My Story: Pamela Eteng

By Pamela Eteng

A few years ago, I lost my job during Covid and had to completely rethink the direction of my career. That period eventually led me into tech and cloud engineering, a space I’ve grown into through hands-on learning, real-world experience, and a lot of persistence.

Today, I work in cloud and platform engineering, helping build and improve large-scale AWS environments. My work spans infrastructure automation, platform reliability, governance, CI/CD, and secure multi-account cloud environments.

But the part that means the most to me is the journey behind it.

I did not get into engineering through a perfectly planned path. A lot of my growth came from stepping into unfamiliar situations, learning quickly, asking questions, making mistakes, and still showing up the next day. I built confidence through real environments, real incidents, and real responsibility.

One of the biggest things I’ve learned is that confidence in tech usually comes after experience, not before it.

That’s one of the reasons I care about sharing what I learn. Whether through mentoring, LinkedIn posts, documentation, or supporting people transitioning into tech, I want others to see that they do not need to have everything figured out before getting started.

Being shortlisted as a TechWomen4Boards finalist means a lot to me because it represents much more than technical achievement. It represents growth, resilience, and how far I’ve come from the uncertainty I felt a few years ago.

I’m still early in my journey, which makes this recognition even more special. It reminds me that leadership is not always about titles. Sometimes it’s about taking initiative, helping others grow, improving things behind the scenes, and continuing to push yourself even when you doubt yourself.

As I continue growing in cloud engineering and platform technology, I hope to contribute not just through technical work, but also by helping make the industry feel more accessible and more human for the next person coming behind me.