As the tech industry explodes with profits and remote work positions, opening a world of career opportunities for people globally, more and more people are looking to join tech careers to reap the benefits of a diverse and well-paying field — especially more women and people of color.

Cloud-focused jobs, such as cloud engineers, are especially in high demand, providing attractive options for those trying to enter the industry.

“Tech is an opportunity for a level playing ground, because tech is a platform with which you can build things,” said Veronica McCarthy (pictured), senior sales manager, ISV, at Amazon Web Services Inc. “The important piece of building tech, though, is we need to make sure that many diversities are represented in the room when we’re making tech decisions of how we’re going to build, what our consumers are going to build, and how they’re going to interact with our technology.”

McCarthy spoke with theCUBE industry analyst Lisa Martin for the “Special Program Series: Women of the Cloud,” during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed how working from home has changed the workplace, advice for people looking to enter tech careers, what’s in the future for cloud-based jobs, and more. (* Disclosure below.)

New wave of work

The ability to work from home fundamentally changed the workforce, according to McCarthy. No longer will people choose between work and personal errands, causing an influx of workers to join the workforce that otherwise never would have been able to, thanks to growing work flexibility.

“I find with customers today, bringing executive teams together in a room to have them brainstorm and innovate is still priceless,” McCarthy said. “We still have to spend that time, we’re humans, but as a woman in technology, I love the flexibility that we are now taking and adopting as a norm.”

The conversation concluded with the pair discussing what was on the horizon for diversity in the cloud computing industry.

“I think it’s going to continue to build, and it’s a great career for women, in particular, to get into,” McCarthy said. “It’s super flexible, and offers the privilege of travel, which is a nice vacation from home life sometimes, and the benefit of working from home as well, so a good balance there. I think my role, specifically, is going to continue to evolve and continue to be a growth area.”

Here’s the complete video interview, part of SiliconANGLE’s and theCUBE’s coverage of the “Special Program Series: Women of the Cloud”:

(* Disclosure: TheCUBE is a paid media partner for the “Special Program Series: Women of the Cloud.” Neither Amazon Web Services Inc., the sponsor for theCUBE’s event coverage, nor other sponsors have editorial control over content on theCUBE or SiliconANGLE.)

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