Yes, lower barriers to entry than general software development. Get to program, stand up and configure cloud systems, and might get to do some data visualization if that's your thing.
It's a good alternative to data science. The market for data scientists is flooded (especially at the lower levels) and more and more companies realize their data pipelines are a mess.
I am going to a community college for an associates degree in software development. I would like a remote job because an entry level job that requires me to be on my feet all day would hurt my body (I have ehler's danlos syndrome). If you like working with computers, data, and want a remote job I think this would be a good career choice.