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Cloud Engineer

Master AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud platforms. Design scalable architectures and deploy cloud-native applications. Follow this $110k+ career path with certification guidance.

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Cloud Engineer in 2026

Design and manage enterprise cloud infrastructure

$110k+
Average Salary
3
Major Cloud Platforms
8
Architecture Projects
4
Certifications

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Cloud Platforms Comparison

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AWS

Market leader, most services, extensive documentation

Recommended
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Azure

Best for Microsoft shops, hybrid cloud, enterprise focus

Enterprise
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GCP

Strong in data/AI, Kubernetes native, Google ecosystem

AI/Data

10-Week Cloud Roadmap

1-2

Cloud Fundamentals

  • Cloud concepts & service models
  • AWS/Azure/GCP account setup
3-4

Compute & Storage Services

  • EC2/VM instances & auto-scaling
  • S3/Blob storage & backup
5-6

Networking & Security

  • VPC/VNet design & security groups
  • IAM/RBAC & identity management
7-8

Database & Serverless

  • RDS/CosmosDB managed databases
  • Lambda/Azure Functions serverless
9-10

Architecture & Certification

  • Design patterns & best practices
  • Certification exam preparation

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Cloud Engineering Projects

PROJECT 1

Multi-Tier Web Application

Deploy a scalable web app with load balancers, auto-scaling groups, and database replication across availability zones.

EC2 RDS ELB
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PROJECT 2

Serverless API Backend

Build a REST API using serverless functions, API Gateway, and DynamoDB with auto-scaling and monitoring.

Lambda API Gateway DynamoDB
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PROJECT 3

Hybrid Cloud Migration

Migrate on-premises infrastructure to cloud with VPN connectivity, data transfer, and cutover planning.

VPC VPN Migration
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Cloud Engineer Certifications

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AWS Solutions Architect

Associate level. Design distributed systems on AWS. Most popular cloud certification.

Priority #1
Exam: SAA-C03
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Azure Administrator

Associate AZ-104. Manage Azure resources, storage, and virtual networking.

Enterprise Focus
Exam: AZ-104
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Google Cloud Engineer

Associate level. Deploy applications, monitor operations on Google Cloud.

AI/ML Focus
Exam: ACE

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