hands-on experience, and landing your first cybersecurity job.

Cybersecurity expert Phil Wiley explains the difference between ethical hacking and penetration testing, what a penetration tester actually does, which technical skills matter, how cybersecurity certifications can help, and why hands-on ability can be more valuable than simply collecting certifications.

📌 In this video:

How to become a penetration tester

How to get started in cybersecurity

Ethical hacking vs penetration testing

Red team vs blue team vs purple team

What penetration testers actually do

A day in the life of a pen tester

Cybersecurity skills you need to learn

Best certifications for penetration testing

Hands-on cybersecurity certifications

Penetration testing interview questions

How technical cybersecurity interviews work

Bug bounties and getting real-world experience

How to get your first penetration testing job

Cybersecurity career advice for beginners

How to build a cybersecurity personal brand

Using LinkedIn to get cybersecurity jobs

How content creation can help your cybersecurity career

Networking for cybersecurity jobs

Hack The Box, CTFs and hands-on practice
 

The video also explains why beginners shouldn't jump straight into penetration testing without understanding networking, operating systems, servers and security fundamentals.
 

It also covers technical assessments, cybersecurity certifications, bug bounty experience, personal branding, LinkedIn, networking and how demonstrating your actual skills can help you stand out when applying for cybersecurity jobs.

If you're interested in ethical hacking, penetration testing, offensive security or building a cybersecurity career, this interview gives you practical advice on where to start and how to progress.

🔗 Connect with Phil Wylie

🌐 Website / Show: https://phillipwylieshow.com

💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipwylie/

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phillipwylie/

▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeZgoXbccmkcf9viz974MEA

📖 The Pentester Blueprint

Want to learn more about building a career in penetration testing?

The Pentester Blueprint: Starting a Career as an Ethical Hacker by Phil Wylie.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119684307?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback

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How to get into IAM in 2026? In this video, we explain how to start a career in IAM (Identity and Access Management), what IAM skills you need, which IAM tools to learn, and what the real IAM career path looks like.

Andrew Chanthaphone shares his 14+ years of experience in Identity and Access Management and explains how he went from testing and IAM analyst roles to project management, IAM engineering, and senior engineering.

If you're looking to start an IAM career, move from Helpdesk to IAM, or get into cybersecurity through Identity and Access Management, this interview gives you practical advice on what to learn and how to build real IAM experience.

We cover IAM fundamentals, IAM tools, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta, SailPoint, Identity Governance, Workforce Identity, Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM), IAM jobs, and IAM career opportunities.

Where you can find Andrew:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQt1akSIv5b8GW6yp2sQzjw

Website: https://allthingsidentity.com/

IG: https://www.instagram.com/allthingsidentity/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@allthingsiam2

Online Courses: https://courses.allthingsidentity.com/pages/courses-and-pricing

Topics covered in this IAM career interview:

00:00 Introduction

01:28 14+ Years in IAM: Career Journey

02:56 Why Identity & Access Management Matters

08:46 Is Helpdesk the Best Way Into IAM?

10:30 How to Move From Helpdesk to IAM

12:33 What IAM Skills Should You Learn?

14:00 IAM Tools & Real-World Experience

20:00 Okta vs Microsoft Entra

25:00 SailPoint & Identity Governance

30:00 IAM Career Opportunities

35:00 What IAM Employers Look For

40:10 IAM Tools vs IAM Fundamentals

42:30 The Future of IAM

45:26 Customer Identity vs Workforce Identity

48:50 AI Agents & Non-Human Identities

52:28 AI, Security & Human Oversight

53:50 IAM Career Quick Hits

In this video you'll learn:

• How to get into IAM

• How to start an IAM career in 2026

• How to move from Helpdesk to IAM

• What IAM skills to learn

• What IAM tools to learn

• Microsoft Entra ID and Okta

• SailPoint and Identity Governance

• IAM Analyst, IAM Engineer and IAM Architect roles

• Workforce Identity vs Customer Identity

• IAM jobs and career opportunities

• AI in IAM and cybersecurity

• AI agents and non-human identities

• The future of IAM

If you're interested in IAM, Identity and Access Management, cybersecurity, identity security, IAM jobs, or building a career in cybersecurity, this interview is for you.

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AI jobs in 2026 are going to people who can build AI agents — not people with a perfect resume.

CTO Aman Sharma (Lamatic.ai, The AI Collective Miami) breaks down how to build a career with AI agents, what agentic AI hiring actually looks like, and the skills that get you into AI engineer and AI agent jobs.Aman is a serial AI entrepreneur (3 exits, 100+ talks, former ML researcher at TU Wien).

In this Tech Jobber Podcast interview we cover the hiring shift nobody is packaging clearly: portfolio over pedigree, domain expertise over a CS flex, and why “if your resume hasn’t changed in 3 months, you’re stuck.”

