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Cloud Engineer

Design and provision secure, observable cloud infrastructure.

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9.2–18.4 months, approximately

Foundation → intermediate · 400–800 focused hours of overlapping study and project practice. Job-readiness development is ongoing.

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  1. Infrastructure foundationsNot detected

    Linux

    Linux is an operating-system family with useful server tools.

    25–60 focused hours · roughly 2.5–6.0 weeks at your schedule · Beginner

    Prerequisites: No specific prerequisite.

    Milestone: Diagnose a failed service in an isolated virtual machine.

    View learning guide →
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    Networking

    Networking explains how systems communicate.

    40–80 focused hours · roughly 4.0–8.0 weeks at your schedule · Beginner

    Prerequisites: No specific prerequisite.

    Milestone: Explain a DNS and HTTP trace in a local lab.

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    Cloud Fundamentals

    Cloud fundamentals explain on-demand computing services.

    35–70 focused hours · roughly 3.5–7.0 weeks at your schedule · Beginner

    Prerequisites: Networking

    Milestone: Compare two cloud architecture options on paper.

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  4. Secure cloud designNot detected

    AWS

    AWS supplies cloud infrastructure and managed services.

    40–90 focused hours · roughly 4.0–9.0 weeks at your schedule · Beginner

    Prerequisites: Networking

    Milestone: Design a small deployment and budget before provisioning anything.

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  5. Secure cloud designNot detected

    Authentication

    Authentication verifies identity; authorization controls access.

    35–70 focused hours · roughly 3.5–7.0 weeks at your schedule · Intermediate

    Prerequisites: REST API

    Milestone: Test owner-only access and session expiry in a local app.

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  6. Repeatable provisioningNot detected

    Terraform

    Terraform describes infrastructure as code.

    35–70 focused hours · roughly 3.5–7.0 weeks at your schedule · Intermediate

    Prerequisites: Cloud Fundamentals

    Milestone: Plan a small infrastructure module without creating billable resources.

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  7. Repeatable provisioningNot detected

    Git

    Git records changes to source code.

    8–16 focused hours · roughly 0.8–1.6 weeks at your schedule · Beginner

    Prerequisites: No specific prerequisite.

    Milestone: Track a small project and resolve a practice merge conflict.

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  8. Workload operationsNot detected

    Docker

    Docker packages applications into containers.

    25–50 focused hours · roughly 2.5–5.0 weeks at your schedule · Beginner

    Prerequisites: Linux

    Milestone: Containerize a small API with a persistent database.

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  9. Workload operationsNot detected

    Monitoring

    Monitoring tracks system behavior and failures.

    30–60 focused hours · roughly 3.0–6.0 weeks at your schedule · Intermediate

    Prerequisites: Linux · Networking

    Milestone: Instrument a local API and write an actionable alert.

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    Testing

    Testing verifies expected software behavior.

    25–50 focused hours · roughly 2.5–5.0 weeks at your schedule · Beginner

    Prerequisites: No specific prerequisite.

    Milestone: Design API cases including invalid requests and ownership; learn Python before the unittest coding exercises.

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    CI/CD

    CI/CD automates safe build, test and release workflows.

    30–60 focused hours · roughly 3.0–6.0 weeks at your schedule · Intermediate

    Prerequisites: Git · Testing

    Milestone: Create a test-and-build pipeline with a manual release gate.

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    Kubernetes

    Kubernetes orchestrates container workloads.

    60–120 focused hours · roughly 6.0–12.0 weeks at your schedule · Advanced

    Prerequisites: Docker · Linux · Networking

    Milestone: Deploy a local app and practice a rollback.

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Build evidence through projects

Beginner

Architecture brief

Explain identity, network boundaries and a cost budget.

Skills practiced: AWS · Networking

Intermediate

Infrastructure plan

Build reusable modules and review plans without billable deployment.

Skills practiced: Terraform · Git

Advanced

Recovery exercise

Test restore/rollback and write operational runbooks in a local lab.

Skills practiced: Docker · Monitoring · Testing

Career recommendations and learning timelines are educational guidance based on your resume and selected goals. They are not guarantees of employment or professional competency. Timelines vary; external resources can change. Skill guides link the source curricula used to plan this path.