You’ll learn: 

- How AI jobs and AI agent jobs are actually being filled in 2026 - Why companies want agentic AI builders, not theory

- The build-first path: personal agents → helping other people → enterprise work

What a real AI portfolio looks like (and what gets ignored) 

How AI hiring screens candidates before a human ever talks to you 

How to break into an AI career without waiting for permission 

If you’re trying to become an AI engineer, land AI careers around AI agents, or figure out how to build AI agents as career proof — this is the hiring-side version, not a tutorial.

Aman Sharma:

LinkedIn — 📷 / amanintech   https://lamatic.ai/

Site — https://amanin.tech/

Tech Job Search Toolkit ($49) Resume templates, LinkedIn headline framework, interview prep. https://techchris6.gumroad.com/l/xjxkbs

About Tech Jobber: Hosted by Chris Schwenk, tech recruiter (18 yrs) and founder of Delos Staffing. Career roadmaps, recruiter insights, and interviews with people who actually hire.

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Want to build a successful career in IT Operations & Infrastructure?

In this episode of TechJobber, Chris sits down with a VP of Technology Operations responsible for hiring across Cloud, DevOps, Networking, Systems Engineering, Databases, Help Desk, NOC, Data Centers, and IT Infrastructure at a Fortune 150 company.

You'll learn what hiring managers actually look for, how to start your IT career, whether certifications still matter, how AI is changing infrastructure jobs, why DevOps remains difficult to hire for, and the fastest path from Help Desk to senior technical leadership.

Whether you're a student, career changer, Help Desk technician, Systems Administrator, Network Engineer, Cloud Engineer, DevOps Engineer, or IT professional looking to grow, this conversation provides practical advice from someone who hires these roles every year.

What you will learn:

✅ IT Operations career roadmap

✅ How to start in IT Infrastructure

✅ Help Desk to Cloud Engineer roadmap

✅ DevOps hiring trends

✅ Cloud vs On-Prem skills

✅ Best IT certifications

✅ What hiring managers look for

✅ AI's impact on IT Operations

✅ How to grow into IT leadership

✅ VP's advice for breaking into IT

🎙️ ABOUT TECH JOBBER PODCAST:

TechJobber helps students and professionals build successful careers in technology through career roadmaps, recruiter insights, software engineering, AI, cloud computing, cybersecurity, product management, enterprise technology, and interviews with industry leaders. Hosted by Chris Schwenk, founder of Delos Staffing. In this channel, every episode reveals insider hiring strategies from someone who has actually placed people in these roles.

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The $300K Tech Career Nobody Knows About (No Coding Required), What if one of the highest-paying careers in tech wasn't AI, Software Engineering, or Data Science?

Meet Veeva Vault—a niche enterprise platform used by pharmaceutical, biotech, and life sciences companies worldwide.

The surprising part?

Many Veeva Vault professionals earn between $90K and $250K in full-time roles, while experienced consultants can charge up to $200 per hour.

In this video, we explain why this hidden career pays so well, how Veeva Vault works, and how beginners can break into this industry.

🚨 Tech Job Search Toolkit ($49)

Includes:

Resume templates used by senior engineers

LinkedIn headline optimization framework

Interview prep guide

Used by candidates landing $120k–$300k roles.

Get it here:

https://techchris6.gumroad.com/l/xjxkbs

📌 In this video you'll learn:

✅ What is Veeva Vault?

✅ Why Veeva Vault professionals earn so much

✅ Veeva Vault Administrator salary

✅ Veeva Vault Consultant career path

✅ Pharma IT careers explained

✅ FDA compliance & 21 CFR Part 11

✅ Clinical Research technology careers

✅ How to become a Veeva Vault Admin

✅ Best niche tech careers in 2026

✅ Hidden software careers with low competition

Unlike traditional software engineering, Veeva Vault sits at the center of compliance, quality management, regulatory affairs, and clinical research.

Veeva Vault

Veeva Vault Administrator

Veeva Vault Consultant

Clinical Research careers

Pharma technology

Regulatory Affairs

Quality Management System

FDA 21 CFR Part 11

Computer System Validation

CSV Engineer

Life Sciences software

Enterprise software careers

High paying tech jobs

Hidden tech careers

Pharma IT jobs

Biotech careers

Healthcare technology

Veeva certification

Tech careers 2026

Clinical operations

Because these systems are mission-critical, companies are willing to pay a premium for professionals who understand them.

If you're working in Clinical Research, Regulatory Affairs, QA, CSV, Pharma, Biotechnology, or looking for an underrated high-paying tech career, this video is for you.

Sometimes the best careers aren't the most popular...

They're the ones almost nobody knows about.

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Is Data Engineering still a good career in 2026? Or is AI replacing Data Engineers?

In this episode of TechJobber, we sit down with a Chief Data Officer to discuss the future of data careers, how AI is changing the industry, what companies are actually hiring for, and the skills every aspiring Data Engineer needs today.

We also dive into Snowflake vs Databricks, certifications, AI engineering, data governance, business skills, and why understanding business may soon matter more than simply knowing SQL or Python. Whether you're a student, Data Analyst, Data Engineer, Analytics Engineer, BI Developer, or Software Engineer looking to transition into data, this conversation offers practical advice from someone who hires data professionals.

🚨 Tech Job Search Toolkit ($49)

Includes:

Resume templates used by senior engineers

LinkedIn headline optimization framework

Interview prep guide

Used by candidates landing $120k–$300k roles.

Get it here:

https://techchris6.gumroad.com/l/xjxkbs

What you will learn:

✅ Is Data Engineering still a good career?

✅ Will AI replace Data Engineers?

✅ Data Engineer roadmap for 2026

✅ Snowflake vs Databricks

✅ Are Data Engineering certifications worth it?

✅ AI for Data Engineers

✅ Data Governance explained

✅ Business skills every Data Engineer needs

✅ How to stand out in Data Engineering interviews

✅ Advice from a Chief Data Officer

🎙️ ABOUT TECH JOBBER PODCAST:

TechJobber helps students and professionals build successful careers in technology through career roadmaps, recruiter insights, software engineering, AI, cloud computing, cybersecurity, product management, enterprise technology, and interviews with industry leaders. Hosted by Chris Schwenk, founder of Delos Staffing. In this channel, every episode reveals insider hiring strategies from someone who has actually placed people in these roles.

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AI didn't just replace jobs. It also created entirely new ones that pay between $150,000 and $400,000 a year, and most people applying to tech jobs right now don't even know these roles exist yet. 

As a tech recruiter who fills these positions, the most common thing I see is companies posting these roles and getting almost no qualified applicants. Not because the pay is low. Because the talent pool is so new that most candidates are still looking for the wrong jobs. This video breaks down the 8 highest-paying AI jobs that barely existed three years ago, what each role actually does, what skills are required, and exactly what companies are paying in 2026.

While AI-related job postings grew 74% in a single year. These roles are not going away. The gap between supply and demand for this skill set is one of the widest I have seen in 18 years of recruiting and that gap is what is driving the salaries.

What you will learn:

✅ Highest paying AI jobs

✅ AI career roadmap

✅ AI Engineer salary

✅ AI Product Manager

✅ Machine Learning Engineer

✅ AI Solutions Architect

✅ AI Automation Specialist

✅ AI Consultant

✅ Skills required for AI careers

✅ Future jobs in Artificial Intelligence

🎙️ ABOUT TECH JOBBER PODCAST:

TechJobber helps students and professionals build successful careers in technology through career roadmaps, recruiter insights, software engineering, AI, cloud computing, cybersecurity, product management, enterprise technology, and interviews with industry leaders. Hosted by Chris Schwenk, founder of Delos Staffing. In this channel, every episode reveals insider hiring strategies from someone who has actually placed people in these roles.

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What if a tech job paid $95 per hour, required no certification, and was in such high demand that candidates started faking their experience just to get interviews? (YouTube Link in the Comments)

In this video, we uncover one of the most overlooked careers in enterprise software, Workday consulting. Chris Schwenk, an 18-year tech recruiter, breaks down exactly why Workday careers are one of the most underserved and highest-paying specialties in enterprise technology right now, why the talent pool cannot grow the way AWS or Python did, and the three real paths in when the certification is literally locked behind employment.

Through a real recruiting story, we also explore how fake candidates are trying to exploit this opportunity, what actually happened during a live interview, and the legitimate paths to building a career in Workday.

What you will learn:

✅ Why Workday is mission-critical, proprietary, and perpetual, the exact recipe that produces the rates

✅ Why partners bill $200 to $400 per hour for the same skill set that earns $95/hr on contract

✅ Why the Workday certification cannot be earned without already working at Workday or a partner firm

✅ How the locked certification creates a talent shortage that has lasted for years and shows no sign of ending

✅ The 5 Workday career families: HCM Functional, Financials, Integrations, Reporting, Security and Admin

✅ Which career family is the accessible entry point and which one is where the senior rates concentrate

✅ The 3 real paths in: pivot from inside your current company, join a partner firm, or bridge from SAP or Oracle

🎙️ ABOUT TECH JOBBER PODCAST:

Hosted by Chris Schwenk, founder of Delos Staffing. In this channel, every episode reveals hidden high-paying tech careers, real salary breakdowns, and insider hiring strategies from someone who has actually placed people in these roles.

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